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Date of Publication: May 2015
This study analyzes possible impacts of projected future climate change on ecosystems of the Lake Chad Basin.
Date of Publication: Apr 2015
Dominant weed species in smallholder farming systems are broadleaved annuals and perennials, and grasses. The most common and difficult to control broadleaved weed species on smallholder farms are...
Date of Publication: Apr 2015
Crop residues consist of dead plant parts, or stover, that remain from previous crops, including green manure cover crops, and may be supplemented with dried weeds or other imported plant material....
Date of Publication: Mar 2015
This resource is a regional report giving a general status of how agricultural information is being communicated in the region. It synthesizes reports which were developed by 12 SADC member states....
Date of Publication: Mar 2015
The eyes of some 180 000 Namibia’s communal crop farmers are firmly focused on the implementation of the European Union’s Conservation Agriculture Project for Namibia via the...
Date of Publication: Mar 2015
Dans un article publié par Le Monde, Laetitia Van Eeckhout affirme que le ricin, plante herbacée originaire d’Afrique tropicale, peut être une arme de lutte contre la faim à Madagascar:Situé à...
Date of Publication: Mar 2015
alawi is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, with an economy driven predominantly by the agricultural sector that accounts for one third of the GDP and nearly 80 percent of employment....
Date of Publication: Feb 2015
The smallholder sector is vulnerable to climate change due to its reliance on rainfed agriculture and has the least ability to adapt. Based on appropriate weather forecasts, farmers can mitigate and...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
CCARDESA's Climate Change Adaptation Strategy: Evidence from CCARPASA Project
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
This brochure gives a short overview of the Maize lethal necrosis disease and provides the most important information on it.
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
Les petits exploitants agricoles sont importants pour la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne, où deux tiers de la population dépendent de pluviales cultures à petite échelle qui constituent...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
The report provides information for a wide stakeholder base on the role of fisheries in food and nutrition security in SADC. It is a result of a study commissioned by CCARDESA to develop...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
This module provides guidance and a comprehensive menu of practical tools for integrating gender in the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of projects and investments in climate-smart...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
Three sweet potato cultivars (A40, A45 and 199062.1) were planted in three small-scale farms located under different agro-ecological zones of KwaZulu-Natal. The objective was to assess growth,...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
Farmers who still cultivate bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) rely on landraces and seed retained from previous harvests. Given that the crop is typically cultivated in semi-arid regions, seed...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
The Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) is a systematic method to assess local feed resource availability and use. It helps in the design of intervention strategies aiming to optimize feed utilization and...
