Agriculture contributes approximately 32% to the country’s GDP in 2015, mostly through food crop production, which accounted for approximately 65% of the agricultural GDP. Nearly 60% of of the economically active population is employed in the sector. Women make up roughly half of the workforce an...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Tanzania - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Tanzania - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
Agriculture is the main economic sector, accounting for 27% of GDP, employing 73% of the labor force and contributing 46% of total exports. Agricultural production is primarily based on small scale subsistence farming, comprising a system of mixed agriculture with perennial and annual crops, as w...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Uganda - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Uganda - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy and the primary source of employment for its population. It contributes 44% to the GDP and employs more than three quarters of the economically active population. The livestock sector contributes 16-20% to the national GDP and represents a key sub...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Ethiopia - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Ethiopia - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
Agriculture is central to Kenya’s economic development, constituting 28% of the country’s GDP and accounting for 65% of total export earnings. The crop, livestock, and fishery sub-sectors contribute approximately 78%, 20%, and 2% to the agricultural GDP, respectively. The sector employs more than...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[East Africa: Kenya - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]
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East Africa: Kenya - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook
In this CCAFS project, we stimulate partnerships
between farmer cooperatives and
professionals from public, private and civil
society spheres and couple participatory
adaptation planning with the development
of incentive and investment plans. In this
way, we aim to establish a virtuous cycle of
i...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Participatory planning and investment in climate smart agriculture to reduce risks for small-scale farmers in Central American coffee landscapes]
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Participatory planning and investment in climate smart agriculture to reduce risks for small-scale farmers in Central American coffee landscapes