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ProjectImproving Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia through the Implementation of Sustainable Soil Management Practices - GCP/GLO/730/GER 2023
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No results found.More than two billion people worldwide suffer from hidden hunger due to diets that lack sufficient nutrients despite having the required quantity of food energy. Crops are the main source of minerals and vitamins for both humans and animals, however nutrient-poor staple crops from nutrient-poor soils can result in inadequate nutrient intake and unhealthy development. The Global Soil Partnership (GSP), through the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Soil Management (VGSSM), published by FAO in 2017, aims to address these issues by promoting the role of soils in food security and nutrition and implementing sustainable soil management practices that avoid nutrient mining and soil degradation. In this context, the present project aimed to analysethe knowledge gaps and regulatory and institutional context related to soil fertility and sustainable soil management. Its objective was to promote the application of sustainable soil management (SSM) for nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) in order to enhance the nutritional quality of locally produced food and reduce the impact of hidden hunger. -
ProjectManaging Soil Sustainably for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia - GCP/GLO/730/GER 2019
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No results found.Micronutrients from soil are crucial for plant growth and development. They also affect the nutritional content of produce. Owing to nutrient imbalances caused by unsustainable management, soils in some parts of the world are providing fewer nutrients to plants, and therefore, to animals and people. In an effort to combat the deterioration of soils and the resulting decrease in nutrients in food, this project supports sustainable soil management (SSM) in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Malawi, three countries whose populations suffer from malnutrition. These SSM practices are a key element of nutrition-sensitive agriculture, which is a food-based approach to agricultural development that puts nutritionally dense foods, dietary diversity and food fortification at the center of overcoming malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies. -
DocumentThe MDGs and Sustainable Rural Development in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Implications for Education for Rural People (ERP)
Ministerial Seminar on Education for Rural People in Africa: Policy Lessons, Options and Priorities - hosted by the Government of Ethiopia - 7–9 September 2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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No results found.The vast majority of the human population in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is rural. In order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) a special effort must be devoted to promoting rural development and fostering better living conditions of the rural poor. In this respect, this paper justifies the need for a strong specific focus on rural people and argues that education is the most effective way to empower the rural poor to get out of poverty and to ensure that the MDG targets are met in S SA. The paper provides empirical data on the human development situation and trends for rural peoples of the region, explains the critical roles agriculture, food security and nutrition for the achievement of the MDGs, identifies key potentials and strategic challenges of sustainable agriculture and rural development, and highlights the important contribution of ERP for sustainable rural development and for achieving the MDGs. The ERP key contribution to poverty alleviation was also acknowledged by the African Union Extra-ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government on Employment and Poverty Alleviation in Africa (2004).
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