Browsing by Author "Bishop-Sambrook, C."

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  • Addressing HIV/AIDS through agriculture and natural resource sectors: A guide for extension workers
    Bishop-Sambrook, C. (Rome, Italy: Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Programme, FAO, 2004)
    This is a 2004 guide divided in three parts to explore the potential contribution of extension workers to help on the fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic. The first part focuses on understanding the disease- the basics, the risks, vulnerabilities to the impacts, HIV and the community. Part 2- Responses of extension works based on community dialogue to identify impacts of HIV in the community, and reflection on the findings. Part 3- Is a reflection on the opportunities that extension workers have to address HIV/AIDS through agriculture and natural resources. The guide ends with some tools, tables, and examples of templates to help extension workers in the process.
  • Conservation agriculture as a labour saving practice for vulnerable households
    Bishop-Sambrook, C.; Kienzle, Josef; Mariki, W.; Owenya, M.; Ribeiro, F. (International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2004)
    Conservation agriculture is frequently cited as having labour saving properties and as a potential solution to farm power shortages suitable in households under labour stress. However, its suitability for use by vulnerable households in sub-Saharan Africa has yet to be examined from technical, economic and social perspectives. Its adoption requires a significant change in farming practices and the use of specialist equipment, as well as a fundamental change in mindset towards cultivation practices.
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