Tag: climate-smart agriculture
ADAPTA is launched to facilitate climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture
ADAPTA is Africa’s first climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture. ADAPTA is launched with USD 1.5 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda...
World bank Fact Sheet: Closing the Potential-Performance Divide in Ugandan Agriculture
1. What is the current state of agriculture in Uganda?
Agriculture contributes 25% of national GDP and employs 70% of the population. The sector provides...
Mauritius to support farmers hard-hit by cyclone flooding
Heavy rainfall impacted farmers and about 75 percent of local vegetable production, said Mahen Kumar Seeruttun, the Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security. It’s...
Zambia: CTA Invests in Smart Agriculture
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA), has invested over €449, 000 euros in scaling up climate smart agricultural solutions for cereals...
Climate Smart Crops: A Necessity for Future Food & Nutrition Security
Climate change is taking a severe toll on farmers, as they watch their livelihoods disappear with the onslaught of floods, droughts and rising sea...
Tanzania upholds better rice farming measures to mitigate climate change
Tanzania upholds better rice farming measures to mitigate climate change, boost food security
Tanzania has started a campaign to promote new and better farming system to...
EBAFOSA’s role is supporting countries to maximizing productivity of Africa’s food...
There has been a lot of conversations around EBAFOSA (Ecosystems Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly), African Harvesters discussed with the United Nations Environment...
Zambia’s Armyworm Outbreak: Is Climate Change to Blame?
Surrender Hamufuba of Mwanamambo village in Pemba district recalls how he battled Armyworms in 2012. Fast-forward to 2016 and it is a similar story...
FAO warns of growing water scarcity amid climate change, population growth
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for better water management and improved access for small farmers while Malacañang continues to find ways...
Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science
Africa's climate is one of the least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report provides reliable scientific information about the continent's changing climate, equipping...
