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  • Household Food Security. Module 6 - Food Resource Management

    Students accredited with Module 6 will be able to utilize a range of facilitation and participatory skills to identify and mobilize households for improved household food security. Upon successful completion of this module you will be able to confidently say that you should be able to facilitate the development of household food resources management strategies to improve household food... more

  • Household Food Security. Module 5 - Optimising Houshold Food Production

    In this module your main task is to link everything you have learnt in previous modules and done with households so far, to get the bigger picture and implement a homestead food garden together with households. You will plan and carry out a set of sustainable, low-input activities with selected households in the area to help them finalize the design plans for their homestead food gardens.... more

  • Household Food Security. Module 4 - Food Behaviour and Nutrition

    In Module 4 you are revising the important concepts from Module 1 such as food security, food insecurity, nutrition security and livelihood security. We add nutrition for the vulnerable, food behaviour, food choices, dietary patterns and diet diversity, as well as the role played by different stakeholders involved in food security. Together with the households you will gain knowledge on... more

  • Household Food Security. Module 3 - Sustainable Natural Resources Use

    In this module your main task is to plan and carry out a set of activities with selected households in the community to help them gain a good understanding of their current and possible future use of natural resources in their area. more

  • Household Food Security. Module 1 - Introduction to Household Food Security

    In Module 1 you are introduced to concepts such as food security, food insecurity, nutrition security, livelihood security, food policies and programmes and the role played by different stakeholders involved in food security. more

  • Farm Milk Production, Marketing and Processing Activities in Kiruhura District: A Situational Report

    The main purpose of the study was for AgShare team from Makerere University to share the agricultural skills and knowledge with Kiruhura farmers, and equip them with better milk handling and marketing skills through experience sharing and feedback meetings. The vision of the project is to contribute to the development of a healthier and a wealthier livestock based community in Africa, by... more

  • Agriculture for Sustainable Economic Development: A Global R&D Initiative to Avoid a Deep and Complex Crisis

    World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. Agriculture?and the natural resources it depends on?has been overexploited ecologically, has suffered from underinvestment, has recently been exposed to ill-designed bioenergy programs, and has been politically sidelined for too long. It is now at a critical point. Appropriate responses to the food and... more

  • Agriculture for Development in Ghana: New Opportunities and Challenges

    This paper has been prepared in support of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) roundtable in Ghana. The study also takes a fresh perspective on the role of agriculture for development in light of the global food crisis. It addresses two main questions: what are the impacts of Green-revolution type agricultural growth to reach the CAADP goal in Ghana? Given the... more

  • Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Zambia

    Zambia has experienced strong economic performance since 1999. However, agriculture has not performed as well as the rest of the economy, and although the incidence of poverty has declined, it still remains high. The Zambian government, within the framework of the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP), is in the process of implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development... more

  • Agricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi

    Malawi has experienced modest economic growth over the last decade and a half. However, agricultural growth has been particularly erratic, and while the incidence of poverty has declined, it still remains high. The Malawian government, within the framework of the Agricultural Development Plan (ADP), is in the process of implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme... more

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