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A current awareness bulletin for ACP agriculture

A base for biodiversity data
26 02 2010 For the last 20 years, the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust has been collecting the details of the country’s fauna and flora in one multimedia database.

Direct data on demand
26 02 2010 A network of community knowledge workers (CKWs) in Uganda uses a suite of mobile applications to give farmers a broad range of information. The CKWs can provide farming advice, market data, pest- and disease-control training, plus weather forecasts.

The view from above
26 02 2010 The Seeing is Believing project uses very high resolution satellite imagery to give farmers in West Africa information on soil fertility and accurate land size.

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Observatory on science and technology for ACP agriculture and rural development

Learning agrobiodiversity: options for universities in Sub-Saharan Africa
13 03 2010 Proceedings of a regional workshop, 21-23 January 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

The workshop ‘Learning agrobiodiversity’ for universities in sub-Saharan Africa’ was the first regional workshop of its kind gathered 46 participants from universities and international organizations in 16 African and two European countries. The workshop focused on sharing knowledge and experiences; discussing implications for and feasible approaches to, mainstreaming agrobiodiversity in higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa; and exploring modalities and mechanisms for strengthening agrobiodiversity education and research in Africa through networking and joint learning.

The REDD direction: the potential for reduced forest carbon emissions, biodiversity protection and enhanced development: a desk study with special focus on Tanzania and Uganda
09 03 2010 By A. Vatn; P. Vedeld and J.G. Petursson, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009. This paper examines whether reduced emissions from forests – from deforestation and forest degradation (the REDD project) – should be included in a post-Kyoto agreement. It focuses on how REDD could be instituted at the national level, and sheds light on specific challenges for two African countries – Tanzania and Uganda. The paper demonstrates that REDD would require an international agreement concerning its role and format and an international governance structure to distribute the resources involved. It would also need national governance structures in countries where REDD activities are supposed to take place to ensure that measures are instituted on the ground.

Potential for second-generation biofuels in developing countries
09 03 2010 By International Energy Agency (IEA), February 2010. IIED has published an information paper entitled ‘Sustainable Production of Second-Generation Biofuels: Potential and Perspectives in Major Economies and Developing Countries”. The paper focuses on opportunities and risks presented by second-generation biofuels technologies in eight case study countries: Brazil, Cameroon, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania and Thailand. The report begins by exploring state-of-the-art second-generation technologies and their production, followed by projections of future demand and a discussion of drivers of that demand. The report then delves into various feedstock options and the global potential for bioenergy production. The final chapter offers a look at the potential for sustainable second-generation biofuel production in developing countries including considerations of economic, social and environmental impacts.

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information on key ACP-EU programmes and events from Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development in ACP countries.

Main ACP-EU events of the week of 15th-19th March 2010
13 03 2010 European Parliament (Brussels):
-16th March: Exchange of views with Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the state of play of trade negotiations
-17th March: The international trade committee will discuss the Millenium Development Goals
-17th March: Hearing about the future of the CAP after 2013 EU Presidency (Brussels):
- 15th March: Council of the Environment
-16th March: Council of Economy and Finances ACP Secretariat (Brussels):
-16th March: Sub-Committe on sustainable development
-17th March: Sub-Committee on Trade and Commodity
-18th March: Committee of Ambassadors

Protocols For more information please consult the calendar on our webpage http://brussels.cta.int/

Biodiversity and rural development
13 03 2010 The 17th Brussels Development Briefing on “Biodiversity and Rural Development in ACP countries” took place on Wednesday 10th March 2010 in the context of the International Year of the Biodiversity. More than 100 experts discussed the key role Biodiversity plays in rural development, especially for ACP countries, and issues such the relationship between poverty and biodiversity.

EU confirms support for bluefin tuna trade ban
12 03 2010 European Union ambassadors agreed to propose protecting bluefin tuna as an endangered species on Wednesday (10 March), a move that would effectively ban international trade in the species. The agreement reached by EU governments, based on a proposal from the European Commission last month, was formally adopted by EU energy ministers meeting in Brussels on 11th March.

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Récupération de l’eau de pluie pour accroître la production fourragère
13 03 2010 Ce dépliant décrit une méthode pour capter l’eau de ruissellement à l’aide des demi-lunes. Cette méthode de captage est particulièrement adaptée à la production fourragère dans des régions arides

Pratiques améliorées d’élevage des poules indigènes
13 03 2010 Les poules indigènes jouent un rôle important dans la vie des familles rurales en Afrique

Mise en place d’une pépinière d’arbres
13 03 2010 Ce dépliant explique comment obtenir des plants de haute qualité.

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Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services: Second Edition: Introduction
16 02 2010 In 2001, a group of information practitioners from various development agencies, led by CTA, KIT and IICD, began working together to produce a manual that would support self-evaluation by information practitioners. At their first meeting the word ‘smart’ was chosen to emphasise ‘best practice’ and as an oblique reference to the SMART indicators (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound) common in evaluation literature.

Annual Report 2009: Highlights
16 02 2010 ... A year of change and knowledge sharing

Video in development: filming for rural change
09 02 2010 This book is about using video in rural interventions for social change. It gives a glimpse into the many creative ways in which video can be used in rural development activities. Capitalising on experience in this field, the book aims to encourage development professionals to explore the potential of video in development, making it a more coherent, better understood and properly used development tool – in short, filming for rural change.

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