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Project Themes

The Resilient Food Systems projects have a wide array of contextually-specific activities underway in each of the countries. These activities can be broadly grouped under key themes.

Explore the topics below to learn more about how each theme is being integrated into the innovative, multisectoral approaches adopted by the RFS country project teams.

Agroforestry & Reforestation

Planting and integrating trees into agricultural systems in order to preserve productive ecosystems and adapt to climate change.

Gender

Adopting gender-responsive approaches to support equal access to productive resource and services, employment, and decision-making processes.

Integrated Water Resource Management

Planning, developing, and managing water resources, in terms of both water quantity and quality, across all water uses.

Knowledge & Learning

Opening up spaces for reflection and discussion, generating new knowledge and ideas, and sharing key messages to both internal and external audiences.

Monitoring & Evaluation

Tracking the programme's impacts on ecosystem services and food security resilience to assess progress and enable informed decision-making.

Rural Extension & Capacity Development

Designing and implementing training and agriculture extension support that enable farmers to learn, share experiences, and develop the skills they needed to adopt new technologies and approaches.

Science, Policy & Institutions

Connecting policy with science by bringing together the right stakeholders, analysing and facilitating dialogue to strengthen institutional frameworks; as well as bridging the gap between agricultural and environmental agendas.

Sustainable Land Management

Managing the sustainable use of soils, water, animals and plants for healthy communities and ecosystems.

Value Chains & Market Access

Developing new market-oriented value chains and promoting greening of existing value chains in order to reduce the economic vulnerability of communities.

Country Projects Burkina Faso Burundi eSwatini Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Malawi Niger Nigeria Senegal Tanzania Uganda

Regional Hub Project Themes Agroforestry & Reforestation Gender Integrated Water Resource Management Knowledge & Learning Monitoring & Evaluation Rural Extension & Capacity Development Science, Policy & Institutions Sustainable Land Management Value Chains & Market Access

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The Knowledge Centre is a central platform for sharing resources and information generated by the 12 Resilient Food Systems country projects and Regional Hub.

Within the Knowledge Centre, you can find helpful resources, tools, case studies, and news stories related to the different countries and themes of the Resilient Food Systems programme.

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