Almost 45 percent of the land in Sub-Saharan Africa is being cultivated. This means crops are being grown on almost half of the continent. In addition, agriculture employs 65 percent of the total population in the region, earning farmers both an income…
Presentation by Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research and Vanessa Meadu, Communications and Knowledge Manager, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Delivered to private sector representatives in London on 11 July…
Indian farmer Om Prakash Shukul began implementing trees on his farm after following an awareness programme on agroforestry in his community. He was more than happy to talk about his fruit tree-planting activities during a video interview. Read more ab…
In the Lower Nyando region of western Kenya, the increasing frequency of droughts, floods, unpredictable rainfall and temperature variations are affecting farmers and their food security – hard. Over 500 farmers in this area are therefore testing…
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) South Asia and the Youth and Youth and Small Entrepreneur Self-Employment Fund (YSEF), Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal jointly organised a training-of-trainers …
