Impacts of Climate Smart Agriculture on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa is grappling with surging food demand amid a growing population and challenges of climate change. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) emerges as a holistic solution, aiming to counter these complexities and enhance livelihoods. However, the evidence remains thin and mixed. We used a meta-analysis with 18 studies to assess the impacts of climate smart agricultural practices on livelihood indicators in sub-Saharan Africa. We find that adoption of climate smart agriculture is positively correlated with crop and household income and food security in sub-Saharan Africa.
Partnerships for Capacitation and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (SAM) in Ghana
The adoption of sustainable agricultural mechanization (SAM) can sustainably increase productivity, and increase ecosystem resilience. Thirty (30) baby trials and One mother trial were established to expand access to smallholder farmers to SAM technologies and generate and share scientific evidence on the performance of SAM technologies, services and information in Ghana. The demonstration trials utilize participatory research and extension approaches by using existing partnerships.
Farmers’ perspective toward a demand led yam breeding in Nigeria
This study seeks to increase the efficiency of yam breeding practice using farmers’ insight at the trait and socioeconomic levels. A three-staged multisampling procedure was employed and 792 yam farmers from four geopolitical zones, comprising 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in Nigeria were randomly selected. Farmer’s preference criteria and factors pertinent to improving the efficiency of yam breeding in Nigeria were documented.
Climate Change 2023 Synthesis Report
This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) summarises the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and risks, and climate change mitigation and adaptation, based on the peer-reviewed scientific, technical and socio-economic literature since the publication of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) in 2014.
Recovery and conservation of the paramo ecosystem through the use of livestock management strategies and implementation of home-gardens in the indigenous resguardo cumbal
Se examina el context de la ganaderÃa en una parte del complejo de paramo Chiles- Cumbal,Nariño, Colombia, su impacto asociado a la erosión del suelo, la pérdida de biodiversidad y las consecuencias para la seguridad alimentaria. Se identificaron varios factores clave, como la deficiente capacitación técnica de los productores en temas técnicos y ambientales, conflicto en el uso del suelo debido a diferencias sociales, y presencia de grupos al margen de la ley.
Improving the adoption of stress tolerant maize varieties using social ties, awareness or incentives: Insights from Northern Benin (West-Africa)
Maize is the staple food of most households in sub-Saharan Africa. The adoption of stress-tolerant maize varieties (STMV) is being promoted due to climate change. There are various methods applied to disseminate these varieties. Unfortunately, the adoption at the household level is still unsatisfactory. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the dissemination methods used in Benin. We identified dissemination methods from key informants involved in STMV seed dissemination projects.
Research protocol: On farm field trials to improve mungbean productivity through fertilizer management
Mungbean is an important pulse crop in Bangladesh, where it is primarily grown in the south by small and marginal farming households who produce two-thirds of the total national mungbean crop. Mungbean is a short-duration crop which requires only 60-65 days from planting to harvest. It is typically grown between February and May with few inputs or intensive management, and is thus growing in popularity in southern Bangladesh.
Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis
This study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria. Demand-led breeding protocols have enhanced participatory methods along gender lines to increase the clarity of information on the yam traits preferred by farmers and other end users.