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Date of Publication: Jan 2015
The objective of this user’s guide is to assist accredited entities to develop a concept note (CN) to be submitted to the Green Climate Fund ("Fund").As a voluntary step, accredited...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
Fleming Chookole, 49, of Mwiinga village in Chinkankata district in Zambia has returned to farming after abandoning it for blacksmithing for several years. Today, he is a lead farmer and...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
This brochure decribes briefly the maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, its economic impact, how to detect it and ways to deal with it.
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
Climate-smart agriculture seeks to increase sustainable productivity, strengthen farmers’ resilience, reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. It...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
This brochure explains the concept of Conservation Agriculture, its benefits and how to deal with pests and diseases when adopting conservation agriculture.
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
The Government of South Africa, through the Department of Environmental Affairs, has set up the Green Fund to support the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient and pro-employment development...
Date of Publication: Jan 2015
The Seychelles National Agricultural Investment Plan (SNAIP) is a framework that seeks toharmonize, consolidate and accelerate the implementation of the country’s agriculture and food ...
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
This Working Paper provides an overview of projected climate change impacts on crop production and suitability across Africa, using a combination of literature review, models and new data analysis.
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
This is the first technical progress report for the project and it covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2014. The report is intended to provide an abridged update on key deliverables...
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
Striga is a parasitic weed which “bewitches” maize, millet and sorghum; hencesmall sticky seeds which can remain in the soil for over 20can only germinate when they sense the...
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
This article summarizes the findings of a research paper entitled “Problems Faced and Strategies Adopted by Farmers for Adapting to Climate Change in Xai-Xai District, Gaza Province”...
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of foodsecurity and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agriculturalproductivity...
Date of Publication: Dec 2014
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L.) is an underutilised African legume that fits the same ecological niche as Arachis hypogea. It is still cultivated using landraces and little is known about...
Date of Publication: Nov 2014
The project mainstreams the climate risk considerations in the Land Rehabilitation Programme of Lesotho for improved ecosystem resilience and reduced vulnerability of livelihoods to climate...
Date of Publication: Nov 2014
Climate change is one of the major challenges that are confronting developing countries. Rural women in Zimbabwe are one of the most hard hit populace groups. The study sought to investigate how...
Date of Publication: Nov 2014
There are few direct measurements of anthropogenic climate-forcing emissions in Africa, making it difficult to accurately assess current emissions and to anticipate changes in future emissions....