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The Forests for Sustainable Development programme: stories of impact
This publication captures the progress of the Forests for Sustainable Development programme as it partners with communities in the ecologically critical Bale Eco-region of Ethiopia to balance local livelihood needs with the protection of globally significant natural forests. Alongside the impact summary is a collection of stories from the community and an overview of key lessons learnt along the way.
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Strengthening Participatory Forest Management in Ethiopia
This policy brief outlines recommendations from Tree Aid and Farm Africa on how participatory forest management can be strengthened and scaled to protect Ethiopia’s forests.
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Kenya
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SAVES project factsheet
With funding from AGRA, Farm Africa’s Sustainable agricultural value chain enterprises in central Kenya (SAVES) project is creating sustainable and inclusive agricultural systems that increase food security, incomes and climate resilience for smallholder farmers and broader rural communities in Meru, Kirinyaga and Laikipia counties.
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Farm Africa regenerative agriculture evidence in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties
This presentation outlines the evidence of the impact of the use of regenerative agricultural practices on soil’s health, microbial diversity, organic carbon and fertility; crop yields; income streams and tree density on farms in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in Kenya. The practices were adopted by farmers participating in Farm Africa and AGRA’s regenerative agriculture project.
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Growing green – how agroforestry and carbon markets are transforming farming in eastern Kenya
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Growing green – how agroforestry and carbon markets are transforming farming in eastern Kenya
This report charts the progress of more than 21,500 farmers in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in eastern Kenya who have planted trees and adopted climate-smart farming techniques.
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Reviving nature’s symphony: the triumph of participatory rangeland management in transforming a degraded landscape
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Reviving nature’s symphony: the triumph of participatory rangeland management in transforming a degraded landscape
This case story describes the success achieved by a community rangeland management cooperative in restoring degraded grasslands at Ethiopia’s Abijatta-Shalla National Park in the Great Rift Valley. The rapid transformation showcases what can be achieved by combining innovative techniques, collaborative effort and community engagement.
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Regenerative agriculture factsheet
A comprehensive overview of Farm Africa’s Regenerative Agriculture project in Embu and Tharaka-Nithi counties in Kenya, funded by the IKEA Foundation through AGRA.
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Farm Africa response to the Core Carbon Principles proposed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)
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Farm Africa response to the Core Carbon Principles proposed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)
This PDF is the response Farm Africa submitted in September 2022 to a public consultation on the draft Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) and Assessment Framework (AF) being developed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)’s Expert Panel. The CCPs and AF will set new threshold standards for high-quality carbon credits, provide guidance on how to apply the CCPs, and define which carbon-crediting programmes and methodology types are CCP-eligible. The Core Carbon Principles and Assessment Framework will be issued in Q4 2022, following the public consultation, which launched in July 2022.
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Tanzania
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Tanzania sunflower market assessment 2022
A report on the state of Tanzania’s sunflower market and recommendations for smallholder farmers to increase their yields.
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Ethiopia
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Livelihoods for Refugees and Host Communities
The project brought refugees and Ethiopian hosts together to address common challenges: environmental degradation, climate change and poverty. The Ethiopian Government provided host and refugee communities with access to previously unused land.
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Forests for sustainable development factsheet
Factsheet on Forests for sustainable development programme, which aims to contribute to the sustainable conservation of natural forests, biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Bale Eco-region and associated landscapes in Guji and Borena zones in Oromia, Ethiopia through interventions that reduce deforestation and biodiversity loss, increase household incomes and resilience of the local community, and improve governance for integrated landscape management.
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Nature-based Solutions in Action: Lessons from the Frontline
Farm Africa’s case study from Ethiopia’s Bale Eco-region is featured in this report on page 32.
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DR Congo
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Farm Africa strategic plan 2021-2025
Farm Africa is a leading NGO specialising in promoting sustainable agricultural practices, strengthening markets and protecting the environment in rural Africa. Our strategic plan for the years 2021-2025 outlines our ambitious plan to grow and unlock the potential of agriculture to transform rural Africa.
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Rural Ethiopian women diversify livelihoods and boost entire communities’ climate resilience
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Rural Ethiopian women diversify livelihoods and boost entire communities’ climate resilience
This Climate & Development Knowledge Network booklet explores how Farm Africa’s Market Approaches to Resilience (MAR) project extended credit and savings facilities to communities in remote rural areas of Ethiopia, providing them with the means to diversify their assets and livelihoods. This helped to buffer them from climate-related stresses and shocks.
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Boosting the resilience of smallholders through regenerative agriculture
Project factsheet on Farm Africa’s regenerative agricultural practices in Embu County, Kenya.
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Promoting fuel-saving stoves
This booklet is one of a series of seven focusing on the key components of the five-year Improving Smallholder Livelihoods through Climate-Smart Agricultural Economic Development project. Funded by Irish Aid, and implemented by a consortium of SOS Sahel Ethiopia, Self Help Africa, Vita and Farm Africa, the project aimed to alleviate poverty and build resilient, sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia’s SNNP and Oromia regions.
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Small-scale irrigation
This booklet is one of a series of seven focusing on the key components of the five-year Improving Smallholder Livelihoods through Climate-Smart Agricultural Economic Development project. Funded by Irish Aid, and implemented by a consortium of SOS Sahel Ethiopia, Self Help Africa, Vita and Farm Africa, the project aimed to alleviate poverty and build resilient, sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia’s SNNP and Oromia regions.
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