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This presentation talks about the shift in Zambia's agriculture from conservation agriculture (CA) to climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Though improvements in management practices, lifestock management, use of fertilisers and other interventions higher drop yields have been reached.

This presentation by Dr. O. T. Thakadu

• defines knowledge translation
• explains why knowledge translation is needed
• gives an understanding of different models used in knowledge translation
• gives an understanding of the kex elements of the framework of knowledge translation strategy
• identifies challenges and opportunities in knowledge translation

Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development (PSTAD) is a project which falls under Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Access to Knowledge and Technologies function. It it implemented by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in partnership with Sub-regional Organisations (SROs), CORAF, ASARECA and CCARDESA and National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARs) of participating countries.

This presentation by C. Berger provides the reader with an overview about climate change terminology, definitions and uses examples to explain the points.

This presentation by Ch. Lennard and L. Van Ardenne pictures climate change projections and impacts in SADC and the importance of climate change for agriculte. Focus is put on

• The climate system
• Latest projections
• Regional challenges and downscaling
• Data vs information
• Other things we might need to know

This presentation by L. Waldmüller portrays agriculture from three sides: its role as victim, culprit and the potentials that lie within proper adaptation and mitigation measurements.

This presentation by L. Waldmüller addresses climate change as a big challenge for agriculture. It explains the idea of climate-smart agriculture and possible solutions.

Eng. Sipho Sibanda describes in this presentation the importance of post-harvest management.

Topics covered are

• what is postharvest handling
• purpos eof postharvest management
• climate change and its impacts
• factors affecting postharvest systems

The Sub-Saharan African Challenge Programme (SSA CP) is a continental initiative, led by Forum on Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), which started in 2004 with the aim of finding a solution to the observed low contribution of the agricultural sector to national economic and social growth. At that time it was established that the agricultural sector was faced with a range of constraints which led to the under-performance of the sector. One of these constraints was the vertical nature of how agricultural research was organised. This led to the proposal for a new approach to agricultural research, known as Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) as an alternative to the linear model, commonly referred to as the Agricultural Research and Development (ARD) approach.

This brochure decribes briefly the maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, its economic impact, how to detect it and ways to deal with it.