Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE"
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34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
4 Projects at a Glance: Kenya - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Kenya projects include: Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry, Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment In Kenya, Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production Of Medicinal ... -
Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply - Factsheet
(2014)Global land use plays a central role in determining our food, material and energy supply. Many countries have started to support the use of biomass for biofuels and biomaterials, and, at the same time, are becoming concerned ... -
CityAdapt: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in El Salvador, Mexico & Jamaica 2017-2023 [Factsheet]
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is undergoing urbanization at rates twice the global average. Furthermore, the rapid deforestation in urban areas for farming and agriculture is worsening the impacts of climate ... -
Collaborating to Facilitate Investments and Shifts to a Green Economy that Can Improve Social Wellbeing and the Provision of Ecosystems Services in the Port Elizabeth Western Catchment Areas - South Africa
(2017)The project proposes to bring a wide variety of people in the Kouga and Krom catchments together to address the sustainable development challenges on the landscape and effect a shift to SCP and ecoentrepreneurship practices. ... -
Conservation and Sustainable use of Cultivated and Wild Tropical Fruit Diversity: Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods, Food Security and Ecosystem Services
(2019-01-15)We aim to improve livelihoods and food security of target beneficiaries through the conservation and use of tropical fruit tree genetic resources. -
Djibouti: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2014-2021 [Factsheet]
(2021)Djibouti is a small country on the Horn of Africa with a population of around 950,000. This project is increasing the resilience of the Djiboutian society and economy to the impacts of climate change, such as droughts, ... -
Eco-Agriculture-Sesame Livelihoods and Organic-Green Business Opportunities for Young Rural People - Uganda
(2017)The project aims to contribute to change consumption management to reduce the negative environmental impact in the north area of Uganda. It will contribute to increase Livelihoods opportunities for sesame-farmers mainly ... -
Green hOrticulture at LAke Naivasha Project (GOALAN)
(2019)The project will work towards making the horticultural sector in Kenya and beyond contribute to an inclusive and green economy by a large uptake of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) practices along the supply ... -
Green Millions - Switch Africa Green
(2018)African economies remain insufficiently diversified. The largest percentage of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) is derived from natural resources sectors, for example, tourism, agriculture, mining, forestry ... -
Green to Grow: A Revenue Generation Approach for SCP Dissemination in Kenya - SWITCH Africa Green
(2019)Coffee is one of the main export crops in Kenya. On average, 56% of the current coffee production is cultivated by smallholders, whereas 44% is produced by large-scale producers. -
Increase Capacity Building of the Fishers’ Community of Rodrigues Through Training for the Bio Cultivation of Gombava Lime Plants and the Production of its Chili Paste
(2020)The SWITCH Africa Green programme was developed by the European Commission to support African countries in their transition to an inclusive green economy, the main objective being to promote sustainable development. This ... -
Increase Capacity Building of the Fisher’s Community of Rodrigues through Training for the Bio Cultivation of the Gombava Lime Plants and Its Chilli Paste
(2017)The project aims to provide an alternative source of income for the fisher folks, which is more sustainable and green alternative livelihood. The action is proposing the concept of agro-biotourism: where an open Gombava ... -
Meat Naturally Initiative: Embedding Sustainability in South Africa Emerging Red Meat Sector - South Africa
(2017)The project will support 5 farming groups to formalise their efforts towards conservation and restoration of more than 100,000 hectares of critical, communal rangelands restored and under improved livestock management. ... -
A Model for Sustainable Production and Consumption Practices and Eco-Entrepreneurship Development
(2020)The SWITCH Africa Green programme was developed by the European Commission to support African countries in their transition to an inclusive green economy, the main objective being to promote sustainable development. This ... -
Promoting SCP in South African Agricultural Value Chains - South Africa
(2017)The overall goal of this action is to champion a crosssectoral Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) model in South African agriculture through Fairtrade by investing in policy advocacy, public and private consumer ... -
Promoting Sustainable Local Agriculture through Green Retail and Green Hospitality
(2017)The overall objective of the SUS-AGRI project is to promote sustainable local food in Mauritius by leveraging channel power of retail & hotel sector to drive sustainable food consumption and production, add value to ... -
Promoting Sustainable Local Agriculture through Green Retail and Green Hospitality (SUS-AGRI)
(2020)The SWITCH Africa Green programme was developed by the European Commission to support African countries in their transition to an inclusive green economy, the main objective being to promote sustainable development. This ... -
A Revenue Generation Approach for SCP (Sustainable Consumption and Production) Dissemination in Kenya
(2019)The project will contribute to reducing the environmental footprint of Kenyan MSMEs in agribusiness and with specific regard to the mango, coffee and dairy sectors while strengthening their ability to compete on local ... -
South Africa: Awareness Creation and Capacity Building in Eco-Labelling in the Agricultural Sector - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Awareness creation and capacity building in eco-labelling in the agricultural sector’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of ...