CCAFS East Africa together with partners facilitated the training of 130 women in the Nyando region on climate smart innovations. Focus areas included; new climate smart practices and agro-advisories, appropriate on farm tools and technologies and accessing microfinance and micro- insurance. The ...
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[Training women farmers on climate smart innovations in Nyando, Kenya]
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Training women farmers on climate smart innovations in Nyando, Kenya
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[General Assembly, Africa Agriculture Science Week Ghana]
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General Assembly, Africa Agriculture Science Week Ghana
Over 500 farmers in lower Nyando are testing a portfolio of promising climate risk management, adaptation and mitigation interventions in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, the Kenya Agricultural Resear...
In a workshop from 29 November to 1 December 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, regional stakeholder from regional development organizations, governments, private sector, civil society, academia and the media came together to outline future socio-economic drivers of change for food security, environment...
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) South Asia and the the Youth and Youth and Small Entrepreneur Self-Employment Fund (YSEF), Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal jointly organised a training-of-trainers workshop for women cooperative members on...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Training-of-trainers gender-workshop in Nepal]
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Training-of-trainers gender-workshop in Nepal
The Eastern African Farmer Innovation Fair was held on 28th and 29th May 2013 and showcased innovations by smallholder farmers – women and men – giving them public recognition. The event highlighted the importance of farmer innovation in agricultural development, brought policymakers and the gene...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Eastern Africa Farmer Innovation Fair]
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Eastern Africa Farmer Innovation Fair
Coorganised by Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture (JOLISAA), CCAFS and other partners, the Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa (AISA) was held on 29–31 May 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. AISA brought together researchers and development practitioners who held discussions...
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[Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa workshop]
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Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa workshop
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East African regional program has selected six sites to test interventions that address risks related to climate change and variability. Featured here is the Lower Nyando, Kenya site. Photo: K. Trautmann Please cr...
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[East African farms: battling climate change with diversity]
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East African farms: battling climate change with diversity
On 4 June, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) convened a side event on Agriculture and Mitigation: Towards Low Emissions Development. The side event was well-attended and sparked interesting discussions on new tools and methods for low emissions de...
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[Visit to SAMPLES project site, Bulacan Province, Philippines]
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Visit to SAMPLES project site, Bulacan Province, Philippines