Livestock farming is essential for Guatemala’s economy and the livelihoods of many communities. However, the challenges of climate change such as droughts, floods and other climatic variations, pose ongoing threats to the stability and growth of this sector. What is being done to address these challenges, and how are stronger tools being provided to livestock farmers to make their production
This milestone creates a framework to capitalize on the comparative advantages of the organizations in science, services, locations and operational strategies, to boost climate action, sustainable agriculture, scaling of innovations and technologies and expansion of geographical reach. The Alliance and icipe have a longstanding history of successful partnership, through a range of collaborative initiatives. In addition, icipe has hosted the
In Tanzania, where agriculture sustains the livelihoods of many communities, the impacts of climate change – such as recent prolonged drought spells and extreme floods experienced across East Africa – are increasingly felt by farmers. These extreme weather events threaten crop yields and food security, highlighting the urgent need for localized and accurate climate information to help farmers adapt. Like
Advancing institutional solutions in the Central, Southern, and Sidama regions of Ethiopia involves strengthening governance structures, promoting community participation, and implementing sustainable development initiatives. By establishing effective institutions and governance mechanisms, these regions can better address challenges related to resource management, agriculture, infrastructure, and social services. Encouraging collaboration between government agencies, local communities, and other stakeholders is key to creating
This new collaboration comes as AICCRA forges partnerships with four other universities in Kenya—Murang’a University of Technology, Taita Taveta, Laikipia, and Chuka Universities—who have all designed and implemented climate-smart curricula for agricultural extension workers, with capacity building and technical assistance from AICCRA scientists. AICCRA’s role in these partnerships was to connect these universities with the science and innovation of CGIAR,
When you mention “digital sequence information” or its initials (DSI) to someone, chances are they’ll have no idea what you’re talking about. In short, DSI is a placeholder term in policy circles for the blueprints of life – DNA and other genetic information – stored in databases. Thanks to rapid technological advances, generating DSI is inexpensive, and accessing it is
In line with national and global policies – including the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda ( BETA), the Big 4 Agenda and the Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy within Vision 2030 – AgriTech4Kenya puts Kenyan agrifood systems transformation on the front page and stands as a beacon to innovators ambitious for the development, deployment, adoption, and scaling of high-impact science-based agri-tech
Pedro Chilambe didn’t start out working on climate change. “I was on the other side”, he laughs, speaking of his first degree in petroleum engineering. However, the Mozambiquan scientist grew up in a diplomatic family living all over the world, and one of their postings, in Malawi, left a particularly deep impression on him. “The culture there revolves around farming,