Welcome to the Partnerships Central Portal for Agriculture.
The Portal is currently under development. When complete it
will offer a complete range of information, tools and service to provide
motivation, practical means and real opportunities for new sustainable development partnerships within Agriculture.
For the moment, below are relevant partnerships currently in operation.
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Fundacion Cruzada Patagonica
Since 1998, the Fundación Cruzada Patagónica has been producing different experiences in the construction of greenhouses for families, communities or ...
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Its Governing Board is composed of three members: the Local Authority of the Department of Rocha, the Ministry of Housing, Territorial Development and the Environment, the University of the Republic
PROBIDES is a Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development Program for the Eastern Wetlands of Uruguay, internationally recognized as the ...
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THE PARTNERSHIP FORUM
The Luangeni project was implemented in January 2001 with the overall objective of capacitating a rural community called Luangeni in Eastern Zambia to...
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ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR - CORRAL DE BUSTOS
La pobreza influye sobre la degradación ambiental en los países subdesarrollados. Es la principal causa de la existencia de hambre y de muerte prem...
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IFDC -- An International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development
The IFDC programme dealing with input accessibility explicitly focuses on the adoption process and combines the participatory development of technolo...
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Rainforest Alliance
As early as 1930, ecologists noted that shade coffee farms held nearly the same biodiversity as primary forest and could be an excellent buffer zone f...
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Interamerican Foundation of Tropical Research (FIIT)
Traditional “rustic” farms are among the most environmentally benign agricultural systems in the Neotropics and also the most vulnerable ones. Traditi...
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Rainforest Alliance - International Conservation Organization
In the early 1990, the banana industry came under increased scrutiny due to concerns about deforestation, indiscriminate use of pesticides, water poll...
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Conservación y Desarrollo (CyD) (NGO)
The connection between biodiversity conservation and rural poverty is the most painful and promising in cocoa and coffee farming. Both crops are domin...
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Clean Air Action Corporation – Business
The Diocese of Mpwapwa (Anglican) (DMP) is located in central Tanzania. Over 95% of the population are subsistence farmers with an income of less tha...
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Unilever: Bird Eye Wall's, UK - Business
Each year Unilever produces over 100,000 tons of frozen peas. This is roughly 13% of the global production of industrially processed peas. Developing ...
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Federation of Migros Cooperatives
Palm oil is an important raw material for many foods, such as margarine, bakery products, soups and sauces. After soya, it is the second most importan...
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Hifadhi Ardhi Shinyanga (HASHI)
The HASHI project has had broad success in reversing land degradation in dryland regions of Tanzania through a rebirth of traditional forms of enclosu...
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International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotechnology Applications (ISAAA)
The project Biotechnology to Benefit Small-Scale Banana Producers in Kenya was developed in response to the rapid decline in banana production in Keny...
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United Nations Environment Programme
In 1992, methyl bromide, a toxic chemical used to control a broad spectrum of pests, was added to the list of the Montreal Protocol on Substance that ...
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M.S. Swaminatham Research Foundation
To combat a decline in native plant varieties, tribal communities of the Jeypore Tract are involved in plant breeding, compilation of biodiversity reg...
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ForesTrade, Inc.
ForesTrade Indonesia’s (FTI) partnership initiative links local indigenous farmers with international markets for organic spices and essential oils an...
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ForesTrade, Inc.
ForesTrade de Guatemala’s (FTG) partnership initiative directly links local indigenous farmers with international organic markets for organic cardamom...
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De Beers
The Vukuzenzele farming project was started four years ago in Refilwe township just outside of Pretoria. Refilwe is one of the poorest townships in Ga...
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UNESCO Rhoen Biosphere Reserve, Administration Unit Hessen
The Rhön Biosphere Reserve Business Partnership Initiative is an organisation of regional enterprises who actively support Rhön Biosphere Reserve in Germany, with the aim of assuring and promoting the continued development of the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.
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Secretariat for International Landcare Incorporated
Following the example of Landcare Australia, Landcare International aims to create a global network of 100 Landcare countries within the next decade.
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ELF PETROLEUM NIGERIA
Elf Petroleum Nigeria has united with rural communities in Nigeria to promote modern farming. Since 1995, about 3024 farmers have received seedlings, fertiliser and insecticides, while a total of 5011 farmers have received agricultural advice from resident experts.
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Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
SAI is a new platform created by the food industry to actively support the worldwide promotion of sustainable agriculture.
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UNESCO Rhoen Biosphere Reserve (Bavarian Unit)
Apple farmers, brewers, fruit-juice producers and tree nurseries are committed to this project to conserve fruit orchards as a typical landscape feature of the Rhoen region and to generate income and employment locally.
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UNESCO Rhoen Biosphere Reserve (Bavarian Unit)
The Rhoensheep is an endangered breed but through the efforts of this project the total ewe population in the region has increased from 0 to 2000 since 1994.
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UNESCO Rhoen Biosphere Reserve (Bavarian Unit)
Based in the Rhoen, Germany, local agriculture, crafts, and gastronomy businesses have joined forces in this initiative to safeguard the Rhoen landscape, promote the use of regional products in gastronomy and increase employment.
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Combining the expertise and funds of farmers, conservation groups, government and businesses, this initiative now has 4800 Landcare groups operating across Australia to improve natural resource management.
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The Sustainable Agriculture Integrated Resource for Ghana in an NGO formed in 1995 by Ghanaian agricultural scientists with the aim of promoting sustainable agricultural growth and alleviating hunger and other problems in drought affected areas.
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ForesTrade, Inc.
ForesTrade is an international product development and trading company that imports fine quality organic coffee, spices and essential oils. Through its extensive network and commitment to sustainable agricultural practices, ForesTrade fosters small farm development, community socio-economic development, and natural resource conservation.
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Program of Education Farms for Sustainable Development