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west african farmers have succeeded in cutting the use of toxic pesticides, increasing yields and incomes and diversifying farming systems as a result of an international project promoting sustainable farming practices.around 100 000 farmers in benin, burkina faso, mali and senegal are participating in a community-driven training programme (west african regional integrated production and pest management (ippm) programme) executed by fao. working in small groups, called farmer field schools, smallholders are developing and adopting ‘good agricultural practices’ through learning-by-doing and hands-on field experiments. to grow healthy crops, ippm promotes soil improvement and alternatives to chemical pesticides such as the use of beneficial insects, adapted varieties, natural pesticides and cropping practices. marketing and food safety issues are also part of the training programme. “trends in agriculture over the past decades in west africa have seen an increasing use of highly toxic pesticides in higher-value, frequently irrigated crops. there is a general lack of knowledge in the region of the negative impacts of pesticides on the production, economy and health of communities and the environment,” said william settle, fao senior technical officer. “simple experiments in the field, as practised by the farmer field schools, have given smallholders the means to produce in a more environmentally friendly way, to substantially increase yields and earn a better income,” settle added. “capacity building at community level is key to the sustainable intensification of food production, which will contribute to increased food security and improved livelihoods in the region, an important step towards achieving the first millennium development goal, reducing hunger and poverty.” collectively searching for alternatives typically, a group of around 25 farmers coordinated by a trainer prepares two training plots in their village, one using local conventional farming methods and another plot using best practices appropriate to the crop and location based on ippm, to observe and compare results from the two plots. over 2 000 trainers coming from dozens of local government, private sector and civil society organizations have been taught to support farmers in applying sustainable farming methods. in mali, a survey conducted in 65 villages of cotton farmers who were trained in 2007-08 showed a 94 percent reduction in the use of chemical pesticides and a 400 percent increase in the use of organic material like compost and manure, substances that can reverse the decline in soil fertility. in burkina faso, ippm helped increase yields from between 14 and 70 percent. almost 16 000 cotton farmers have been trained in the project, and that number should double by the end of 2011. data from senegal and mali show 90 percent reductions in the use of chemical pesticides among farmers one to two years after training. in senegal, farmers also shifted towards the use of botanical and biological pesticides. farmers’ increased use of organic material such as compost and rice straw is one of the most striking results of the programme, fao said. -->
Source :ausfoodnews.com.au
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2010
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policy guide for countries hit hard by high food prices 26-01-2011 fao updates guide for actions at country level to address high food prices a high price to pay: the poorest of those most affected by high food prices spend over 75 percent of their income on food.26 january 2011, rome - fao has called upon countries to carefully examine the implications of high food prices and not to take any policy actions that might appear useful in the short term but could have harmful, longer-term effects or even aggravate the situation.
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fewer pesticides and higher yields and incomes 20-12-2010 integrated production and pest management programme in west africa makes important progress farmers working on a training plot in senegal. 20 december 2010, rome - west african farmers have succeeded in cutting the use of toxic pesticides, increasing yields and incomes and diversifying farming systems as a result of an international project promoting sustainable farming practices.
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about five million people living in the democratic people\'s republic of korea (dprk) will continue to face food shortages despite a relatively good harvest and a slight increase in food supply, a joint report by fao and wfp said today. a joint fao/wfp crop and food security assessment mission that visited dprk in september found that the country faces a cereal import requirement for the 2010/11 marketing year (nov/oct) of an estimated 867 000 tonnes.
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food production in haiti is slowly recovering but still remains significantly below the levels that existed prior to the january 2010 earthquake, according to the report of an fao-wfp joint assessment mission released today. haiti\'s 2010 spring harvest, compared to 2009, saw bean production drop by 17 percent and declines in maize, sorghum and plaintain of eight, four and five percent respectively, it found.
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growing scrutiny of food suppliers means an increasing focus on food safety issues. in this special edition article on risk, we look at how producers can communicate potential risks to consumers while protecting their brand reputation, in the event of contamination or recall issues. shouting (food safety issues) from the rooftops is important, but remember that consumers will notice inaccurate or mixed messages tony hines, head of food security and crisis management manager, leatherhead food research, told foodmanufacture.
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new fao book celebrating traditional food production in the southern caucasus because of its productivity, the caucasian bee is used all over the world.1 december 2010, rome - as part of its contribution to the international year of biodiversity, fao has published a book celebrating the richness of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the southern caucasus, birthplace of many common foods found on plates all over the world.
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