CGIAR has just published a really useful snapshot of the world’s major food crops, animals and tree and water resources and what is likely to happen to them in the face of climate change, the effects of which on food production will require reexamini…
Archive for November, 2012
A partnership network – what does it mean in practice?
What does it mean to actually build a local network of partners? A case study from Ghana shows us that it’s possible.
Help through participatory videos – documenting farmers experiences in real time
Climate smart villages in India are being rolled out in three districts, supporting farmers in their everyday struggles, through among other things information and new technologies. Experiences are documented as part of a participatory video project by…
Food switch could offset climate threat to staples – study
Yields of the world’s three biggest crops in terms of calories provided will decrease in many poorer countries as temperatures rise and rainfall becomes more unpredictable, according to a policy brief from the CGIAR Research Programme on Climate …
Bananas could replace potatoes in warming world – BBC News
Bruce Campbell is programme director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) which co-ordinates work among leading institutions around the world. He told BBC News that the types of changes that will happen…