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What are the long-term effects from flash floods and heat waves on agriculture?
At this stage, climate science is not able to tell us a great deal about how the agriculture sector will be affected by an increasingly variable climate. But despite little progress, there are still a...
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Initial research highlights: importance of gender in food security innovations
An interdisciplinary team included CIAT, IITA, IFAD, Gulu University, and NARO members conducted the research in Adjumani, Gulu, Kitgum and Nwoya districts, to begin the process of building a...
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Does conservation agriculture work for smallholder farmers in Africa? New...
As year 2015 has been earmarked as the International Year of Soils to highlight the urgent need for better soil management, many are promoting conservation agriculture (CA) as a key solution for...
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A look at how a changing climate will hit South and Central America
A changing climate is not something new to South and Central America. Both regions are already battling a weather-war against recurring hurricanes, horrid flash foods and landslides, linked to violent...
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Una mirada a cómo el cambio climático afectará a Latinoamérica
El cambio climático no es algo nuevo en América Central y del Sur. Ambas regiones ya están enfrentando una 'guerra climática' contra eventos extremos frecuentes, incluyendo inundaciones y...
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L’agriculture de conservation fonctionne-t-elle pour les petits exploitants...
Etant donné que l’année 2015 a été déclarée Année internationale des sols en vue de mettre en exergue l’impérieuse nécessité d’assurer une meilleure gestion des sols, nombre de personnes sont en train...
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How can we turn climate information into action?
How can we turn climate information into action?Download the reportClimate information services are a concrete and powerful tool that live up to their promise of adaptation in agriculture by helping...
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New toolbox for gender and inclusion in climate change projects
A manual presenting gender-sensitive and socially inclusive participatory action research tools is launched today via a live-streamed event in Nairobi, Kenya. The event coincides with the International...
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New Latin America country profiles open pathways for reaching climate-smart...
Building on prior experience to confront new challenges is a basic precept of ancient folk wisdom, which has informed actions in every sphere of human endeavor throughout history. Now, it also serves,...
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Nuevos perfiles de países de América Latina abonan el terreno para la...
Partir de experiencias anteriores para afrontar nuevos retos es un precepto básico de la sabiduría popular ancestral, que ha servido para fundamentar acciones en cada esfera del comportamiento humano a...
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Climate change: Re-adapting African agriculture
Consider that by 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa will be roughly double what it is today. And this is a region where already about a quarter of the population is undernourished. So avoiding...
View ArticleWhat have we learned about governing agricultural and forest areas to achieve...
Stopping deforestation due to agriculture is difficult, especially with pressures to increase food and commodity production. We now understand that intensifying agriculture reduces the amount of total...
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Climate change: Re-adapting African agriculture
Consider that by 2050, the population of sub-Saharan Africa will be roughly double what it is today. And this is a region where already about a quarter of the population is undernourished. So avoiding...
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Index insurance arms farmers against a changing climate
Live Webcast 28 January 2015Insuring the future of farmers under climate changeNew ReportScaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insightsIn developing countries, crop...
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Can Africa provide enough low-carbon land to meet global food needs?
With its largely untapped land-resources for agriculture expansion, could Africa really be the world’s next low-carbon breadbasket? New article argues probably not, at least not for the global...
View ArticleArabica coffee production at risk due to changing climate
Coffee ranks just after oil in its value among traded commodities and is grown in more than 60 tropical countries. Coffee is produced by around 25 million producers, 70% of whom are smallholder farmers...
View ArticleClimate-smart agriculture: Acting locally, informing globally - 2014 Annual...
Impact through policies and partnershipsTacking issues of climate change within major development initiatives can be a reall challenge. CCAFS partners with nearly 900 diverse organizations, including...
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How can we turn climate information into action?
How can we turn climate information into action?Download the reportClimate information services are a powerful tool that live up to their promise of adaptation in agriculture by helping farmers both...
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New toolbox for gender and inclusion in climate change projects
A manual presenting gender-sensitive and socially inclusive participatory action research tools is now available for download! The manual was launched via a live-streamed event in Nairobi, Kenya,...
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New Latin America country profiles open pathways for reaching climate-smart...
Building on prior experience to confront new challenges is a basic precept of ancient folk wisdom, which has informed actions in every sphere of human endeavor throughout history. Now, it also serves,...
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