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Horticulture sector stakeholders shared their lessons from practice in a recent series of cross-country Valuable Vegetables webinars. Vegetable safety can be improved if various value chain players contribute and collaborate. Inclusiveness of horticulture sector programmes remains a challenge, even if some programmes include women and youth in their activities. »

”Rainwater harvesting from roads for indigenous pasture production & improved rural livelihoods in Kenya (ROFIP) is a Food & Business Applied Research Fund (ARF) project which received funding in the third ARF Call. This ARF project has been finalized and has published an updated factsheet with links to more knowledge products, including a webinar, documentary series and project reports.  »

Food security, climate change and environmental degradation are global challenges that require joint action by multiple organizations. That is why several donors stimulate multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs). What is known about these platforms? Do they achieve what they aim for? Do agriculture- and food-related MSPs contribute to food security, sustainable development and the position of smallholders? Edith van Ewijk and Mirjam Ros-Tonen of the University of Amsterdam dived into the literature and found positive results but also important limitations. »

Please download the updated final factsheet of the ARF-3 project Doyiwé in Benin with links to more knowledge products, including master theses, bachelor’s dissertations, and a guide for Kersting’s groundnut production. »