UPDATES
Strengthening the Right to Food in Africa Through Rural Development Initiatives
FAO’s Right to Food Team joins development partners at the 2025 SNRD Africa Conference
💪 Strengthening Rural Resilience: Highlights from the SNRD Africa 2025 Conference
Agriculture Technical Vocational Education and Training, Climate and Nature, COLLABORATION, Digital Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security, Gender-Transformative Approaches, Inclusive Agribusiness, Policies for Rural Development, Rural Employment, UPDATES
💪 Strengthening Rural Resilience: Highlights from the SNRD Africa 2025 Conference
Expert-led trainings, field visits, and visionary discussions on the future of development networks in Africa
Cross-Regional Cooperation
Knowledge Bulletin #3 of the Green Innovation Centers
PRODUCTS
Contract Farming Handbook – A practical guide for linking small-scale producers and buyers through business model innovation | Volume II – Selected tools and case examples
The second volume of this handbook focuses on practical aspects. Especially because of the high demand for training
Contract Farming Handbook Vol. 1 Manual — A practical guide for linking small-scale producers and buyers through business model innovation
Recognising the recent rise in the prominence of contract farming in practical approaches and debates on inclusive business
Analysis of GIZ Approaches to Improve Access to Agricultural Finance
Access to demand-driven financial services is key for the agribusiness sector. This study looked at how far GIZ programmes and other stakeholders provide what is needed
VIDEOS
Tackling Land Fragmentation in Ethiopia
Endeshaw Habte on land governance reform and consolidation strategies
Nourishing the Namibian Child
How families, teachers, and local recipes are transforming school nutrition
Breaking the Teenage Pregnancy Cycle in Maasai Mara
Kevina Wangai on Engaging Men to Protect Girls’ Futures
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Launched in 1995 in Lesotho, the Sector Network Rural Development Africa today deals with all aspects related rural development and sustainable management of natural resources in Africa. In addition, rural development issues are linked to broader aspects of economic development as well as good governance processes.
