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Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management. -
Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha
312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia. -
CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed.
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Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management.
Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha
312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia.
CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha
229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed.
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Irrigation for Climate Resilient Agriculture Project
Public investment project aimed at improving the sustainability and effectiveness of irrigation water services and increasing water productivity on family farms located in climate-vulnerable areas of Peru. The initiative will finance the modernisation of communal and on-farm irrigation systems, technical assistance and training for farmers and water user organisations, institutional capacity building, and coordination among national, regional and local entities. The project includes 130 technified irrigation subprojects covering approximately 8,014 hectares and serving 7,767 producer households, equivalent to an estimated 24,128 beneficiaries.
Strengthening Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability of Agrifood Systems in North Central Honduras (INNOVASAN)
Investment project aimed at improving the income, food and nutrition security, and climate resilience of poor small-scale rural producer families and vulnerable rural populations in North Central Honduras. The initiative promotes sustainable, climate-resilient and nutrition-sensitive agrifood systems through investments in production, value addition and marketing; access to water for production and human consumption; watershed management and green and grey infrastructure; technical assistance, financial services and digital tools; strengthened producer organisations; and improved capacity and coordination among public and private institutions in the territory.
The Sustainable Atlantic Rainforest Development Project (Parceiros da Mata, Brasil)
Rural development project implemented in the State of Bahia, Brazil, aimed at strengthening the livelihoods of family farmers and rural communities through resilient production systems, environmental restoration, water security, rural sanitation, technical assistance, institutional strengthening and knowledge management. The intervention supports productive development plans and business plans, investments in productive and community infrastructure, agroecological and agroforestry practices, ecosystem restoration, and actions targeting women, young people, and traditional peoples and communities. The project is co-financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Government of the State of Bahia.
Policy frameworks
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United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 2023-2026
The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2026 agreed between the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the United Nations system establishes the strategic framework for supporting national efforts towards the 2030 Agenda. Its priorities focus on strengthening population resilience; fostering sustainable, resilient and innovative productive development aligned with environmental management and climate action; and promoting sustainable, inclusive and equitable social cohesion. The Framework incorporates the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and includes a result aimed at achieving a sustainable food system and healthy nutrition with the inclusion of agricultural producers and the development of family, urban and peri-urban agriculture.
Supreme Decree No. 005-2026-MIDAGRI: Regulations for the Law Promoting the Industrialization of Potato Production
Supreme Decree No. 005-2026-MIDAGRI approves the Regulations of Law No. 31920, the Law Promoting the Industrialization of Potato Production. The Regulations establish actions to add value, promote competitiveness and sustainability throughout the potato value chain, increase producer profitability, improve the quality of processed potato products and strengthen industrial linkages. Its instruments include co-financing for machinery and technical training, extension and technical assistance services, promotion of certified seed, guarantee funds and credit lines, research and technology transfer, linkages with domestic and international markets, associative contracts, promotional campaigns and environmental sustainability measures. It also requires specific targets and indicators for potato industrialization to be incorporated into the National Agroindustrial Competitiveness Plan.
Brazil Family Farming Harvest Plan 2025-2026
Brazil's 2025-2026 Family Farming Harvest Plan allocates 89 billion Brazilian reais to rural credit, public procurement, agricultural insurance, technical assistance, and minimum price guarantees to strengthen family farming, food security, and local economies. Of the total amount announced, 78.2 billion reais are allocated through the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming, Pronaf. The Plan maintains preferential financing rates of 3 percent for the production of essential foods and 2 percent for organic or ecological production, while introducing credit lines for ecological agriculture, sustainable irrigation, and climate change adaptation. It also includes rural connectivity and accessibility measures and the National Program for the Reduction of Pesticides, focused on research, residue monitoring, technical assistance, and the expanded use of biological inputs.
Good practices
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Conservation and Sustainable Use of Agro-biodiversity to Improve Human Nutrition in Five Macro Eco-regions (Bolivia)
Project aimed at conserving agro-biodiversity in situ across five macro eco-regions and improving the livelihoods of local populations. It seeks to mainstream the valuation, conservation and sustainable use of agro-biodiversity into national policies, regulatory frameworks, and health, education, rural development and food security programmes. It includes the generation of market incentives and awareness-raising and training processes for the sustainable management of natural resources.
Public Services Improvement Project for Sustainable Territorial Development in the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers Area of Influence
Project aimed at reducing rural poverty through the social and productive inclusion of families in the VRAEM area. It seeks to increase beneficiaries' human, social, natural, physical, and financial assets. It combines strengthening of territorial governance, development of local economic initiatives, and improved connectivity and community infrastructure.
Buen Vivir in Rural Territories Programme
The programme aims to improve food security and livelihoods of food-insecure rural households in poverty, largely dependent on small-scale agriculture and vulnerable to climate change. It promotes an endogenous territorial development model centred on family-scale agroecological production, organizational and community capacity strengthening, and investment in territorial economic initiatives. It supports the implementation of national food sovereignty policy within a complementarity framework across government levels, with attention to sustainable water and natural resource management.
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