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Conservation Agriculture Namibia

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C.A.N
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Agriculture is one of the sectors affected adversely by climate change. Attaining food security and development goals at both household and national levels requires deployment of efficient and sustainable food production practices  Furthermore, the fragile soil structure and the low nutrient composition in most parts of the country make farmers more vulnerable. The common farming practices by the majority of farmers in Namibia are characterized by extensive soil disturbance through ploughing, low use of agricultural inputs, and overexploitation of fragile lands. Inappropriate agricultural practices and poor soil management have resulted in soil erosion, land degradation, loss of vegetation cover, and consequently into low agricultural production.  These land management practices can cause degradation leading to a decrease in soil organic matter. Thus, to mitigate these impacts, there is a need for promoting sustainable farming interventions such as Conservation Agriculture (CA) in the country.
This video in the external link was composed by a number of partners in addressing the effect of Climate Change and sensitise Conservation Agriculture.

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Conservation Agriculture Namibia (C.A.N)
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Conservation Agriculture Namibia (C.A.N), (2015). 

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Commemorating 20 years of tackling climate change in Namibia, 1995-2015

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Van Wyk
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Lesley-Anne

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Hanns Seidel Foundation
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In two weeks’ time, the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will hold the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, France. Namibia has been a signatory to this international treaty since 1995 and is as such at an important juncture of commemorating the progress and lessons to come out of the past 20 years of responding to the challenges presented by climate change within the context of international development. Another important juncture in international development is that of the soon to be enacted intergovernmentally agreed set of targets, the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs). In less than two months, the SDGs will take effect when UN member states are expected to enact policies and legislation to realise them and their associated targets.

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Climate change,
Mitigation,
Sustainable development,
Environmental management,
Namibia
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Hanns Seidel Foundation
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Van Wyk, Lesley-Anne. Hanns Seidel Foundation Namibia, (2015). Commemorating twenty years of tackling climate change in Namibia, 1995-2015.

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Communicating climate-smart agriculture, prospects, challenges

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Majority of farmers in Zimbabwe are small-scale based, poverty stricken and vulnerable to climate shocks, stresses and impacts. The small-scale farmers have no access to bank loans, crop insurance and other public interventions. This leaves them highly exposed, neglected and defenceless to climatic threats. The national input scheme, otherwise known as the Presidential Input Scheme, has its shortcomings and a few merits.

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Climate Smart Agriculture,
CSA,
Human Health,
Climate Change,
Zimbabwe
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Peter Makwanya, (2016). Communicating climate-smart agriculture, prospects, challenges. https://www.newsday.co.zw/2016/07/communicating-climate-smart-agricultu…

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African Agribusiness Incubators Network

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GFAR
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AAIN
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AAIN is registered in Accra, Ghana as a private sector entity & internationally recognised as a Business Development Company.

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AAIN,
African Agribusiness Incubators Network,
Business,
Development
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AAIN
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African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN), http://www.africaain.org.

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Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Scoping Study: Case Study of South Africa

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 Pearson Mnkeni
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Charles Mutengwa

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University of Fort Hare
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This presentation is CSA scoping study which was undertaken in order to establish the status of CSA understanding and implementation in SA at different levels and to establish the current CSA Policy framework in South Africa in terms of effectiveness and equity.

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Climate Smart Agriculture,
CSA,
South Africa,
Productivity,
Adaptation,
Mitigation,
Development
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University of Fort Hare
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Pearson Mnkeni and Charles Mutengwa, (2016). FANRPAN, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Scoping Study: Case Study of South Africa. p.31. 

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Farmers and scientists celebrate SIMLESA achievements

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Cowan C.
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Maize is currently grown on 35 million hectares of land in Africa and is easily the most important staple food crop in the continent, feeding more than 200-300 million people and providing income security to millions of smallholder farmers. Nonetheless, African maize growers face many challenges, including lower than average yields, crop susceptibility to pests and diseases, and abiotic stresses such as droughts. They generally lack access to high yielding improved seed and other farming innovations that could help them overcome those challenges.

The Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project, launched in 2010, supports farmers and partner organizations to achieve increased food production while minimizing pressure on the environment by using smallholder farmers’ resources more efficiently.

