In March 2022, the Tanzania team brought together CROPS4HD project representatives from Niger and Chad as well as several experts from FiBL and SDC to exchange knowledge and learn about the project’s progress at this stage.
Category Archives: Chad
Kickoff visit in Chad
In Chad, the introduction phase of the project took place from 2021 September 11 – 17. All CROP4HD consortium members met in Ndjamena, the capital of the country during this period.
CROPS4HD builds climate resilience
The project CROPS4HD promotes neglected and underutilised crops that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change as a strategy for farmers to adapt their production to the new reality of climate change.
Fonio millet, Lablab bean or Bambara groundnuts: the rediscovered crops
The new SWISSAID project CROPS4HD focuses on local, almost forgotten crops to improve the food security of people in the South.
Gender and diversity mainstreaming
CROPS4HD designed its project to take women’s different roles and realities into account. Specifically, following recommendations extracted from the four preparatory gender and conflict studies, the project integrated the study findings in the project design and will characterize the work in the four countries.
Use of technology in CROPS4HD
CROPS4HD will use a phone-based information and communication platform and methodology for mutual sharing of knowledge and experiences among peasants groups and link them with expert knowledge nationally and internationally.