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Future Agricultures: A Learning Consortium
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) aims to encourage critical debate and policy dialogue on the future of agriculture in Africa. The Consortium is a partnership between research-based organisations in Africa and the UK , with work currently focusing on Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi. The website features publications, relevant events, debates, and information on partners.
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Drylands Resource Management Knowledge and Practice Network
The Drylands Resource Management Knowledge and Practice Network has been established to facilitate the exchange of practical and scientific knowledge on issues relating to conservation of indigenous vegetation and management of other dryland resources in the Sub-Saharan Africa.
This network aims to increase collaboration of work by bringing together different players who will share knowledge and experiences. They include leading government institutions, NGOs, universities and private bodies drawn from Mali, Kenya and Botswana. However, membership is open to anyone with an interest in the drylands and agrees with the networks information sharing protocol.
This website provides a searchable database of publications, open discussions on topics relevant for drylands, a list of events, etc.
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Climpag: Climate Impact on Agriculture
This FAO webpage is aimed at bringing together the various aspects and interactions between weather, climate and agriculture in the general context of food security. Climpag contains methodologies, tools for a better understanding and analysis of the effect of the variability of weather and climate on agriculture as well as data and maps.
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FACT: Fuels from Agriculture in Communal Development
FACT Foundation assists partners in developing countries with know-how for the production, use and commercialisation of biofuels for local development. FACT Foundation is a network organisation linking counterparts world-wide. FACT executes field projects in several developing countries such as Mali and has embarked on a comprehensive Jatropha research programme. FACT has set itself the goal to become the world knowledge centre on biofuels for local development.
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Land and Rural Poverty
This page on IFAD's Rural Poverty Portal discusses issues of land access and tenure and how these are linked to rural poverty. The page features information on various approaches and strategies, relevant programs and projects, a list of organizations dealing with land issues, relevant links, publications, events, etc.
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
IITA is an Africa-based international research-for-development organization. IITA has more than 100 international scientists based in various IITA stations across Africa. This network of scientists is dedicated to the development of technologies that reduce producer and consumer risk, increase local production, and generate wealth. They are supported primarily by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
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World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)
WOCAT's mission is to provide tools that allow Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) specialists to share their valuable knowledge in soil and water management, that assist them in their search for appropriate SWC technologies and approaches, and that support them in making decisions in the field and at the planning level. The WOCAT website provides information about their work, news, various methods, databases, information material, links, etc.
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LEISA: Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture
This website is the platform for the LEISA Magazines. ILEIA and its partner organisations document and publish experiences with Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture for agricultural smallholders in the South. This website contains several documents, all of LEISA's magazines, information on relevant events, an open forum, the possibility to subscribe to the LEISA newsletter, etc.
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Agriculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
This website provides you with news information; different articles on water, animals, plants, and soil; information on agricultural support systems, etc.
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The World Agroforestry Centre
The World Agroforestry Centre engages in research on integrating trees on farms in rural areas. This website provides information on the centre's work, agroforestry, publications, links, events, etc.
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African drought risk and development network portal
This website developed by the UNDP and ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) provides information on drought and dryland issues through country profiles including Eritrea, lessons, summaries of relevant meetings, etc. The website also features a discussion forum and links to relevant websites.
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Drylandscope
Drylandscope is a platform open for information and discussion on subjects relevant to ecological practices that can solve land degradation. This site provides a wealth of technical information relevant for people working in dryland areas as well as a long list of relevant links.
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Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA)
Arid Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA) is a non-profit, non-political NGO, which promotes exchange of ideas and experiences among Community Development Workers (CDWs) in the Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) of Eastern Africa. Its website presents activities of the network, publications, ways to get involved, contact information, etc.
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Virtual Academy for the Semi-Arid Tropics (VASAT)
This website contains educational material on different subjects pertaining to dryland areas such as agriculture, livestock, climate, etc. This material is aimed at dryland farm communities and intermediaries. Other information material can also be found on this site.
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Developing Countries Farm Radio Network
Developing Countries Farm Radio Network is a Canadian-based, not-for-profit organization working in direct partnership with approximately 250 radio broadcasters in more than 35 African countries to fight poverty and food insecurity. This website provides information about their work, how to join the network, relevant links, various information material such as radio scripts, newsletters, etc.
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Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
This foundation works in semi-arid areas to promote good agricultural practices for rural communities as well as to improve the livelihoods of resource-poor people. They work in Eritrea and Mali among other countries. Their website provides information on their projects, latest relevant news, country profiles, list of relevant organizations, and information on crops.
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On-farm Seed Priming
This website presents an agricultural technique to be used in marginal areas such as drylands. This site lists relevant publications and explains the process of seed priming along with the possible crops for this technique.
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TC-Dialogue Foundation
This Belgian NGO organizes humanitarian projects to fight against desertification and poverty especially through the use of the TerraCottem soil conditioner and other methods and technologies. They also have projects dealing with the creation of communitarian and school gardens. Their website provides information on their projects, the TerraCottem, and informative newspapers.
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SOS Sahel
SOS Sahel supports projects designed by local people that meet their needs and address their problems. They carry out work in Ethiopia, Mali, Kenya, Niger, and Sudan. Their webpage provides information on their projects, publications, pictures, and latest news.
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Agricultural Research Cooperation (ARC) - Sudan
ARC works on applied agricultural research in order to achieve sustainable development. It works with several research centres also among these links. This site provides information on their work, their achievements, and their publications.
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Moringa Tree
This website on the moringa tree which grows in dryland areas and has important nutritional value provides a lot of useful information as well as links to other moringa tree sites, news, explanations on how to use this tree (recipes), etc.
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