East Africa: Farmers Turn to Climate Coping Strategies

15 October 2012

Nairobi — Smallholder farmers in East Africa are embracing farming techniques and technologies that will help them cope with climate change, say researchers.

Research conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda by the the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) found that farmers have taken up strategies aimed at improving crop production.

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