African Agriculture and Food Systems
What: The 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture will this year focus on “Transforming food systems under a changing climate” to explore the changes needed to help farmers and food systems both adapt to and mitigate climate change. The event is hosted by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security […]
Agroforestry is overlooked in global climate change reporting systems, resulting in missed opportunities to account for a major carbon sink. BURLINGTON, VERMONT – Farmers incorporate trees into fields and pastures to earn cash from fruit or wood, increase fodder and shade for livestock, promote soil health or protect against wind or water erosion. In all […]
Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, maize, and livestock production, Vietnam can increase its Paris Agreement commitments, says a study that highlights climate action potential for agriculture in Southeast Asia. Looking toward 2020, as nations take stock of their actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the 2015 Paris Agreement, many are seeking ways to […]
By combining the latest crop models and local expertise in Vietnam, Uganda and Nicaragua, scientists developed a process to pinpoint where cash crops and food security is most threatened by climate change. The tool can help streamline climate spending. CALI, COLOMBIA – Climate change is already making life harder on farmers, especially in developing nations. […]
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met. Projections show parts of Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia will be drier, while the tropics and north will be wetter. WAGENINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Even if humans radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short term, […]
Study shows how crowdsourced citizen science can improve and accelerate crop variety recommendations In the context of rapidly evolving climate conditions, a new study by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Bioversity International and partners addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that is both scalable and targeted. […]
The Eastern and Southern Africa small-scale Farmers Forum (ESAFF) started this petition to THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE and 2 others For the benefit of over 130 million small-scale farmers (crop growers, pastoralists, fisherfolks and foresters), we kindly demand East African Community (EAC) states make it mandatory (legal requirement) as from 2019/2020 budget to allocate not less […]
ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 29 2017—Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will soon have access to a unique digital saving plan for inputs, coupled with timely, tailored farming advice, that will help to solve several major problems confronting farmers in poor areas: access to finance, to inputs, and to agricultual training. The programme to deliver this plan was […]
Dar es Salaam Tanzania, MARCH 11, 2016 – The Alliance for a GreenRevolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a new initiative, theInclusive Green Growth of the Smallholder Agriculture (IGGSAS)Programme in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania(SAGCOT). The initiative, which is supported by the Norwegian Ministryof Foreign Affairs, has an overall goal of increasing incomes […]
Press release issued by BRiTEN Dar es Salaam, 7 November 2012 Agro dealers are a critical link in the agricultural input distribution chain; moreover, they play an important role in supporting the smallholder farmer to commercialize. Agro dealers are located nearer the farmer and provide a range of goods and services. Agrodealer Associations serve as […]