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By Mahesh Jampani, Syed Adil Mizan, Dipaka Ranjan Sena, Karthikeyan Matheswaran Dhaka, Bangladesh (March 5, 2024) – A collaborative workshop brought together water management experts to tackle water and agricultural challenges in the Ganges Delta polders. These low-lying, protected areas are vital for agriculture but face threats from salinity intrusion and waterlogging. The workshop, organized by the International Water Management

A recent workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, tackled how to improve climate funding for agriculture across Asia and the Pacific. The event, organized by the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN-CRN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with partners including CGIAR and International Rice Research Institute, brought together participants from across the region. The participants discussed the current state

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (June 5, 2024) – The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), in collaboration with Impact Hub Phnom Penh, organized the Demo Day of the Dak Dam Innovators for Resilient Agriculture. It is a business incubator program that supports youth engagement and start-up businesses related to climate resilience and transformation of agri-food systems. The Demo Day allows the

In large parts of sub-humid Africa, including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood for smallholder farmers, who often consider it as staple and cash crop. However, with the constant threats of climate-change induced droughts, dependence on cereal crops such as maize as the main source of livelihoods for smallholder farmers is adversely affecting food security and livelihoods, as

The CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa—Ukama Ustawi (UU)—recently convened two successful field days in Murehwa and Shamva districts in Zimbabwe, to promote livestock production in diversified maize-based agriculture systems managed under sustainable intensification. Organized by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and attended by around 100 farmers the field days not only provided an opportunity to

Gertrude Banda, a lead farmer from Eastern Zambia, shows different forms of resilience to climate stress induced by the weather phenomenon El Niño. As a dedicated trial implementer under the Ukama Ustawi initiative, Getrude has transformed her 9-hectare farm into conservation agriculture (CA), with 0.25 hectares specifically devoted to the research trials. Despite facing an unpredictable climate, this year has

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (June 4, 2005) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and the national lead for climate-smart mapping, the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA), launched the Atlas of Climate-Smart Maps and Adaptation Plans (CS-MAPs) for Cambodian Mekong Delta. The CS-MAP Atlas features risk maps and adaptation plans to address drought and flooding impacts for rice, corn, cassava, and

For the tenth installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) presented a webinar on food safety in food system transitions in deltas. Dr. Katja van Dongen of the Wageningen Food Safety Research, WUR, talked about the results of their Deltas Under Pressure research project. She shared how their research looked