Enhancing capacity of developing countries to achieve sustainable agriculture through the transfer of Juncao technology for alleviating poverty and promoting productive employment

Small-scale farmers in mountainous areas and in drought and desertification- affected regions of developing countries encounter constant challenges with respect to growing agricultural produce putting them at risk of not being able to get enough harvests to support their families’ livelihoods.  Lack of sufficient arable land to grow traditional agricultural produce, especially in mountainous areas and in regions experiencing drought, land degradation and desertification, compounds the…

Madagascar, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Lao PDR, Nepal, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
China
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Strengthening capacities of developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa to effectively produce and use population estimates and projections in policy-making for sustainable development

This project aims at building greater capacity in 17 African countries to produce, analyse and utilise population estimates and projections using state-of-the-art methods and tools in formal demography. It will also address analysis and dissemination of data through training and use of new information technology tools and platforms. Countries will participate in training activities based on their demand and their capacity to produce the necessary data for population estimates and projections…

Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Cameroon, Gabon, Botswana, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Partners: ECA
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