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Andes, East & Southern Africa, West Africa

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Bambara Nut Farmer Research Network

A presentation made to the FRN working group on supporting the female farming system in Burkina Faso by moving towards agroecological methods and creating a (women’s) Bambara nut producers’ federation. It looks at institutionalizing farmer-researcher cooperation to increase research relevance and positive impacts for female farmers.

Source: Mahama Ouedraogo

Date: 7/7/2020

Resource Type: Learning / story

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A Soil Tool Kit to Evaluate Soil Properties and Monitor Soil Health Changes in Smallholder Farming Contexts

Highlights: Soil tool kit pH, POXC and P correlated well with standard lab measures. Tool kit measures were able to predict maize yield as well as lab measures. Tool kit measured POM was higher after incorporation of L. purpureus residues. The tool kit can help guide soil health management in smallholder farmer contexts. Abstract Smallholder […]

Source: Blessing Nyamasoka-Magonziwa, Steven J. Vanek, John O. Ojiem, Steven J. Fonte

Date: 6/30/2020

Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article

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Agroecology Support to the Collaborative Crop Research Program – FRN Meeting June 23, 2020

A presentation made to the FRN working group guiding reflections on the connections between FRN principles, agroecology principles, and participatory action research principles.

Source: CCRP

Date: 6/23/2020

Resource Type: Program resource

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Theory of Change – Leadership

Date: 6/22/2020

Resource Type: Framework

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Sharing Key Learnings on a Zero Budget: Lessons from Natural Farming in India

A presentation made to the FRN working group by David Ojuu on his visit to India. Read David Ojuu’s account from his time in India. Sites visited included: Amrita Bhoomischool in Karnataka state on Zero Budget Natural Farming Fireflies intercultural center-Sharing by Agroecology actors funded by AEF Field visits to Ecology school,and farmers on Zero […]

Source: David Ojuu

Date: 6/17/2020

Resource Type: Learning / story

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Covid-19 Farm Safety Measures Posters

Farmer field schools , a platform within the FAO, is helping to stop the spread of Covid-19 in international farming communities by “spreading accurate health information, building networks of solidarity focusing on vulnerable people, or organizing short value chains to ensure farmers’ products reach markets.” The global FFS platform team recently released these posters in […]

Source: FAO

Date: 6/5/2020

Resource Type: Poster

Le leadership comme levier pour l’agroécologie

En 2015, la Fondation McKnight a accordé des fonds au Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) pour offrir un développement du leadership aux agriculteurs, aux chercheurs locaux, aux scientifiques, aux praticiens du développement et à d’autres parties prenantes clés du Programme de recherche collaborative sur les cultures, communauté de pratique en Afrique de l’Ouest. La mission […]

Source: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)

Date: 6/3/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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New Multipurpose Sorghum Variety Captures Attention in Burkina Faso

A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining popularity in Burkina Faso, a country where livestock feed remains a challenge. The ICRISAT-developed variety, Soubatimi, can be grown in the rainy and post-rainy seasons, benefiting farmers and livestock owners alike. Read more about this successful contribution to the Networking […]

Source: ICRISAT

Date: 5/29/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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Leadership is Promoted as a Lever for Agroecology

In 2015, the McKnight Foundation granted funding to the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) to provide leadership development to farmers, local researchers, scientists, development practitioners, and other key stakeholders of the WAf CoP. The four-year leadership initiative’s mission was to enhance their effectiveness as leaders as well as improve their cross-sectoral collaboration, communication, and decision-making. […]

Source: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)

Date: 5/27/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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Status of Landslide Occurrence in West Pokot

In 2019 and 2020, heavy downpours caused catastrophic land- and mudslides in West Pokot in the southeastern parts of Pokot Central and Pokot South sub-counties as well as the areas bordering Elgeyo- Marakwet. The worst landslide occurred in November 2019, claiming the lives of 52 people and an unaccounted number of livestock, along with property […]

Source: Prof. Wilson Ngétich

Date: 5/27/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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West Africa Community of Practice 2020 Annual Meeting

