Sustainable Agriculture

The Drynet Podcast Series: “Good Food for a Better Normal”

The Drynet podcast series “Good Food for a Better Normal” is a series of conversations with visionary experts from around the world, exploring some of…

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Outcomes from Desertif’actions 2015

Desertif’actions, an international civil society forum dedicated to addressing issues of land degradation and desertification, was hosted in Montpellier, France between 10 and 13 June…

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The Heiveld Cooperative: A vehicle for sustainable local development

In the semi-arid west of South Africa, an area of enormous biological diversity, previously disenfranchised small scale farmers have pooled their resources and long-held indigenous knowledge, establishing a successful farmers’ cooperative that exports fair trade and organic certified rooibos tea to niche ma…

The Cütlük Saffron Project – Turkey

The Protection of Saffron Gene Resources and the Improvement of Saffron Agriculture Summary Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) which is known as “Turkish Saffron” until the…

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A municipal plan of action for urban agriculture in Nouakchott – Mauritania

Food security, fight against poverty and urban management in a context of scarcity of water resources – profile diagnosis (2001-2004) Summary In a process of…

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Politics to prevent desertification – Bolivia

Responsible soybean management Summary The Responsible Management of Soybeans is a programme that operates in the Department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and aims to reduce…

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