Document types: Briefing Notes
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Mejorando las dietas y reduciendo latemporada de escasez de alimentos con laayuda de plantas alimenticias locales en lasregiones de Huancavelica y Junín en Perú
Plantas alimenticias locales para la nutrición Este documento presenta los principales hallazgos a nivel de hogares de la encuesta inicial realizada entre 2019 y 2021, durante la segunda fase del programa Siembra de Diversidad = Cosecha de Seguridad (SD=HS) (2019-2023). Los resultados de la encuesta inicial se complementan con los principales hallazgos de los ejercicios […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Huancavelica and Junín regions of Peru
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Sayaboury province of Laos
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Mejorando las dietas y reduciendo la escasez de alimentos con la ayuda de plantas alimenticias locales en la provincia de Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Plantas alimenticias locales para la nutrición Este documento presenta los principales hallazgos a nivel de hogares de la encuesta inicial realizada entre 2019 y 2021, durante la segunda fase del programa Siembra de Diversidad = Cosecha de Seguridad (SD=HS) (2019-2023). Los resultados de la encuesta inicial se complementan con los principales hallazgos de los ejercicios […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Huehuetenango province of Guatemala
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Sudurpaschim province of Nepal
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented by the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Women, Land and Seeds
Experiences from SD=HS FFS on seed production and marketing Within the program, the implementation of Farmer Field Schools on seed production and marketing is one of four program approaches focused on facilitating crop diversity, improved seed availability and access to adapted seeds and varieties that meet the diverse sociocultural needs of smallholder farmers and indigenous […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Masvingo, Matabele land North provinces in Zimbabwe
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in the Northern and Eastern regions of Uganda
Local food plants for nutrition This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools (FFS). […]
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Champion species help to tackle main nutritional problems in Central, Southern, and Lusaka Provinces of Zambia
Local Food Plants for NutritionSeries #2 This document shares the plant species findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline survey are complemented by the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field […]
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Improving diets and reducing food scarcity with the help of local food plants in Central, Southern and Lusaka provinces of Zambia
Local Food Plants for NutritionSeries #1 This document presents the main household-level findings of the baseline survey conducted between 2019-2021, during the second phase of the Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme (2019-2023). The results of the baseline are complemented with the main findings of the diagnostic exercises conducted by SD=HS’ Farmer Field Schools […]
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La biodiversidad vegetal es clave para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de los agricultores familiares y su resiliencia frente a la crisis del COVID-19
La malnutrición es la principal causa de muerte y enfermedad a nivel mundial, especialmente en países en vías de desarrollo. Más de tres mil millones de hombres, mujeres y niños no pueden costearse una dieta saludable. La crisis causada por el COVID-19 ha empeorado aún más la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional, en especial para los […]
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Plant biodiversity is key to ensuring farmers’ food and nutrition security in response to the Covid-19 crisis
Malnutrition is the leading cause of death and ill health worldwide, and in particular in developing countries. Over three billion men, women and children cannot afford a healthy diet. The COVID-19 crisis has made food and nutrition insecurity even worse, particularly for family farmers, who produce most of the world’s food. Malnutrition remains one of […]
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Re-inventing agricultural trainings in times of COVID-19
The spread of Covid-19, and the measures taken by authorities to contain it, meant an abrupt end to our ways of working. We shifted to internet and mobile phone connectedness, strengthened responsibilities of our partner organisations, and increased South-South communications directly between our partners, including cross-country exchange of experiences. In this Briefing Note we provide […]