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Africa hosts approximately 33 million smallholder farms, which account for 80% of the continent's farming system. Subsistence farming systems face highly variable climatic conditions that threaten locally-adapted, low-input agriculture. For the near future, they are among the most seriously affec...


Mancini, C.Kidane, Y.G.Mengistu, D.K.Pe, M.E.Fadda, CarloDell'Acqua, M.[Which wheat for smallholder Ethiopian farmers? Joining traditional knowledge with metric phenotypes]Which wheat for smallholder Ethiopian farmers? Joining traditional knowledge with metric phenotypes

Twyman, JenniferMuriel, J.Clavijo, M.[Reporte Encuesta de Género: Cauca, Colombia.]Reporte Encuesta de Género: Cauca, Colombia.

The Seeds for Needs initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. At the same time Seeds for Needs is helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted se...


Gevel, J.M.J. van deFadda, CarloBioversity International[Seeds for Needs - East Africa: Helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds]Seeds for Needs - East Africa: Helping farming communities cope with the effects of climate change by providing access to locally adapted seeds

In South America, 60% of the original TDF ecosystem coverage has disappeared and in Colombia only 8% of its original cover stands. Remaining forest patches are very fragmented, immersed in landscapes dominated by crops and pasture. Ecosystem restoration is considered a global priority to contribu...


Thomas, E.Alcázar, C.Beltrán, M.Amaya, K.Bioversity International[Tree-based restoration of the floristic and genetic diversity of tropical dry forest]Tree-based restoration of the floristic and genetic diversity of tropical dry forest

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[East Africa: Tanzania - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]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[East Africa: Uganda - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]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[East Africa: Ethiopia - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]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[East Africa: Kenya - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook]East Africa: Kenya - Agriculture, food security and climate change outlook

Los Territorios Sostenibles Adaptados al Clima (TeSAC) se evalúan y promueven opciones de Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (prácticas y tecnologías agrícolas y acceso a servicios de información climática) que permitan a las familias de agricultores logren al menos dos de los siguientes ob...

Climate-Smart Villages (CSV) assess and promote climate-smart options (agricultural practices and technologies and access to climate information services) that affect farmers who have at least two of the following goals: increase and stabilize their productivity/income and food security; improve ...


Almentero, HeyniSarruf Romero, LaurenBonilla-Findji, OsanaMartinez- Baron, Deissy[Monitoreo de prácticas y tecnologías implementadas en el TeSAC Olopa, Guatemala (2017) – Infografía]Monitoreo de prácticas y tecnologías implementadas en el TeSAC Olopa, Guatemala (2017) – Infografía

East Africa's smallholder agriculture is expected to be strongly affected by climate change, which, together with a growing population and pressure on natural resources, will result in an increasing challenge to achieve food security for households and regions. Policy makers need information on w...


Wichern, JannikeWijk, Mark T. vanDescheemaeker, KatrienHeerwaarden, Joost vanFrelat, RomainGiller, Ken E.[What works where and for whom? Farm Household Strategies for Food Security across Uganda]What works where and for whom? Farm Household Strategies for Food Security across Uganda

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