Is climate-smart and digital agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth?
The average African farmer’s age is nearly 60. Stakeholders come together to brainstorm pathways to draw young people into a rural way of life and climate-smart and digital agriculture is the best bet. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on
Developing a more coherent theory of scaling
A new working paper examines research on scaling as a method to promote adoption and effective uptake of climate-smart innovations resulting from experimentation carried out by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), with researchers
Participation: key to the creation of new farming systems
Farmers and the actors that support farming systems face acute challenges caused by the climate emergency. According to CGIAR researchers, overcoming these challenges requires working together to co-design and adopt climate-smart practices. This article explains how climate-smart farming could be
Agriculture, food security and climate change with a gender lens
Guatemalan institutions and CCAFS give shape to a practical guide to integrate gender in agricultural projects. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and
Innovation platforms: key spaces for CSA implementation
Research suggests that innovation platforms can facilitate the collective understanding and implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and
How to achieve resilient livelihoods: Solar irrigation in Southern Ethiopia
To achieve resilient livelihoods and diversified production, the key in Southern Ethiopia was to apply a climate-smart landscape approach that uncovered opportunities for renewable energy-based irrigation systems, including solar irrigation. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
Learning about adaptation and mitigation from Cauca
Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through strategic, broad-based global partnerships. Farmers and
Gender, climate change and agriculture: Guatemala leads regional dialogue
Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through strategic, broad-based global partnerships. The Ministry
De-risking agricultural value chains using climate-smart agriculture
Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through strategic, broad-based global partnerships. Across the
Investment in Climate-smart Agriculture: Why Do it Now
Investment in climate-smart agriculture offers, at this point in time, unique opportunities across the value chain to address the SDGs. This article explores the promise of impact-investing in agrifood, a crucial sector for sustainable development. Globally, agriculture and food — or