Press Release International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) April 2, 2013 Contact Information: Sarah Immenschuh +1 (202) 862-5679 s.immenschuh@cgiar.org Related Publication: West African Agriculture and Climate Change
Archive for April, 2013
Countries in West Africa Must Add Climate Change Adaptation to Food Security Investments
April 2, 2013 West African policy makers should prepare for future challenges from climate change as they address the pressing needs of broad-based economic growth. Maize, millet, rice, and sorghum are the major cereal crops in the region, yet yields from these crops are very low compared to the world average and even other regions in Africa. Impacts from a changing climate will challenge production systems already under pressure to produce more to feed a growing population. Existing farming systems, including crops and livestock, are adapted to today’s agroecosystems in the region, but climate change will alter those systems in [...]
Experts: Corruption could threaten global efforts to slow forest loss
U.N.-backed efforts to slow forest loss could be derailed by corruption, experts warned as they pointed to a potentially dangerous combination: An opportunity to make a lot of money and weak governance in many of the participating countries.
Interpol expert: Fund distribution for scheme to slow global warming needs to be transparent
Initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from forest loss (REDD+) need to be financially transparent and accountable, an Interpol expert said. By closely involving forest-dwelling communities, we also minimize the risks of money being div…
Livestock dairy scientist and former director general of ILCA John Walsh: An obituary
John Walsh, an Irish dairy scientist and former director general of the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and one of two predecessors of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), died…