The Mixteca Region Reforestation in Mexico
Before Spanish explorers arrived in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico, the Mixteca region was forested. The land was changed into a desert due to goat herding and heavy logging in the … Read More
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Scaling up Insurance to Protect Fijian Farmers
Fiji’s Ministry of Economy partnered with UN Capital Development Fund in 2020 on a pilot project aimed at providing parametric insurance to smallholder farmers to cushion them from the financial … Read More
Community-Managed Natural Farming of Andhra Pradesh, India
The Andhra Pradesh Community-Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) is an agroecological transformation of the farming practices of 6 million farmers over 6 million hectares and 50 million consumers in the state … Read More
SRI Boosts Rice Production in Vietnam
Millions of smallholder farmers in the Vietnam grow barely enough rice to meet their own needs. Faced with the effects of climate change and increasing prices of inputs like fertiliser … Read More
Sustainable Practices Yield Carbon Credits in Ghana
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are improving yields and mitigating climate change by adopting climate-smart cocoa practices while curbing deforestation. The government program, known as GCFRP, empowers farmers to improve their … Read More