National Farmers Organisations

This resource is part of the CCARDESA Training Package on CSA. It gives an overview of climate smart agriculture. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is part of the CCARDESA Training Package on Climate Change and Adaptation. It details the contributions of agriculture to climate change and the effects of climate change on agriculture. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is part of the CCARDESA training package on Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture. It focuses on Climate Change projections. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is part of the CCARDESA Climate Change Adaptation modules which introduces climate change adaptation and mitigation. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

This resource is an overview of climate change in SADC region. It discusses Climate change in the context of the SADC region as part of the CCARDESA/GIZ Training package on CSA. The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request

This resource is the first Module of the CCARDESA Training Package of Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture. It focuses on climate change elements of the SADC Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP). The power-point version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request.

Energypedia is a wiki platform for collaborative knowledge exchange on renewable energy, energy access, and energy efficiency topics in developing countries.

Today one in five people worldwide lack access to electricity, while every third person cooks on unhealthy fireplaces. First-hand knowledge on modern and sustainable energy solutions often only exists locally or in fragments and thus is difficult for individuals to access. Therefore, there is a great need to facilitate and expand the diffusion of these technologies in developing countries through knowledge exchange and collaboration

This manual aims to provide clear, actionable information on the most important pests and diseases that affect the major food crops grown by smallholder farmers in Africa.

For each pest or disease, information is provided on how to recognise the problem, what to do to prevent it occurring and how to control it when it occurs. The management options for each pest or disease are divided into ‘cultural approaches’, such as use of resistant varieties, clean seed, crop rotations and good hygiene in the eld, and ‘chemical approaches’, which involve the use of appropriate pesticides. In addition information is provided on the organism that causes the problem and its impact. Finally, a short list of publications and websites is given where additional information can be obtained.

A team of plant health experts has compiled this information; in doing so they have drawn upon the latest research and information available in 2015.

This manual is targeted at extension workers and anyone else who needs access to clear, actionable information on the most important pests and diseases affecting the major food crops grown by smallholders.

This guide was prepared as a result of training sessions conducted between May
and August 2012 in Kenya and Tanzania for extension agents from the Ministry of Agriculture, Landcare and World Vision in Kenya; and from the Ministry of Agriculture
& Food Security, Division of Forestry & Beekeeping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania as well as those from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These agents work in partnership with the IFAD funded EverGreen Agriculture (EGA)project areas of Machakos County in Kenya, and Mbarali District in Tanzania. It is expected that they will be able to stay in touch and support farmers with knowledge gained at these trainings, to increase the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) and Agroforestry (AF) as well as participation in Landcare approaches.

Manual seeding of crops into residues is relatively easy and can be done by several methods: with a hoe or pointed stick (top photo), digging of basins or zai pits (center photo), or using equipment such as the jab planter (bottom photos). The simplest of these are the hoe or pointed stick: small holes are made at the required spacing and seed placed in these, preferably with fertilizer or manure placed in another hole a few centimeters away.