Climate-smart farmers Ruth and Peter Nguli show East African policy-makers why they should support climate-smart agriculture.
Consortium News Archive for March, 2015
Discovery of beans that can beat the heat could save “meat of the poor” from global warming
As a result of a major breakthrough, beans are now set to withstand extreme temperatures, protecting a staple food of the poor in developing countries.
Towards COP21: scientists promote Climate-Smart Agriculture to tackle climate change
More than 700 participants from 75 different countries around the world attended the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture, held in Montpellier, France on 16-18 March 2015. Scientists and…
What’s next for climate-smart agriculture?
We only have one planet, and it is under immense pressure. Pressure to feed 9 billion mouths by 2050, without raising greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to protect natural resource bases…
Transforming IITA to nourish Africa
My first visit to IITA was in 1982. As a young scientist with the Delft Hydraulics Lab in the Netherlands I worked on my first soil science project that also…