The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has developed the Climate-Smart Village project in several regions in South Asia, East Africa and West Africa. Climate-Smart Villages are sites where local communities work with researchers, policymakers, scientist...
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[Climate-Smart Villages: A community approach to sustainable agriculture]
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Climate-Smart Villages: A community approach to sustainable agriculture
CCAFS South Asia partnered with Alternative Futures and the Bihar Mahila Samakhya to conduct a series of training-of-trainer workshops on the cross-cutting themes of gender, agriculture and food security. The trainings invited women elected leaders to learn about the overlaps between gender, clim...
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[Women take the lead on climate change adaptation]
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Women take the lead on climate change adaptation
This two-hour webinar provided an overview of where and how agriculture is positioned in the UNFCCC climate negotiations, and it presents a series of resources for advocates and communicators to engage meaningfully in the UNFCCC process. It was aimed at climate change negotiators, their technical...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Webinar on Agriculture in the UNFCCC Negotiations]
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Webinar on Agriculture in the UNFCCC Negotiations
Farmers in arid areas of East Africa adversely affected by climate change have an opportunity to increase their sorghum yields after research by African Biodiversity Conservation and Innovations Centre (ABCIC) and Bioversity International increases awareness and knowledge on locally adapted seeds...
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[Jeske van de Gevel speaks about sorghum - cowpea trials in Kenya]
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Jeske van de Gevel speaks about sorghum - cowpea trials in Kenya
Climate-smart agriculture is improving the lives of millions. Find out how in our new book: Climate Smart Agriculture Success Stories: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/research-highlight/climate-smart-agriculture-improving-lives-millions-heres-how This video was produced for the Global Landscapes Forum, 1...
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[Climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers]
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Climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers
Decision makers and researchers from Southeast Asia, one of CCAFS newest regions, met in Vietnam to debate how future climate, environmental, political and socio-economic factors could impact food security in the region. Read: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/decision-makers-debate-climate-threats-so...
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[Exploring the future for food security, agriculture and environments under climate change]
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Exploring the future for food security, agriculture and environments under climate change
In a live-streamed science seminar broadcasted on Friday 4 October 2013, water expert Vladimir Smakhtin, from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) talked about the issues and potential solutions to extreme water variability such as floods and droughts in Africa and Asia. This blog ...
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[Live-seminar: Managing droughts and floods for improved food security and livelihoods]
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Live-seminar: Managing droughts and floods for improved food security and livelihoods
Kanayo F. Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) commends FARA for putting Agricultural Science Research and Innovation on the top of the agenda for the last 11 years and the need to keep it top on the agenda. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)...
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[Putting Agricultural Science and Innovation at the top of the Agenda]
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Putting Agricultural Science and Innovation at the top of the Agenda
Lucy Muchoki, CEO, Pan African Agribusiness & Agro-Industry Consortium talks about empowering the private sector to investment in Agriculture. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana will convene the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week fr...
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[Empower the private sector to invest in Agriculture]
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Empower the private sector to invest in Agriculture
Paul Ilona, Country Manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria - speaks on increasing nutrient levels in crops to solve micro-nutrient related problems globally. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana will convene the 6th Africa Agriculture Science We...