-
East Africa: Farmers Adapting but Food Insecurity Persists, Researcher Says
allAfrica, 13 September 2012
About a year after East Africa's worst drought in six decades peaked, a survey of more than 700 smallholder farmers across four regional countries reveals that food insecurity… Read more »
East Africa: Farmers Are Adapting to Climate Change, Survey Finds
Farmers in East Africa have embraced a wide range of climate resilient agricultural strategies and technologies in order to improve crop production, according to a survey published by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
-
East Africa: Survey Finds Farmers Adapting to Climate Change
CGIAR, 7 September 2012
Smallholder farmers across East Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to new research recently published by the CGIAR… Read more »
-
Kenya: New Seeds Boost Yields for Drought-Hit Farmers
allAfrica, 24 January 2012
For a couple that has weathered the dual tests of early retirement and repeated crop failures, it might have seemed an impossible dream to former primary-school teacher Philip… Read more »
-
Kenya: Livestock Insurance - A Chance to Outsmart Drought?
allAfrica, 9 January 2012
The first thing that hits a visitor to Ginda village in northern Kenya is the smell. Read more »
-
Rwanda: Weather Changes Affect Farming Season
New Times, 4 September 2012
Sudden weather changes within seconds from hot and dry to rainy season is becoming a common phenomenon today, affecting lives and agriculture. Read more »
-
Tanzania: Cassava Cushions Farmers From Climate Impacts
AlertNet, 11 July 2012
Changing weather patterns have forced farmers in Muheza district in Tanzania to move away from growing traditional crops and switch to cassava, which is playing an increasing role… Read more »
-
Uganda: ICT Will Help Ugandan Farmers Cope With Climate Change
SciDev.Net, 24 August 2012
Ugandan cattle farmers are set to benefit from the use of information and communications technology (ICT) tools and meteorological data to improve their ability to adapt to climate… Read more »
Documents
-
7 September 2012
East Africa: Are Food Insecure Smallholder Households Making Changes in Their Farming Practices?
- Publisher:
- CGIAR
- Publication Date:
This original paper examines the relationship between farming practice changes made by households coping with the huge demographic, economic, and ... see more »
Video
-
10 November 2010
Ruth Marigu Njue - Karurumo village -- Kenya
- Publisher:
- CCAFS
- Publication Date:
Ruth Marigu Njue is a single mother with ten children living in the village Kururumo in Kenya. She is not enjoying farming as she used to and faces a ... see more »
InFocus
-
In a district where food aid makes up 15 percent of the economy, a new livestock insurance scheme offers participating farmers and herders an opportunity to recoup some of their ... Read more »
