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Date of Publication: Aug 2018
Under the project "Out-scaling climate-smart technologies to smallholder farmers in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe" stakeholders aim to evaluate the impact of a changing climate on current...
Date of Publication: Jul 2018
Climate change is projected to have serious impacts on the agriculture of southern Africa, affecting food availability, creating local production shortfalls and resulting in rising commodity prices....
Date of Publication: Jul 2018
A diagnostic survey was conducted in July 2017 in two northern districts of Zambia to investigate presence or absence of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and its causal viruses. In total, 29...
Date of Publication: Jul 2018
Sustainability of rain-fed farming systems under climate variability and change conditions is a key concern for policy and adaptation planning processes to improve food and nutrition security. The...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Presentation on 'Protected cultivation: an alternative for farmers to adapt to effects of climate change' by Navindra Boodia, Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Agriculture, University of...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Presentation on 'Climate change in agriculture with a value chain perspective' by Dr. Brinda Ramasawmy, Faculty of Agriculture, Univesity of Mauritius.The presentation covers the following:...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Presentation 'Carbon footprint of Agriculture' by Prof. B. Lalljee, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius.Prof. Lalljee talks aboutWhat is a carbon footprint?Importance of carbon...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Presentation 'Regional Knowledge Management for CCAA/CSA' by Dr. Wiebke Förch, GIZ ACCRA for CCARDESA.The presentations showsCCARDESA as a regional knowledge brokerCCARDESA Information,...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Based on CSA practices, prioritized in national and regional workshops, a study was conducted using historical data collected by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and its...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
The timeliness and quality of land preparation are critical to rice production. NERICA varieties are no exception. Good soil tillagepractices generally enhance ef cient fertilizer-use, soil porosity...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Final presentation of group work on adaptation options on 'Litchi Orchard Management'.Group work and presentation developed during the training 'Tackling Climate Change in...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Final presentation of group work on adaptation options on 'Livestock'.Group work and presentation developed during the training 'Tackling Climate Change in Agriculture: Approaches to...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
This is the presentation to the keynote speech: Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP) support to Climate Change Adaptation in the SADC Region by Dr. Simon Mwale, CCARDESA.The presentation...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Final presentation of group work on adaptation options for 'Tomato'.Group work and presentation developed during the training 'Tackling Climate Change in Agriculture: Approaches...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
This presentation 'Thematic introduction: Climate Change, adaptation and mitigation' was held by Catalina Berger.The presentation deals with integrating climate change adaptation into...
Date of Publication: Jun 2018
Presentation 'Climate-smart agriculture and gender' by Dr Wiebke Förch, GIZ programme advisor for ACCRA/CCARDESA.Contains information onGender and rural development and agricultureGender and...
