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The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is an ACP-EU institution working in the field of information for development. We operate under the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement and our headquarters are in The Netherlands. When it was set up, in 1984, CTA was given the challenging task of improving the flow of information among stakeholders in agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
Our work focuses on three key areas:
- providing information products and services (e.g., publications, question-and-answer services and database services);
- promoting the integrated use of communication channels, old and new, to improve the flow of information (e.g., e-communities, web portals, seminars, and study visits);
- building ACP capacity in information and communication management (ICM), mainly through training and partnerships with ACP bodies.
At the core of all our activities are our partnerships with ACP national and regional bodies. We also work with a wide network of ACP-EU public and private sector bodies, as well as international organisations around the world.
Our overall aim – to better serve the ever-changing information needs of all stakeholders in ACP agricultural and rural development. Through our partners we are working with these stakeholders to achieve the goal shared by the whole development community – poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
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Displaying 51 - 55 of 161Rainwater Harvesting for Increased Pasture Production
This leaflet describes one method of rainwater harvesting – using hoops. This method is particularly suited to pasture production in dry areas.
Low cost water storage tanks and ponds
Ponds and underground water tanks can store large quantities of water for domestic or agricultural purposes.
Helping the soil to hold more water
Adding compost and farmyard manure to soil both increases fertility and soil health, and improves the water holding content.
Establishing a tree nursery
This guide explains how to obtain high-quality tree seedlings through a tree nursery.
Drip irrigation - an efficient system of water use
A farmer explains his system of using drip irrigation with harvested rainwater to grow vegetable crops