CCAFS Program Director Bruce Campbell, theme leaders Andy Jarvis and Phil Thronton, and Science Officers John Recha and Daisy Martinez, along with CCAFS South Asia Regional Program Leader Pramod Aggarwal, and scientists from other CGIAR centres traveled to Haryana and Maharashtra states in India ...
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[India field visit by CCAFS Researchers 2014]
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India field visit by CCAFS Researchers 2014
A workshop held in Guatemala City brought together a broad group of stakeholders to refine the initial list of practices, validate the overall objectives and then evaluating the criteria of the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture (adaptation, mitigation and productivity). Photos: J.L.Urrea...
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[Prioritizing Investments in Climate-Smart Agriculture in Guatemala]
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Prioritizing Investments in Climate-Smart Agriculture in Guatemala
Key institutions working on climate services in Africa have embarked on a collective process towards strengthening and scaling up climate information and advisory services for agriculture in Africa. Researchers and technical experts, from these institutions, met during a pre event to the fifth co...
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[Strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa]
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Strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa
On 16th July 2014 farmers from Makueni and Kitui Counties, visited different trial sites during a farmer field day event, to select the best sorghum varieties, this was after a research Project testing climate change resilience of sorghum varieties from National gene banks of Kenya and Tanzania. ...
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[Farmer Field Day in Kathonzweni, Makueni]
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Farmer Field Day in Kathonzweni, Makueni
Farmers from Nyando and other areas in Kisumu, came together for the annual Agricultural Society of Kenya Fair, which happened from July 28 to August 3 2014 in Kisumu. The farmers visited different stands showcasing various agricultural innovations. A few champion farmers also exhibited at the fa...
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[Knowledge sharing at the Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya Fair 2014]
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Knowledge sharing at the Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya Fair 2014
A total of 3166 farmers from different Community Based Organizations in Nyando attended the 2014 Annual Farmer Learning Event. Farmers shared knowledge on best farming practices in the face of a changing climate Photos: P. Kimeli and S. Kilungu (CCAFS)
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[2014 Annual Farmer Leaning Event in Nyando]
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2014 Annual Farmer Leaning Event in Nyando
Learning Route on Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Adaptation best practices covered several districts in Kenya. The event was organized by Procasur with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD. Photos: P. Kimeli (CCAFS)
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[Journalist training in Dakar Senegal, September 2015]
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Journalist training in Dakar Senegal, September 2015
This 2-day workshop brought representatives from countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America in order to share their experiences in developing plans for the agriculture and livestock sector, in order to synthesize lessons learned and identify future research and capacity needs for national ad...
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[National Adaptation Plans and Agriculture: A learning workshop]
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National Adaptation Plans and Agriculture: A learning workshop
Led by Theme Long-term Adaptation, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) coordinated a side event on Agriculture in NAPs at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland. The side event reviewed the NAP process for climate change adap...
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[Climate talks in Warsaw, Poland (COP19)]
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Climate talks in Warsaw, Poland (COP19)