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The hub for agriculture and farming news on climate in Africa.
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Urgent action is needed to address Africa’s triple threat
Africa is dealing with the triple shock of mounting debt burdens, a continuous food crisis, and the consequences of climate…
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Farmers embrace smart insurance to guard against climate shocks
In Kenya, 80% of farmers are smallholders. However, despite the critical role they play in providing food for the nation,…
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Africa climate negotiators to take a common position informed by science at the upcoming COP27
The upcoming COP27 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Egypt, starting on 6thNovember, will be…
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International researchers in Malawi to understand how weather, climate change impact agricultural production
A five-member team of weather and climate change researchers from France, Italy, Poland, Kenya and Tanzania has arrived in Malawi…
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Partnership led by Roeslein Alternative Energy wins US$80 million grant to develop new Climate-Smart Agriculture Value Chain
A partnership of 14 public and private entities led by Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) has been awarded US$80 million from…
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Cameroon tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown
Tomato farmer Gregory Ngwana is used to good years. But this season, wild weather – too little rainfall and then…
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Heavy rains in Ivory Coast boost prospects for main cocoa harvest, but hurt mid-crop
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the start of the next main…
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Coffee production faces climate risk for Africa’s top grower
Ethiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could face “significant volatility” in the crop’s yields in a decade due to changing weather…
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