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Projecting the future: What will climate change mean to farmers in Zimbabwe?
While adaptation to climate change brings benefits in terms of reducing vulnerability, it does not always translate into substantial monetary gains. Key messages such as this were shared at a workshop organized as part of ...
Re-designing smallholder farming futures for reduced vulnerability to climate change in semi-arid southern Africa
Climate change will impact the productivity of maize-based crop-livestock systems and the food security of smallholders depending on them in semi-arid southern Africa. Earlier results from testing climate change adaptation ...
Drastic changes in farming to improve the situation of rural communities in face of climate change
Drastic changes in farming to improve the situation of rural communities in face of climate change
Performance of groundnut genotypes under millet based intercropping systems in Sudan Savanna of Nigeria
Spatial arrangement of crops is critical in
determining the growth and yield of lower crops in
intercropping. The productivity of two spatial
arrangements of pearl millet-groundnut intercrops was
studied in the Sudan savanna ...
Characterization and genetic potential of African pearl millet named landraces conserved at the ICRISAT genebank
The world collection of pearl millet at ICRISAT genebank includes 19,696 landraces. Passport and characterization data of 2,929 accessions belonging to 89 named landraces originating in 15 countries of Africa was used to ...
Conservation Agriculture and Climate Resilience
Agricultural productivity growth is vital for economic and food security outcomes which
are threatened by climate change. In response, governments and development agencies are
encouraging the adoption of ‘climate-smart’ ...
Diet crisis in Africa’s low income urban zones but transition to nutritious foods possible
CGIAR, the world’s largest global agricultural research network, has traditionally focused on rural areas. But now cities are attracting its gaze.
There are two compelling reasons for this shift. First, urban dwellers in ...
OPINION: As drought hits, Zimbabweans are going hungry
Efforts to boost food security, health and nutrition in Zimbabwe's cities could have a big payoff