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“Rwanda’s agricultural sector, which employs over 70% of the population and contributes nearly 30% of the national GDP, faces growing challenges due to climate variability” highlighted Dr. Olivier Kamana – Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Projections indicate that climate-related losses in agriculture could cost the country between USD 50–300 million annually by 2030, threatening livelihoods

The integration of peacebuilding into resilience strategies is increasingly important for communities reliant on livestock, as climate change intensifies resource scarcity. On October 29, 2024, a diverse group of experts and practitioners gathered at the ILRI campus in Nairobi to address this critical issue. The event, organized by CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security in partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and

This tool includes a dashboard and an interactive map, summarizing CSA projects implemented across Ghana from 1971 to 2023. It provides detailed information such as project titles, implementing organizations, timelines, sponsors, geolocations, summaries, beneficiaries, technologies, thematic areas and contact persons. Enhanced with features such as Venn diagrams, network analysis, and density maps, the tool streamlines access to information and fosters

In the lush highlands of southern Colombia, farmers face pressing challenges in seed and food security, compounded by falling crop diversity and limited seed exchange between farmers. In response, a new community seedbank aims to conserve local seeds, enrich agrobiodiversity and foster seed and knowledge exchange among local farmers. With a focus on Indigenous culture and education, the seedbank will

As farmers across Kenya contend with rising livestock feed costs amid challenging economic conditions, over 50 farmers from Kisumu County have found hope in a one-week intensive training on the production of Black Soldier Flies (BSF), with another farmer group set to be trained shortly. This training offered practical solutions to combat the high cost of feed, support sustainable agriculture

Results from TerraBio’s first two monitoring cycles show a mixed impact on biodiversity from the projects that received funding from the Amazon Biodiversity Fund (ABF). The ABF is a private fund, advised by Impact Earth, whose purpose is to invest in projects and companies with a social and environmental impact in the Legal Amazon (find out more here). Despite only

ABF is a private fund investing in projects and businesses with social and environmental impact in the Brazilian Legal Amazon. It provides venture finance for sustainable enterprises that have a transformational impact on biodiversity and communities, structured around four investment pillars: conservation, reforestation and community livelihoods; smallholder value chains; sustainable agriculture; and innovation in technology, financing and services. In the

Benin, a West African country bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, faces major climate challenges that threaten its socio-economic development. Climate change is evident through increased average temperatures, greater variability in rainfall, and a higher frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. These phenomena have direct repercussions on agriculture, which is the backbone of the Beninese economy, employing