The aim of this training manual is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of technical experts tasked with capacity building to appraise/implement PILUP(Participatory and Integrated Land Use Planning) project in their respective implementation areas.

This paper analyses the peri-urban experiences of three key Africa countries. The countries are Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The paper aims at investigating how peri-urban challenges have been (or are being) addressed in these countries and derive lessons for Ethiopia.

The Mekong Region has experienced rapid agrarian change over the past two decades, driven by public sector policies promoting agricultural commercialisation to alleviate rural poverty, provide income opportunities, and modernize agricultural production systems.

Best practices around five thematic communities of practice were highlighted in Knowledge Streams, including cross-cutting themes such as climate resilience, gender inclusivity, and digitalization.

Land is being degraded rapidly worldwide. Our current agricultural practices are causing soils worldwide to be eroded up to 100 times faster than natural processes replenish them.