The 2020 Annual meeting of the CCRP’s West Africa Community of Practice (WAf CoP) was held February 24 -28 in Montpellier, France. Its host was the agroecology-centered Agropolis Foundation , whose campus offered participants the chance to mingle with some of the Montpellier science community’s 2,900 researchers and 900 doctoral students as well as researchers […]

Source: Batamaka Some

Date: 5/1/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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News from the Agroecological Intenstification Studenship Program

As part of the Agroecological Intensification Studentship program implemented by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), a series of webinars and online materials covering AEI research essentials has been made available in Spanish. Produced in conjunction with the Research Methods Support cross-cutting project, the materials for graduate students doing their fieldwork in the […]

Source: Claire Nicklin

Date: 4/7/2020

Resource Type: Website

Pilot Testing of AE Tool at Landscape Scale

Source: Dr. Sara Namirembe

Date: 4/4/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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Local and Scientific Soil Knowledge

A presentation made to the FRN working group about scientists’ and farmers’ assessments of soil health. It is widely acknowledged that farmers understand much about their soils. This ‘local soil knowledge’ ( LSK ) is often expressed in terms different from scientists’ soil knowledge ( SSK). Soil knowledge can be distinguished in 3 areas; this […]

Source: Steven J. Vanek and Ric Coe

Date: 4/4/2020

Resource Type: Learning / story

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The Agroecological Assessment Process in the CCRP East and Southern African Community of Practice

The CCRP generates knowledge based on principles of agroecology (AE) to support farmers in having improved nutrition and income in sustainable ways. This is achieved through knowledge co-creation using farmer research networks (FRNs) that include extension, research, and farmers, and through collaboration between different types of institutions and people in communities of practice. In the ESAf […]

Source: Sara Namirembe

Date: 4/3/2020

Resource Type: Organizational publication or report

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Pathways to AEI – Decision Support Tool

The lack of good quality pastures, during the critical drought period (i e March up to June) in southern Mali, leads to feed shortages and weakening of draught animals.

Source: Arouna Dissa , Ousmane Sanogo, Ken Giller, Katrien Descheemaeker

Date: 4/2/2020

Resource Type: Case study

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Farmers Sharing Agroecological Knowledge in Their Own Languages: East and Southern African

Access Agriculture is an international, non-governmental organization that hosts an online platform for sharing farmer-to-farmer videos. These well-crafted videos are based on participatory research oriented towards farmers’ priorities, and feature men and women farmers sharing their expertise and innovations in their own languages. CCRP has in the past engaged with Access Agriculture in supporting filmmaking […]

Date: 4/1/2020

Resource Type: Video

Farmers Sharing Agroecological Knowledge in Their Own Languages: West African

Access Agriculture is an international, non-governmental organization that hosts an online platform for sharing farmer-to-farmer videos. These well-crafted videos are based on participatory research oriented towards farmers’ priorities, and feature men and women farmers sharing their expertise and innovations in their own languages. CCRP has in the past engaged with Access Agriculture in supporting filmmaking […]

Source: Access Agriculture

Date: 4/1/2020

Resource Type: Video

Farmers Sharing Agroecological Knowledge in Their Own Language: Spanish

Access Agriculture is an international, non-governmental organization that hosts an online platform for sharing farmer-to-farmer videos. These well-crafted videos are based on participatory research oriented towards farmers’ priorities, and feature men and women farmers sharing their expertise and innovations in their own languages. CCRP has in the past engaged with Access Agriculture in supporting filmmaking […]

Date: 4/1/2020

Resource Type: Video

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Vermiwash: An Organic Tonic for Crops

Vermiwash is the liquid that is collected after water passes through compost made by earthworms. It is rich in plant growth hormones, micro-nutrients, and major nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Go here to watch the video, Vermiwash: an organic tonic for crops

Source: Produced by Shanmuga Priya for Access Agriculture

Date: 3/26/2020

Resource Type: Video

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AGUAPAN: Payment for Environmental Services

Founded in July 2015, the Association of Guardians of the Native Potato (AGUAPAN) is a network of Peruvian farmers who serve as custodians of potato diversity. Each member actively conserves at least 50 varieties. For their service, farmers receive annual payments from two Dutch potato seed companies as their way of fulfilling the spirit of […]

Source: Claire Nicklin

Date: 3/24/2020

Resource Type: Video