SIMLESA is led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and funded by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). It is implemented by national agricultural research systems, agribusinesses and farmers in partner countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

A new video highlights the outcomes and achievements of the SIMLESA project and it features interviews with farmers and scientists.

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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

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Kenya, Mozambique, SIMLESA, Tanzania
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Four Questions About Climate Smart Agriculture in Malawi

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Clinton Foundation
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Adapting to the negative impacts of climate change is a pressing challenge for  anyone engaged in the agricultural sector. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to these changes such as erratic weather patterns, increased water shortages, shorter growing seasons, and changes in plant and animals diseases and agricultural pests. As a result of these challenges, water availability and soil quality decline. The knowledge and skills that help farmers protect themselves against these changes are imperative. The Clinton Development Initiative(CDI) works with 25,000 smallholder farmers in Malawi to apply Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) adaptation and mitigation techniques on their farms. We sat down with Austin Ngwira, CDI’s Director of Agriculture, to learn more about how CSA is helping improve farmers’ food security with techniques that are more resilient to climate change. Read our Q&A with Austin below.

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Clinton Foundation

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The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI), Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
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Clinton Foundation
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Le ricin, solution contre la pauvreté à Madagascar?

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Richer J.
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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 l’ouest de l’Océan Indien, Madagascar n’est pas juste l’île de beauté version africaine aux paysages aussi variés que splendides. Madagascar c’est aussi une autre réalité : un pays dans lequel plus de 80% de la population vit sous le seuil d’extrême pauvreté établi à moins de 1,25$ par jour par la Banque Mondiale. Phénomène complexe et aux multiples facettes, la pauvreté est notamment définie par la faiblesse du pouvoir d’achat. Le pouvoir d’achat a un impact direct sur la consommation d’un individu, il définit la potentialité de se nourrir correctement aussi bien en quantité qu’en qualité. Faute de pouvoir d’achat suffisant, les habitants de Madagascar les plus pauvres troquent parfois leur consommation de riz, base de l’alimentation malgache, contre celle de racine de manioc.

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Le Jatropha à Madagascar : une culture d’avenir ?

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Maholy
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Connue depuis l’Antiquité, cette plante aux multiples utilisations est remise au goût du jour pour en faire du bio-carburant. Son mode de culture simple et ses nombreux débouchés en font une culture de rente pour les plus démunis.

Jatropha curcas est un arbuste de la famille des Euphorbiacées que l’on retrouve actuellement dans toutes les régions intertropicales sèches du monde. En Afrique, il est appelé « pourghère » et à Madagascar « vavavelona », « kinanana » ou « voanongo » selon les régions. C’est une plante très ancienne dont des restes fossiles datant de l’ère tertiaire ont été retrouvés. Il semble qu’elle soit apparue en Amérique centrale avant de se répandre lentement sur tout le continent américain. À partir du XVIème siècle, sa diffusion a été accélérée par l’homme qui a trouvé avec elle une plante aux nombreuses utilisations bien qu’elle ne soit pas comestible.

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Valorisation de l’agrobiodiversité des ignames de Madagascar

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Parmi les plantes à tubercule cultivées, les espèces appartenant au genre Dioscorea (famille des Dioscoreaceae), plus communément connues sous le nom d’ignames en français se concentrent surtout dans les régions tropicales (Afrique, Amérique, Asie). Sur le plan alimentaire, grâce aux valeurs nutritionnelles relativement élevées de leurs tubercules (nettement supérieures à celles du manioc) et à la maîtrise des techniques culturales qui permettent leur domestication et leur production en grande quantité, certaines espèces sont à la base de l’alimentation des populations et contribuent à l’alimentation des animaux d’élevage. Du point de vue de la production, les ignames sont devenues le second tubercule des régions tropicales après le manioc. Le Nigeria, la Jamaïque, le Ghana, le Brésil et bien d’autres pays en sont exportateurs. Plusieurs espèces sont utilisées en médecine traditionnelle (dermatologie, gynécologie humaine et vétérinaire, gastro-entérologie etc…). D’autres sont utilisées par l’industrie : en agroalimentaire comme la fabrication de farine et de flocons et en industrie pharmaceutique telle l’utilisation de la diosgénine dans l’hémisynthèse de pilules anticonceptionnelles et de corticostéroïdes.

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Funding Partners

4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported