World Bank gives US$40m for climate smart agric
The International Development Agency (IDA) of the World Bank has given approval for an additional US$40million grants to the Accelerating Impacts of
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World Bank gives $40m for climate smart agric
The International Development Agency (IDA) of the World Bank has given approval for an additional US$40million grants to the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR-Climate Research for Africa project (AICCRA).
World Bank District Of Columbia United States Chakib Jenane Boutheina Guermazi International Development Agency
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Integrated rice-fish culture: AICCRA training toolkit
As in most African countries, the integrated rice-fish system remains marginal in Mali because of socioeconomic, environmental, technological and institutional constraints. As part of its overall goal of strengthening the resilience to climate change for several hundred thousand producers in Mali, the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project hopes to change this. It has identified the integrated rice-fish system as a priority technology to validate and scale up ...
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Thriving through change: Innovative adaptation tools for resilient food systems in Africa
A new inventory of adaptation planning tools, frameworks, and methodologies for use by national stakeholders in African countries has been developed to support…
Lamine Diedhiou Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program Global Center On Adaptation Sustainable Development International Livestock Research Institute Climate Research For Africa
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Agric sector stakeholders commit to early warning response for pest control
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have committed to developing and implementing an Early Warning and Rapid Response System (EWRRS) for the...
Greater Accra Chislain Tepa Yotto Eric Bentsil Quaye Michael Yao Osae University For Development Studies Directorate Of Agriculture Extension Services Mo
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Universities urged to integrate climate change courses into curricula
West African universities have been urged to integrate courses in climate information system and climate smart agriculture in their curricula to...
Akosua Dickson Wilson Agyare Africaat The Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science University Curriculum Impacts Of Climate Research For Africa African Science Centre On Climate
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Climate Resilience: AICCRA builds capacity of Ghanaian women champions
Fifteen gender champions have been trained to support women farmers in Ghana to mitigate climate risks and impact at a workshop organised in Kumasi.
Greater Accra Central Region Margaret Quarm Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem Joyce Haleegoah Faustina Obeng Adomaa
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Scaling agriculture science and innovation for a climate-resilient future in Africa
The agriculture sector in Africa must become more resilient under climate change. Science and technology will be key to achieving this. Learn how the World Bank Group works with CGIAR and its partners to facilitate the implementation of scientifically proven and validated innovations on a larger and more ambitious scale.
Abdou Tenkouano Africa National Agricultural Research Systems African Union Central African Council For Agricultural Research International Development Association World Bank Group
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Climate reporting: What journalists are missing in the agricultural discourse
Every year, smallholder farmers in Africa suffer yield losses due to changes in timing and length of growing period – a phenomenon induced by changes in rainfall and water availability for irrigation. When farmers record low yields, it is not only their livelihoods that are affected, but the food security,…
South Africa Cape Town Western Cape Sabrina Trautman Spring School On Climate Climate Research For Africa
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Why journalists must be concerned about the impact of climate change on agriculture
Humanity can still stop the worst consequences of climate change, says scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
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