Agriculture & Rural Development

This topic covers a wide range of issues relevant to agriculture and rural development, extending to climate change, water, land, territorial development, innovation, risk management, commodities, livestock, SPS, access to markets, farmers' organisations, etc. and cross-cutting issues. It provides access to essential reading materials on these themes, EC practical tools and seminar contents, and links to partners and experts in the field.

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ROSA Food Security Network Migrates to the capacity4dev.eu Platform

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 25 March 2013

Last week capacity4dev launched the updated Food & Nutrition Security – ROSA group. Laura Gualdi, Programme Manager for Food Security at EuropeAid, shares her thoughts on the importance of knowledge management tools and the advantages of integrating the ROSA (Réseau Opérationnel de Sécurité...

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The African Capacity Building Foundation and Agriculture

Capacity4dev Team posted Information | 22 March 2013

This video interview was filmed at the EuropeAid Infopoint where Frannie Léautier gave a presentation on the role of African think tanks in policy and transformation in Africa. Ms. Léautier is the Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). In this interview she speaks...

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Group: Agriculture & Rural Development
Updates from the field

Capacity4dev Team created a new WIKI page | 21 March 2013

James McNulty is a Seconded National Expert working with the European Union Delegation to Zambia . He recently wrote a Voices & Views that was featured as part of Food Security Week on capacity4dev.eu, where he shared what he learned about the practical application of conservation agriculture...

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Project: FISRI Zambia
Europeaid climate change sector scripts

Sophie De Coninck posted Information | 21 March 2013

The series of “sector scripts” on the response to climate change in the context of development and external cooperation programmes was developed by EuropeAid.

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
EC Cooperation: Responding to Climate Change Sector Script for Agriculture and Rural Development

Sophie De Coninck uploaded a new Document | 21 March 2013

2009_-_europeaid_-_cc_sector_script_agriculture_and_rural_development.pdf 8.21 MB

This document was developed by EuropeAid in cooperation with DG RELEX, DG DEV, DG ENTR, DG TRAD and DG ENV with the support of the "environmental integration advisory services" project. It was designed to provide practical guidance on the links between climate change and a specific sector, together...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Harnessing the Potential of Conservation Agriculture to Reduce Poverty

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 21 March 2013

James McNulty is a Seconded National Expert working with the European Union Delegation to Zambia. In this Voices & Views, he shares what he learned about the practical application of conservation agriculture from local farmers.

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Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture: High on the EU Agenda

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 18 March 2013

In this first ‘Voices& Views’ for capacity4dev.eu’s Food and Nutrition Security week, EuropeAid’s Jean Pierre Halkin draws attention to the fact that food security and, increasingly, nutrition, are at the top of EU, G8 and G20 Agendas, and outlines some of the measures that the European...

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Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa

Annalisa Volse uploaded a new Document | 13 March 2013

Myths_vs_Facts_Proof-web.pdf 937.5 KB

Brussels, 12 March 2013. PANGEA (Partners for Euro African Green Energy) is launching today a booklet outlining Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa. The brochure is intended to demystify the manipulated data and misinformation that is often used to describe bioenergy in sub-Saharan Africa...

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Group: African Renewable Energy Technology Platform - AFRETEP
Vital Graphics on Payment for Ecosystem Services

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 8 March 2013

vital-graphics-pes.pdf 2.66 MB

Publication Date: 2012 This publication highlights the concept and selected market segments relating to payments for ecosystem services. It emphasises the role natural capital can play in both environmental conservation and in poverty alleviation, and highlights the potential benefits of ecosystem-...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
There Are A Wealth of Stories To Be Told, Says Deputy Director General

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 28 February 2013

While visiting Resilience and Food Security related projects in Ethiopia last month, Marcus Cornaro, Deputy Director General of EuropeAid, was so struck by the people he met, and their stories of challenge and success, that he used his smartphone to film and document what was happening around him.

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