Lesotho’s agricultural system faces a growing number of climate-related vulnerabilities with drought, floods, pests, and extreme temperatures occurring more frequently. In response, the Government of Lesotho is collaborating with the World Bank to integrate climate change into the country’s agriculture … Continue reading Scaling up climate-smart agriculture in Lesotho
Following the second call for proposals launched in June 2020 by Expertise France under ECOWAS in the framework of the GCCA+ West Africa project funded by the European Union, 11 new pilot projects for a total budget of €2.4 million … Continue reading Ghana selected new climate-smart agriculture pilot projects in West Africa
Growing up in the most southern tip of Malawi, I remember my ancestors practicing zero tillage, intercropping maize with pigeon peas, green beans, pumpkins and more. Later, these were characterized as “uncivilized” ways of farming, and they then adopted “civilized” … Continue reading Resilience in agriculture: An unfinished agenda for Malawi – now overshadowed by the pandemic
For too long the narrative surrounding Africa’s agri-food sector has been one of limited opportunity, flat yields and small farms. It’s true that Africa is still producing too little food and value-added products despite recent efforts to increase investment, and … Continue reading Scaling up innovations in agriculture: Lessons from Africa
