2009 Peace Corps Food Security Conference
Representatives from almost every Peace Corps country in sub-Saharan Africa met in Dakar for a four-day food security conference in December, 2009. More than forty participants discussed best practices in the approach to the establishment of food security and met sub-regionally to discuss future strategies. The conference also included guest presentations from USAID, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Food Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the International Resources Group, and the Food and Agriculture Organzation.
Presentations and Technical Documents Shared at the Conference
Moringa Book (French)
Moringa Book (Fulfulde)
Chain Empowerment: Supporting African Farmers to Develop Markets
Gates Foundation Presentation: Agricultural Development
USAID Presentation: Global Food Security Response
USAID Presentation: The Value Chain Approach
USAID: Globalization of the Small Firm
USAID: The Shea Butter Value Chain
FAO: Drivers of Food Insecurity in Sahelian West Africa and Response Strategy of FAO
Togo: Agribusiness Guide
CDC: Safe Water for the Community
Post-Presentations
Zambia: Cross-Sector Training
Zambia: Regionalization
Burkina Faso: Food Security Training, Sesame Exports, Moringa "How To" Manual
Togo: Coastal West Africa Conference on Food Security
Cape Verde: Post-Harvest Technology
Ghana: FS and HIV/AIDS
Malawi: Universal Nutsheller and Other Appropriate Technologies
Mauritania: Céramine
Namibia: Mirco-gardening
Mali: Value Chain Analysis, Shea
PAPA Presentations
Mali
Senegal
Permagardening Materials
Peter Jensen's PowerPoint Presentation: Permagardens
Permagardening Manual (French)
Permagardening Manual (English)
Permagardening Training of Trainers Manual (French)
Permagardening Training of Trainers Manual (English)
Soil Fertility Management, written by Malawi PCVs
Apple Earth Demonstration Instructions
Permagardening Case Study: Rose's Garden
Video: Gardens for Better Living
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