Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) offers a way to transform the world food system and achieve three goals: near-term productivity and food security; longer-term resilience and adaptation; and reductions in emissions across landscapes, agriculture and food systems. CCAFS has strived to address the k...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[The Science base for Climate-Smart Agriculture in East Africa Webinar 28.08.14]
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The Science base for Climate-Smart Agriculture in East Africa Webinar 28.08.14
On 25-27 June, decision-makers and researchers from across the East African Great Lakes region met in Entebbe, Uganda to discuss what the future might hold in terms of development, agriculture and environmental change, and what this may mean for national and regional policies. This meeting was or...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Scenarios on food security, environments and adaptation in the Great Lakes region, Uganda]
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Scenarios on food security, environments and adaptation in the Great Lakes region, Uganda
CCAFS webinar Exploring the GHG mitigation potential in rice production on 18 September 2014. Presenters: Dr Reiner Wassmann, IRRI and Dr Sultan Ahmed, Government of Bangladesh. Read more about the webinar and download related research materials. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/exploring-ghg-mitigation-p...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Exploring the GHG mitigation potential in rice production]
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Exploring the GHG mitigation potential in rice production
Eugene R. Terry from TransFarm Africa says that the African Agriculture Science Week is a very important event, which gives an opportunity to talk about control measures for African cassava virus diseases and their control. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration wit...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Cassava Virus Diseases and their control - Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6)]
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Cassava Virus Diseases and their control - Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6)
To support a transition to Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa, researchers and development practitioners have developed a range of tools and options for effective climate adaptation and mitigation in agriculture in different environments and at diverse scales. The Climate and Agriculture Network...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Webinar: Climate-Smart Agriculture Tools for Africa 13 October 2015]
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Webinar: Climate-Smart Agriculture Tools for Africa 13 October 2015
Dr. Chrysantus Akem, SARA-SC Project Coordinator, IITA, talks about the SARD-SC project across Africa. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana will convene the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week from July 15-19 in Accra, a continental ga...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[The SARD-SC Project: "Increase yields and alleviate poverty among the African farmers"]
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The SARD-SC Project: "Increase yields and alleviate poverty among the African farmers"
Dr. Javed Rizvi, Country Manager for Afghanistan, ICARDA shares his experiences in ensuring food security in conflicts regions at AASW6. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in collaboration with the Government of Ghana will convene the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week from Jul...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Sharing experience from projects in conflict zones]
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Sharing experience from projects in conflict zones
This pack is designed to help you produce high quality, reusable and open data from your research activities. It consists of documents, templates and videos covering the different aspects of data management and ranging from the overarching concepts and strategies through to the day-to-day activit...
Research scientist, Appolinaire Djikeng, Technology Manager at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) speaks of his passion to see science help Africa better participate in the ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Cutting-edge science creating solutions for African agriculture]
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Cutting-edge science creating solutions for African agriculture
Farmer Peris Onyango Owiti is receiving seeds and trainings on various hybrid crops by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa program and partners. The idea was to create a demonstration plot for women in her area with Peris as their teache...
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[Climate-smart farmer Peris Owiti's has a demonstration plot for women]
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Climate-smart farmer Peris Owiti's has a demonstration plot for women