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Rice straw management in Vietnam

Black Soldier Fly in Vietnam

Q&A with Cecilia and John

RUFS_Uganda towards enhanced urban food system resilience

How does it go with the Vietnam projects?

Parts of the AgriFoSe2030 team visited Vietnam in November last year to learn more about some of the projects going on and exchange knowledge. Two videos have been produced as a result of the visit, one about the black soldier fly project and one about the rice straw mangement project.

AgriFoSe2030 projects Vietnam

Pipe project fights hunger in West Pokot as women embrace simple tech

Projects within AgriFoSe2030 are contributing to improve peoples lives and livelihoods. One project, Transformation of pastoral livelihoods in Kenya, strengthens smallholder farmers so that poor smallholders can have stable access to and consume safe and nutritious food. The projects has got national attention in Kenya due to its successful results.

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Linking farmers with consumers through e-commerce in Vietnam

E-commerce in Vietnam has supported the consumption of fruit products, thereby serving as a direct connection between consumers and farmers.

RUFS_Uganda advances the potential of smallholder farmers in the Kasese Municipality towards enhanced urban food system resilience

Through a combination of an actor-oriented, resilience-based and risk-vulnerability assessment strategy, the RUFS_Uganda project mobilised smallholder farmers across River Nyamwamba transect in Kasese Municipality and its urban region, local leaders and other stakeholders in a series of participatory workshops, field visits and training sessions.

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Annual report 2021

"The Agriculture for Food Security 2030 (AgriFoSe2030) programme is progressing well and according to the plans. After the launch of the second phase of the programme, in November 2020, it has accelerated its activities, for example eleven active projects and a new series of AgriFoSe2030 training courses."

Sofia Boqvist
Programme Director, AgriFoSe2030

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AgriFoSe2030 - Challenges

Use of groundwater for irrigation in Kandal Province, Cambodia

1. Improving access to safe and nutritious food

This challenge focuses on how households in poor communities can better access safe and nutritious food. It covers aspects of pre- and postharvest food loss, how to prevent food borne diseases and best ways to connect farmers to markets.

2. Agricultural productivity and ecosystem functions

The starting point of this challenge is in the dependence on well-functioning ecosystem services as a basis for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. It looks at the hurdles, potentials and options for smallholders to increase farm productivity with minimal impact on the natural capital.

Chemist examining a beaker at a crude oil processing lab in Arusha, Tanzania

3. Science-based innovation and extension

A science-based extension service is crucial for improving smallholder productivity and profitability in a sustainable way. The focus of this AgriFoSe2030 challenge will be the “linkage problem” in the science – innovation – extension – adoption chain.

4. Smallholder agriculture within transforming food systems

Rapid urbanisation and expanding urban food markets provide opportunities for smallholder farmers to engage more with markets. The overall objective of this challenge is to translate science to inform policy and practice for rural-urban dynamics.

Resources

AgriFoSe2030 contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture for increased food production on existing agricultural land. Policy briefs, reports, annual reports and scientific articles from the programme are listed here.

Outputs

Agriculture for food security 2030 - Translating science into policy and practice

The AgriFoSe2030 programme targets the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - "End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture" in low-income countries. We synthesise and translate existing science into policy and practice, and develop capacity to achieve this.

The programme contributes to sustainable intensification of agriculture, increased market access for smallholders and strengthen the role of women and youth.

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