CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR-ICRAF publie chaque année plus de 750 publications sur l’agroforesterie, les forêts et le changement climatique, la restauration des paysages, les droits, la politique forestière et bien d’autres sujets encore, et ce dans plusieurs langues. .

CIFOR-ICRAF s’attaque aux défis et aux opportunités locales tout en apportant des solutions aux problèmes mondiaux concernant les forêts, les paysages, les populations et la planète.

Nous fournissons des preuves et des solutions concrètes pour transformer l’utilisation des terres et la production alimentaire : conserver et restaurer les écosystèmes, répondre aux crises mondiales du climat, de la malnutrition, de la biodiversité et de la désertification. En bref, nous améliorons la vie des populations.

CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Volunteer Farmer Trainers Support Improving Farming Practices in Uganda

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Producing and selling milk in Uganda provides a great opportunity for a regular income and a healthy family diet. It is not an easy business though. There is much to learn about keeping your dairy cows healthy and productive. A relatively low cost approach to teaching many farmers about good dairying and other farming practices, using Volunteer Farmer Trainers (VFTs) was studied in 11 districts in Uganda. The researchers explored how well 190 VFTs did in learning about improved dairy practices, and then sharing their new knowledge, information and materials with fellow farmers. They examined the methods the VFTs used to reach other farmers, the extent to which they were reaching female as well as male farmers, and what specific dairy technologies and information they were sharing. Is training VFTs an effective strategy and investment in increasing the productivity of smallholders The assessment suggests that it has good synergies with, and adds value to, existing agricultural extension services. It also shows that there are low-cost ways of improving the VFT approach that could make it more sustainable in the long run without donor support

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