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Regional technical platform to tackle purchasing public family farming on 4 June
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization extends its invitation for the third session of the second cycle of technical exchanges for Family Farming, focusing on purchasing public family farming. Set on 4 June 2024, it seeks to generate a space where public purchasing experiences for family farming are shared and enriched. The third session will present different configurations of public procurement from family farming for school feeding, demonstrating various mechanisms that make
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Global Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and Farmer Field Schools
DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL 10 JULY 2024! The Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and the Office of Innovation (OIN) are delighted to announce the launch of the Global Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization and Farmer Field Schools for small-scale producers Apply here! THE GAP Sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) is crucial for increasing productivity, creating jobs, and generating income in rural communities. However, rural communities, especially youth and women,
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(Re)Situating the Power of Civil Society Organizations in Agriculture
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the gaps in the delivery of quality services confronting the agricultural sector in the Philippines. This phenomenon made development work difficult due to issues of social mobility that restricted the delivery of essential services and the implementation of projects among rural and Indigenous communities. While development workers have long engaged frameworks in project cycle management, the pandemic clearly challenged the established methodologies and communication acts