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The CCADP-XP4’s overall objective is to enable agricultural research and innovation, including extension services, to contribute eectively to food and nutrition security; economic development and climate mitigation in Africa. This will be achieved by improving the capacity, effectiveness and positioning of the regional and sub-regional agriculture research and extension organizations as well.

Today, 31st March 2020, the President of the Republic of Botswana His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi announced that the country is to undergo a lockdown for a period of 28 days effective midnight Thursday, 2nd April 2020. CCARDESA will therefore abide by the directive of the President in contributing to the efforts being made by the government of Botswana to bring to a stop the spread of the Corona Virus, and protecting the general citizenry, our clients, partners and CCARDESA Secretariat members of staff.

Analysis identifyed sewveral yield gaps that could be narrowed with additional investmentments in technology adaptation and dissemination.

Strengthening RCoLs has continued for the past six years covering the upgrading of research infrastructure including farm, laboratory, office equipment, IT and knowledge management sustems.

Given that the project was coming to an end on 31st January 2020 and that most of the R&D projects had been completed and research outputs were generated, an end of project conference was held in order to facilitate the sharing of research outputs with a broader group of APPSA stakeholders.

The Book of Abstracts is one of the main outcomes of the Scientific Conference and serves as one of the channels for dissemination of the research outcomes for APPSA.

Maize is a major staple food for millions of households in Sub-Saharan Africa. The emergence and prevalence of Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) in endemic countries in east Africa among others, threathens the food security and commercial seed trade in the Siouthern African Region.

According to the 2017 Nutrition in WHO African Region report, the prevalence of malnutrition in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is very high, and this has been attributed in part to limited dietary diversity. Biofortification represents the most cost effective and sustainable intervention to address micronutrient deficiency malnutrition in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia compared to commercial fortification and nutrient supplements.

This article is about a meeting that was converned for the Lesotho National Conservation Agriculture Task Force. It was a revival meeting that was last held about two years ago. The importance of such a meeting is to bring stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Lesotho to deliberate on the issues of Conservation Agriculture and how it can be supported and strenghened in order to address this "monster" called climate change.