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]
Food and Nutrition Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Food and Nutrition for NGOs and development professionals.
Free Pacific Gender and Climate Change Toolkit: Tools for Practitioners
UN Women’s The Pacific Gender and Climate Change toolkit designed to support climate change practitioners in the Pacific islands region to integrate gender into their programmes and projects. It is aimed at climate change professionals working in national governments, non-governmental organizations, regional and international organizations who are involved in managing and implementing climate change programmes…. [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Food Safety: Introduction and Quick Start Guide
This Toolkit aims to empower reformers with a suite of tools to assess market potential, build capacity, and assist in mitigating barriers to development in the area of food safety. The Toolkit tackles each step in the reform process. It examines the related system development in a strategic way supported by best practice examples and… [Read More]
A Free Publication on Future Smart Food
In this free publication from FAO, you can learn about the Future Smart Food that Rediscovers hidden treasures of neglected and underutilized species for Zero Hunger in Asia. The purpose of this publication is: to demonstrate the multidimensional benefts of neglected and underutilized species (NUS) and their potential contribution to achieving Zero Hunger; to identify… [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 Guiding Note on Gender and Food Loss in Sustainable Food Value Chains
This Guiding Note was prepared within the Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, under the overall responsibility of Regina Laub (FAO Social Policies and Rural Institutions Division [ESP]), Robert van Otterdijk and Rosa Rolle (FAO Nutrition and Food Systems Division [ESN]). This publication aims to help policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners to… [Read More]
A Free Publication on Climate Change Adaptation in the Arab States
In this free publication from UNDP, you can learn about the Climate Change Adaptation in the Arab States to achieve sustainable and lasting results. Some lessons include building local capacity at all levels to ensure a project’s long-term viability, decentralizing infrastructure management, implicating community-based organizations, and promoting resilience of vulnerable populations through livelihood diversification.Providing populations… [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 World Vision Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit: Tool 2 – Risk Assessment for Design Phase
The Risk Assessment for Design Phase: Tool 2 of World Vision’s Disaster Risk Reduction Toolkit. This tool is used to acquire a better understanding of the disaster risk issues which threaten both the community and the gains of development programmes and projects. It aims to assist Annual Development Programme (ADP) Managers and Field Staff responsible… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling Services: A Social Franchise Model
Alive & Thrive is an initiative to improve infant and young child feeding practices by increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding and improving complementary feeding practices. This toolkit includes a brief description of resources in various formats on the Mat Troi Be Tho (MTBT) social franchise model; manuals and guidelines for the design, implementation, promotion, supervision,… [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]
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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 Pilot Toolkit on Addressing Worker Vulnerability in Agricultural and Food Supply Chains
This pilot vulnerable workers toolkit provides companies in the agricultural and food supply chain with specific guidance on tackling worker vulnerability. It complements ETI’s more general Human Rights Due Diligence Framework. This Toolkit has been produced in response to requests from Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) member companies for practical guidance and examples of good practice,… [Read More]
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A Free Youth Leaders for Nutrition Advocacy Toolkit
A toolkit for youth advocates, designed by youth advocates. Any young person with a desire and drive to create change can become an advocate. This toolkit focuses specifically on helping you to improve the nutrition of adolescents and youth in your community, but the approach can be applied to other issues too. To help you… [Read More]
