In this free publication from FAO, you can learn about Pulse Crops for Sustainable Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa. Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is a problem affecting 153 million individuals (ca. 25%). This problem could be worsen by the ongoing soil degradation, being cause by the reduction of soil organic matter and insufficient nutrient supply…. [Read More]
Agriculture Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Agriculture for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Gender and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Toolkit
This toolkit provides a set of resources for obtaining a landscape assessment of gender and ICT, providing implementing partners currently operating and planning on-the ground programming with practical, well researched tools they can use to obtain data on women’s access and usage of mobile phones and other connected devices. The Toolkit instructs users on how… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Agricultural Value-added Services (Agri VAS)
A Free Toolkit on Agricultural Value-added Services is offering a unique opportunity to address the knowledge and information gap faced by over 500 million farmers in the developing world. With over two billion people in the world living in smallholder settlements and depending on agriculture as their main source of income, boosting agricultural productivity has… [Read More]
A Free mAgri Design Toolkit: User-Centered Design for Mobile Agriculture
The mAgri Design Toolkit is a collection of instructions, tools, and stories to help develop and scale mobile agriculture products by applying a user-centered design approach. Many mAgri services that have launched in emerging markets have suffered from low user adoption, despite coming from leading mobile network operators and value-added service (VAS) providers. This toolkit… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Agri-Gender Statistics
This toolkit was prepared under the “Strengthening national capacities for production and analysis of sex-disaggregated data through the implementation of the FAO Gender and Agriculture Framework (GASF)” project, funded by the FAO / Turkey Partnership Programme (FTTP). The overall objective of the project was to assist beneficiary countries in developing gender-sensitive and sex-disaggregated data sets… [Read More]
Free Guidelines for Practitioners on Developing Gender-sensitive Value Chains
In this guidelines for practitioners from FAO, you can learn about what efforts need to be made to effectively mainstream gender in agrifood value chain projects and programmes? When can a value chain intervention be considered ‘gender-sensitive’? What actions can be implemented to address gender inequalities along the chain? These guidelines aim to respond to… [Read More]
A Free Guide on Testing, Validating and Adapting Good Agricultural and Marketing Practices
In this free guide from FAO, you can learn about the Livestock Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) which help small-scale livestock producers test, validate and adapt good agricultural and marketing practices that help them increase their production sustainably and to improve their, and their families’, livelihoods. Over the past two decades, Livestock FFSs have been implemented/supported… [Read More]
Free Download on How to teach children about migration
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) published this Activity Book on how to teach children about migration. Did you know that 1 out of every 7 people on the planet was a migrant in 2017? In the last few years, there has been a huge increase in the number of people migrating… [Read More]
Free Download of Activity Book on Key Issues related to Climate Change and Agriculture
In this Activity Book, we can learn about the key issues related to climate change and agriculture. What would happen if we cut down all the forests and if we did nothing to protect our oceans or the people affected by climate change? This Activity Book looks at key issues related to climate change and… [Read More]
A Free Activity Book on How to achieve the Goal of Zero Hunger
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) published the World Food Day 2018 Activity Book on ‘Working for Zero Hunger.’ Did you know that there are 815 million people in the world that go to bed hungry, while 1.9 billion people are overweight? The world has set a challenge to achieve Zero Hunger… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Civil Society – Working with Local Government on Food Policy
This toolkit is a guide for those who wish to work with local government on food policy. It describes how to navigate the complexities of food policy and local government, focusing on how best to do this work – exploring what to do rather than why. The intent is to enhance the effectiveness of civil… [Read More]
A Free Plant Back Better Toolkit
The Toolkit aims to promote the climate adaptation counter-measures for food security, the Plant Back Better (PBB) initiative was put forward. The initiative is accompanied by call for actions on mitigating vulnerability and enhancing self-sufficiency on disaster-resilient vegetables and flowers plantation to ensure long-term sustainability. The Plant Back Better project mainly focused on promoting capacity… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Program Interventions
This toolkit is a resource for development practitioners to assess the effectiveness of various CCA interventions. Produced by USAID’s Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project, the toolkit presents a framework for analysis and recommends four research tools that USAID and partners can use together with local communities to help prioritize interventions to improve climate… [Read More]
A Free Biodiversity and Agricultural Production Practices Toolkit
A Biodiversity and Agricultural Production Practices tool serves as a guide to evaluating sources of agricultural raw materials and enhancing systems of agricultural management that promote wild biodiversity and agrobiodiversity, and realize the many benefits that such systems generate. Production practices that improve biodiversity or reduce the negative impacts on biodiversity of producing crops and… [Read More]
70+ Free Downloadable Resources for NGOs empowering Women & Girls around the World
Bringing the set of free toolkits, handbooks, manuals and resource guides useful for NGOs working in the area of women and gender equality. Whether you are working on gender equality, women’s rights, women empowerment or on any other women and gender related issues, these powerful resources will help you build your knowledge and skills for… [Read More]
Top 35+ Free Downloadable Handbooks and Toolkits for African NGOs and CSOs
Here is a compilation of 35+ toolkits, designed for the the quick reference of the NGOs and CSOs on various pressing issues affecting the African continent. These toolkits have been made available by various international organizations and programs implemented across the world. A Free Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa “Private Health Policy Toolkit for… [Read More]
A Free Field Practitioner’s Guide on Institutional and Organizational Analysis and Capacity Strengthening
This “Institutional and Organizational Analysis and Capacity Strengthening” guide was funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), the single largest climate change initiative for smallholder farmers worldwide. The purpose of this Guide is to support institutional and organizational analysis and strengthening (IOA/S) for design and implementation of programmes… [Read More]
A Free Handbook for Promoting Sound Agricultural Practices: Livelihood Options in Refugee Situations
This Handbook is intended to help develop an understanding of what needs to be considered when dealing with agriculture in a refugee or returnee operation. In particular, it clarifies how to promote and maintain sound practices for displaced people in diverse situations, often working with a range of different agencies. The Handbook presents options and… [Read More]
A Free Handbook: Resource Box for Resilient Seed Systems
The resource box for resilient seed systems, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The eight modules of the box represent eight steps of a participatory research cycle from situational analysis to… [Read More]
Protect Our Species: Free Primer and Action Toolkit
We are seeing an unprecedented rapid reduction of plant and animal wildlife populations that is directly linked to human activity, from climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, trafficking and poaching, unsustainable agriculture, pollution, and pesticide use. The impacts are far-reaching and we must take action now to Protect our Species. Earth Day Network is committed to… [Read More]
