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La faible productivité des cultures, consécutive à la dégradation des terres agricoles, a amené les producteurs à se regrouper pour mieux faire face à l’insécurité alimentaire. Les deux réseaux informels décrits ci-dessous sont constitués de groupements de producteurs et de productrices au niveau des régions de Ségou et de Mopti. La spécificité de ces groupements réside dans le fait qu’ils sont organisés autour d’innovations paysannes de restauration et d’utilisation des terres dégradées dans leurs communautés.

This synthesis report forms part of the evaluation of Dutch policy on International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC)1 by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (IOB), comprising (i) sector agreements on IRBC, (ii) frameworks for private sector instruments, (iii) Dutch Embassy activities, (iv) international cooperation and legislation, and (v) government procurement policy. These IRBC policy instruments aim to promote responsible business conduct, in accordance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, in settings where human rights, worker health and safety, and environmental protection are at risk. The evaluation period covers the timeframe of 2012 until 2018.

The development potential of conflict-free mineral supply chains is now firmly recognised, however, for this potential to be fully realised, men and women need to benefit equally from mineral production and trade. Women’s critical role – and the unique risks and challenges they face – need to be made visible to support more equitable development gains. This guide outlines 10 strategies to strengthen risk mitigation strategies during OECD Due Diligence Implementation.

To achieve universal health coverage, the scale-up of high impact public health interventions is essential. However, scale-up is challenging and often not successful. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to provide insights into the factors influencing the scale-up of public health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Low crop yields resulting from the degradation of agricultural land led producers to join forces in order to better cope with food insecurity. The two informal networks described below are made up of producers at the regional level in the Ségou and Mopti regions. The specific character of these groups lies in the fact that they are organized around farmers’ innovations for restoring degraded land in their own communities.

The LSP model has gained some popularity in Bangladesh in recent years and has been implemented by several projects. This assessment focuses on the LSP models implemented by Aquaculture for Income and Nutrition (AIN) and Improving Food Security and Livelihoods (IFSL), specifically. This study intended to (1) describe how the models were implemented, (2) what the outcomes were, and (3) what could be done in the future to use the LSP model for scaling, especially for improving the involvement of women as LSPs. This includes understanding the enabling conditions and obstacles women LSPs face in running a business as well as playing the role of extension agents.

Food & nutrition security is an important policy goal for national governments in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Government policy makers, donors and other key actors are confronted with the complexity of factors that influence food security. These factors originate from different levels, from macro-economy and national policy, to a diversity of local actors. This complexity creates risks and challenges that policy interventions do not reach their goals.

In June 2017, FAO, Twin and KIT organized a multi-stakeholder workshop on “Promoting Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive Producer Organizations and Agricultural Investments in Cocoa and Coffee Value Chains”. A range of actors from coffee and cocoa value chains came together to share experiences of their work in investing in gender-sensitive policies and activities and incorporating these into their sectors.

This report presents a qualitative study conducted as part of the research component of the Yes I Do programme in Ethiopia, which is being implemented in the Amhara region from 2016 until 2020. This introduction starts with a brief background of the Yes I Do programme and the objectives of the research component, after which the focus of this qualitative study, including how and why the themes addressed were selected, is presented.

The integration of male and female smallholders in high-end value chains (e.g. those for tree crops like cocoa, oil palm, avocado, and mango), has been promoted throughout the global South as a strategy for poverty alleviation, economic growth, employment generation, gender equality, and improved wellbeing.

Innovative farmers have developed local solutions aimed at overcoming the constraints of poverty and land degradation. A support process based on the Local Innovation Support Fund (LISF) was established to facilitate low-income farmers’ access to financing as well as to promote and improve their local innovation. It is an initiative from the project aimed at strengthening the Farmers’ Research Networks (FaReNe) in the regions of Ségou (Nabougou and Nampasso) and Mopti (Kiri and Pongonon).

The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs aspires to enhance its trade and investment programme in support of the agri-food sector of Nigeria. The Multi-Annual Country Strategy for Nigeria identifies the following main objective: to support Nigeria in its diversification strategy from reliance on oil revenues to economic growth and job-creation based on a sustainable and inclusive agri-food sector.

In Africa, irrigation is back on the agricultural development agenda. Major initiatives stress its importance. The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, for instance, has extension of the area under sustainable land management and reliable water control systems as one of its four central pillars (NEPAD, 2003).

Dans la zone d’intervention du projet Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for agroecological intensification in Burkina Faso and Mali (FaReNe) au Burkina Faso, les processus d’amélioration des ratiques paysannes sont très variés et l’accompagnement des partenaires au développement des producteurs résente des caractéristiques différentes, adaptées au contexte. Des processus d’expérimentations conjointes de technologies agricoles et de gestion des ressources environnementales sont mises en place par les paysans innovateurs en collaboration avec leurs partenaires Voisins Mondiaux, la recherche et Diobass Burkina pour une promotion de l’intensification agro-écologique durable.

Les paysans innovateurs ont développé des solutions locales pour pallier aux contraintes de pauvreté et de dégradation des sols. Afin de faciliter l’accès au financement des paysans à faibles ressources pour promouvoir et améliorer leur innovation locale, un processus d’assistance reposant sur le fonds d’appui à l’innovation locale (FIL) a été mis en place. Il s’agit d’une initiative du projet Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for agroecological intensification in Burkina Faso and Mali (FaReNe) dans les régions de Ségou (Nabougou et Nampasso) et de Mopti (Kiri et Pongonon).

This document describes the application of the Food Systems Decision-Support Tool, as developed by KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Wageningen University & Research, at the request of the Cluster Food Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. This document describes how the tool could be applied to support the Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia.

The European Commission project, “Taking gender transformative approaches to scale for impact on SDG2 – food security, nutrition and agriculture” aims to embed Gender Transformative Approaches (GTAs) in policy dialogue, programs and working modalities of the United Nations Rome-Based Agencies (RBAs). It will do this by strengthening understanding of GTAs of relevant staff and partners; by increasing collaboration, complementarities and synergies between the RBA interventions around GTAs; and by promoting an “institutional mind- set” shift within each RBA to engage with these approaches.

In the area of intervention of the project Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks for Agroecological Intensification in Burkina Faso (FaReNe), farmers’ practices improvement methods are very various and assistance of producers’ development partners shows different characteristics, adapted to the context. Processes of joint experimentations of agricultural technologies and management of environmental resources have been set up by innovator farmers in collaboration with their partners World Neighbors, the researchers and Diobass Burkina for the promotion of a lasting agroecological intensification.