Resources
Our resource centre gathers resources from across the programme, sharing information and knowledge on Propcom+’s Climate-Smart Agricultural Interventions approach.
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December 05, 2024
Success Stories
In Nigeria, where rice is mainly produced by small-scale farmers under rain-fed conditions with relatively low productivity, a groundbreaking initiative called ‘Irrigation-As-A-Service’ (Irri-Go) is revolutionising the agricultural landscape, providing smallholder rice farmers with solar irrigation solutions, driving down production costs, boosting rice production, and reducing methane emissions.
December 05, 2024
Learning Products
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a proven nature-based approach for rice cultivation that curbs methane emissions and enhances yields, providing benefits for our planet, people and prosperity (SRI 2030). SRI offers significant opportunities for women to engage in climate-smart agriculture and cultivate more profitable crops.
December 05, 2024
Strategy Document
Propcom+ presents two critical entry points for addressing climate change issues: helping farmers adapt to the impact of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the way that interventions are designed and delivered. Investing in sustainable climate-smart agriculture is imperative.
December 05, 2024
Operational Manual/Guide
Access to quality animal health services is crucial for enhancing livestock productivity, safeguarding public health, and fostering economic growth, especially in rural areas. However, challenges such as limited resources, inadequate infrastructure, and a shortage of skilled personnel often hinder the effective delivery of veterinary services.
December 04, 2024
Factsheet
Diseases are the biggest threats to livestock productivity, most of which are preventable if rural veterinary distribution and service channels are fully developed and optimised. The Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) and Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VPPs) remain promising models for raising a crop of micro/rural entrepreneurs who deliver animal health services, including vaccinations, to rural poultry/livestock farmers.
December 04, 2024
Factsheet
About 70% of rural people are smallholder farmers (IFAD), and the majority are still unaware of the benefits of using certified climate-smart seeds. Climate-smart seeds have the potential to minimise crop failure due to climate risks. Propcom+ is scaling the Rural Seed Promoter (RSP) model to drive the last-mile distribution of climate-smart certified seed varieties so farmers can build resilience and increase their incomes.
December 04, 2024
Factsheet
The availability of high-quality, locally adapted seed varieties is considered essential for crop production, as they contribute 50% to crop yields (NAERLS). Limited production and supply of climate-smart (CS) seed varieties is a major constraint. Propcom+ is bridging this gap by facilitating the local production of adapted seed varieties to drive the supply of climate-smart seed varieties to farmers.
December 03, 2024
Factsheet
Most staples consumed in Nigeria are starch-based, with very few micronutrients. Rural households mostly consume what they produce, putting them, alongside low-income earners, at risk of micronutrient deficiencies. Price volatility and undersupply linked to insecurity and climate shocks are impacting the affordability and availability of nutrient-dense foods for rural dwellers.
Propcom+ is promoting the integration of smallholders into the supply chain of food processors by investing in the production and aggregation/offtake of biofortified crops to drive production and consumption.
July 05, 2024
Operational Manual/Guide
The Guide aims to provide an accessible operational resource to help practitioners put the market systems development approach into practice. It explains the key principles and frameworks which guide the process of effective intervention in – and development of – market systems, addressing common challenges with examples of good practice based on practitioner experience.
July 05, 2024
Operational Manual/Guide
This Reader introduces the DCED Standard for Results Measurement, and summarises what we have learned about results measurement since the last Reader was published in 2016.
Consequently, different audiences may use this Reader in different ways. If you are new to the DCED Standard, or want to refresh your memory, then begin by reading chapters two and three. Chapter two summarises the key points of the DCED Standard, and chapter three provides a step-by-step guide to implementation in practice. Content is largely taken from previous Readers, although it has been updated to match Version VIII of the Standard, which was released in April 2017. On the DCED website, you can download a full description of changes between Version VII and VIII of the Standard.
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