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Kenya
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Aquaculture for jobs, incomes and food security
The cost of producing fish in Kenya exceeds the wholesale price of imported fish, making Kenyan fish farmers uncompetitive. This policy brief outlines Farm Africa’s recommendations for the support needed to make the Kenyan aquaculture sector thrive and create jobs, increase incomes and bolster national food security.
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Kenya
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Boost youth employment
Increase food security and nutrition
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Ethiopia
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Act on climate change
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Building and unleashing community power
This booklet presents a series of case studies from the UK aid-funded Market Approaches to Resilience project, which aimed to reduce the vulnerability of agro-pastoralists and protect the environment in Ethiopia’s Afar, Somali and SNNP regional states.
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Ethiopia
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Act on climate change
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Increase access to finance
Increase incomes
Support businesses
An overview of Farm Africa’s approach to business
Farm Africa supports the development of enterprises that connect farmers to markets. By linking farmers and agribusinesses to consumer demand, improving the flow of working and investment capital into the sector and strengthening the businesses that supply farmers with commercial services, Farm Africa is helping turn African agriculture into a profitable sector that lifts people out of poverty.
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DR Congo
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Increase access to finance
Increase incomes
Support businesses
Reducing deforestation and emissions in Bale – What’s the incentive for local communities?
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Ethiopia
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Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Reducing deforestation and emissions in Bale – What’s the incentive for local communities?
This report presents evidence of how 12,496 hectares of forest in the Bale Eco-region were saved between 2012 and 2015 following the establishment of a REDD+ initiative. The reduced deforestation stopped 5.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere.
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Ethiopia
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Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
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DR Congo
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Connect farmers to markets
Increase incomes
Support businesses
Farm Africa’s approach to trade
A summary of Farm Africa’s approach to helping smallholder produce what the market needs and getting better prices for their produce.
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DR Congo
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Connect farmers to markets
Increase incomes
Support businesses
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DR Congo
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Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Farm Africa’s approach to participatory forest management
Farm Africa’s approach to forming formalised forest management agreements between local communities and governments that simultaneously promote resource management and enterprise development.
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DR Congo
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Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part two: Fruit and vegetable production.
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Ethiopia
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Boost productivity
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part two: Fruit and vegetable production.
Increased access to water has enabled farmers to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables at higher profit margins and with higher nutritional value.
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Ethiopia
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Boost productivity
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part three: Poultry production.
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Ethiopia
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Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part three: Poultry production.
Poultry rearing can be a useful way to generate regular revenue for poor households with limited access to land and labour.
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Ethiopia
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Increase food security and nutrition
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Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part four: Goat and sheep rearing.
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Ethiopia
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Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part four: Goat and sheep rearing.
Sheep and goats are valuable assets that can be a powerful springboard for income diversification and further asset accumulation for female-headed households.
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Ethiopia
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Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part five: Honey production and marketing.
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Ethiopia
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Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Sustainable agriculture for improved food security in Tigray, Ethiopia. Part five: Honey production and marketing.
Ethiopia is the largest honey producer in sub-Saharan Africa, producing on average 45,000 metric tonnes (MT) of raw honey annually.
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Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
Farm Africa strategic plan 2016-2020
Farm Africa is a leading NGO specialising in growing agriculture, protecting the environment and developing businesses in rural Africa. Our strategic plan for the years 2016-2020 outlines our ambitious plan to grow and unlock the potential of agriculture to transform rural Africa.
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
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Kenya
Key focus areas
Boost youth employment
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
KMAP baseline survey: Profile of fish farming enterprises
The Kenya Market-Led Aquaculture Project (KMAP) overall long-term impact is to support the creation of a vibrant aquaculture industry that generates sustainable incomes, food security and employment. This presentation summarises the baseline study providing an overview of the data which will used to measure the effectiveness of the project’s interventions.
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Kenya
Key focus areas
Boost youth employment
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
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Kenya
Key focus areas
Boost youth employment
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Fish farming tips
Fish farming has the potential to make a significant contribution to nutrition, income generation and employment in Kenya. This booklet contains useful tips to help fish farmers build thriving aquaculture businesses.
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Kenya
Key focus areas
Boost youth employment
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
Transforming rural Africa: strategic plan 2016-2020
Effective agriculture has the power to change lives. Farm Africa has an ambitious strategy for the next five years to expand our work, increase our impact and make change happen.
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
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Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Boost productivity
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Sustainable livelihoods through ecosystem conservation 2019-2024
Factsheet on Farm Africa’s Supporting Horn of Africa’s Resilience (SHARE) project, funded by the European Union. Farm Africa is working with partners to preserve Ethiopia’s Bale eco-region and boost incomes in a sustainable way.
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Ethiopia
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Boost productivity
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
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Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Boost productivity
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Sustainable livelihoods through ecosystem conservation
As part of the European Union’s ‘Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience’ (SHARE) initiative, Farm Africa is working to reverse the damage done to the Bale Eco-Region of Ethiopia and boost livelihoods in a sustainable way.
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Ethiopia
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Boost productivity
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Connect farmers to markets
Increase incomes
Support businesses
Private Sector Engagement
Farm Africa supports smallholder farmers in engaging with a wide range of private sector enterprises, so that they can sell more high-value products in domestic and international markets.
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Connect farmers to markets
Increase incomes
Support businesses
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Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Making forest conservation benefit local communities
An overview of how local communities and governments can develop formal agreements to manage forests and rangelands together, conserving forests and raising smallholder incomes. (July 2015)
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Ethiopia
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Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
