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DocumentOther documentSystèmes Appropriés de Stockage des Semences et des Grains pour les Agriculteurs à Petite Échelle : Pratiques clés pour les praticiens de la RRC 2014
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Ce document contient des directives pratiques sur les installations et les méthodes de stockage pour aider les exploitants agricoles de l’Afrique australe qui sont fortement exposés aux aléas naturels, tels que les cyclones, les sècheresses et les inondations principalement. En ef fet, en temps normal, un entreposage non optimisé des produits agricoles peut entraîner des per tes importantes, accroissant la vulnérabilité de ces exploitants agricoles. L’ef fet combiné des catastrophes naturelles e t des mauvaises pratiques d’entreposage pourrait entraîner des pertes énormes pour les petits exploitants agricoles, avec des effets dévastateurs du point de vue économique, mais aussi du point de vue de la sécurité alimentaire. -
DocumentTechnical studyVariétés de Semences Appropriées pour les Agriculteurs à Petite Échelle : Pratiques clés pour les praticiens de la RRC 2014
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Cette note technique vise à retracer, de façon concise et claire, les aspects essentiels pour la promotion de variétés de semences de qualité adaptées à l’usage des paysans, dans le cadre des activités de gestion/réduction des risques de catastrophe (G/RRC) en Afrique australe. -
DocumentOther documentArchitecture pour la Réduction des Risques de Catastrophes : Pratiques clés pour les praticiens de la RRC 2014
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La région de l’Afrique australe est très exposée aux aléas naturels, à savoir les cyclones, les inondations, la sécheresse et les tremblements de terre. Ce guide présente un certain nombre de cas d’architecture adaptative reproductibles et transposables en pratiques communautaires et nationales standards. L’objectif est de passer cette pléthore d’expériences en revue pour en faire le bilan et les convertir en pratiques capitalisées, en comportement de construction standard permettant de résister aux catastrophes et, au final, en politiques exécutoires.
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