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  1. Training the trainers: Participatory prospective analysis for forest tenure analysis in Uganda
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  2. Collaborative Foresight: Finding solutions to youth unemployment in East Africa through agriculture
    Agriculture accounts for almost 30% of the average GDP of the economies of East Africa countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia). It also provides employment and livelihood for more than 40% of people in the region. However, with a combined population of 249.9m people …
  3. The cost of cheap food
    Gunnar Rundgren, author and former President, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements   Thank you so much. This banana is bought across the street for 36 cents. This banana is bought across the street in the same shop for 66 cents, so how come? Well, this banana is…
  4. Discovery of beans that can beat the heat could save “meat of the poor” from global warming
    Source: CGIAR   As a result of a major breakthrough, beans – once feared to be a casualty of climate change – are now set to withstand extreme temperatures, protecting a staple food of the poor in developing countries.   Amidst fears that global warming could zap a…
  5. Dr Harold Roy-Macauley appointed as new director general of AfricaRice
    Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, a Sierra Leonean national, was appointed as the new Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) at an Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of AfricaRice held on 6 February 2015, in Kampala, Uganda.   The announcement was made by the…
  6. The new yuppies: how to build a new generation of tech-savvy farmers
    As farmers age around the globe – I estimate that the average age is 55 – we need to make sure that young people see the food system as a viable career option. These farmers are the future of food. They can help to mitigate and potentially reverse climate change, curb unemployment and…
  7. For Smallholder Farmers, Tenure Makes a Crucial Difference in Livelihoods
    Written by: David Palmer (UNFAO) and Andrew Hilton (UNFAO) Millions of smallholders contribute to food security in ways that promote biodiversity and enhance natural resources, yet millions more lead livelihoods that are vulnerable to hunger and poverty. No single reason exists for…
  8. Capacity Development: It is people and local organizations that matter!
    Capacity Development led by CGIAR can help agriculturalists in developing countries discover and develop their own expertise and confidence. But it is through capacity development interventions in, and by, whole communities and (local) organizations in these countries that most potently…
  9. A4I eNews - Entrepreneurship in African Agriculture
    In 2012, sub-Saharan African countries spent $37.7 billion on food imports. Rising levels of unemployment, coupled with sustained poverty, continued food and nutrition insecurity, and an unsustainable use of natural resources remain immense challenges. Yet they also offer equally immense…
  10. Making Agriculture “Cool” for Youth
    Agriculture has an image problem. Simply put, for the majority of the world’s youth, agriculture simply isn’t seen as being “cool” or attractive. Most think of it only as back-breaking labor, without an economic pay-off—and little room for career advancement. With an ageing population of…
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