Tag: climate change
Climate Resilient Farming Success for Rwandan Refugees and Farmers
Africa & Middle East: A climate-resilient farming project by Practical Action shows how refugees and local farmers in Rwanda are reducing hunger and combating climate change through regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreSaving Every Grain of Rice: A Conversation with Jerry Tjoe Awie
Latin America & the Caribbean: Jerry Tjoe Awie, a rice breeder in Suriname, unpacks the climate challenges rice farmers face and the potential of gene banks in the region.
Read MoreFour Ways Pulses Nourish Soils and Soils Nourish Us
Global: Pulses do not only boost our food security and nutrition, but they also nourish our soils and benefit the environment.
Read MoreClimate Smart Agriculture Interventions Must Be Gender-Responsive
Africa & Middle East: Increasing women's participation in climate smart agriculture requires inclusion in decision-making and equal access to resources, research shows.
Read MoreEmpowering Pastoralist Women as Climate Change Decision-Makers in Tanzania
Africa & Middle East: Pastoralist women in Tanzania are being empowered in climate change adaptation by GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award winner, the Pastoralist Women's Council.
Read MoreAt COP28, Reducing Methane Emissions from Food Waste is Essential to Achieving Global Climate Targets
Global: Over 735 million people face hunger. Food waste also releases methane which has 86 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
Read MoreCOP28 is a Chance for Businesses to Walk the Talk on Food and Climate
Global: Businesses working together to address innovative measures to achieve food security and climate change are crucial at COP28.
Read MoreThe Fight Against Climate Change Calls for Significant Collaboration
Africa & Middle East: Ahead of COP28, addressing climate change and its impacts on African food systems means collaborating across sectors.
Read MoreIn a World of Rising Conflict, We Must Cultivate the Fields to Grow Peace: An Open Letter from World Food Prize Laureates
Global: Hunger and conflict are deeply intertwined. To ensure lasting peace, governments and businesses must invest in food and agriculture.
Read MoreTailor-Made Food and Agriculture Policies: Newly Launched Guide on Taxes, Subsidies, and GM Crops
Global: A new tool empowers governments to enhance food policies, tailored to their unique needs for healthier diets and resource conservation.
Read MoreSwaminathan: My Hero, My Mentor
Asia: Dr Channa Prakash highlights the work of M.S. Swaminathan as an agricultural scientist, author of the Green Revolution and more.
Read MoreNavigating the Policy Puzzle of Incoherency and Conflicting Outcomes
Africa & Middle East: The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) and Africa Climate Week (ACW), alongside the Africa Food System Summit (AGRF), highlighted the crucial need for a sustainable and nature-positive transformation in food production.
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