New Article: Global demand for palm oil, beef, cocoa and other commodities is rapidly increasing. The production of these commodities is focused in tropical forest regions, where the environmental and social impacts of food production are greatest incl…
We’ve heard a lot at Africa Agriculture Science Week about the complex problems facing African farmers, particularly as climate changes, populations boom, and ecosystems degrade. Boosting crop yields is simply not going to deliver the needed solu…
Around 24 million people in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali and Togo depend on the Volta River for domestic water, agriculture and hydroelectric power. However erratic rains will likely leave West African farmers short of irrigation water…
A new report highlighting the damaging effects of climate change on West Africa’s Volta River basin was released at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week in Accra, Ghana. by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and CGIAR Research Program…
Robert Zougmoré est le coordinateur régional pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest du Programme de recherche sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire du Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale.
