Storybook: The Year the Cold Didn’t Come
Through this storybook, IFAD seeks to highlight the impact of climate change in Lao PDR, where those affected the most are rural people, especially women, children and ethnic minorities.
Supporting Extension Services to Scale Up Sustainable Land Management: The potential of WOCAT’s tools and methods - IFAD
Publication | 15 March 2023
Supporting Extension Services to Scale Up Sustainable Land Management: The potential of WOCAT’s tools and methods
This publication reviews lessons from applying the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Uganda.
The participatory approach focused on smallholder land management practices, especially those prioritised by women and youth, that aim to increase yields and make production more stable and sustainable.
It finds that smallholders prioritized solutions that improved their food and income, reflecting a new emphasis of sustainable land management practices that are focused on on production rather than simply conservation of soil.
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