Utilisation de la prévision climatique probabilistique pour assister les paysans
mediaterre.org | 18 May 2012
Cette rencontre est organisée par l'Agence Nationale de l'Aviation de Civile et de la Météorologie (ANACIM) en collaboration avec le projet Climate Change and Food Security (CCAFS). Elle a réuni plus de quatre vingt " 80 " participants composés de structures techniques (Direction de l'Agriculture...
 Senegal | Climate Change Adaptation | Environmental Awareness | Education

Women process food to fight climate change (Radio)
ips.org | 26 Apr 2012
Women process cassava products. Credit: Martha Nyambura/IPSIt is estimated that African farmers who sell their surplus harvest receive only 10 to 20 percent of the price of their produce due to post harvest losses brought about by extreme climatic conditions and the lack of access to appropriate technologies. But, says Martha Nyambura, women in the Kilifi county of Kenya, are now looking at new methods to help them combat harsh conditions.
 Kenya | Agriculture | Farming Practices

Tired of Odd Jobs in the City, He Is Farming in His Old Guinean Village
ips.org | 16 Apr 2012
By Moustapha KeitaCONAKRY, Apr 16 (IPS) – Like many rural youth, Abdoulaye Soumah spent a few years in Conakry, trying his hand at various jobs in the big city. But he has since returned to his home village, transforming a seven-hectare plot of land inherited from his parents into a model of...
 Guinea | Agriculture | Farming Practices | Poverty Reduction

Côte d'Ivoire:Paysans formés à la maîtrise des conditions météorologiques
mediaterre.org | 12 Mar 2012
Des paysans ivoiriens ont pris part mercredi à Abidjan à un atelier de formation à la maîtrise des conditions météorologiques, à l'initiative des responsables de la Société d'exploitation aéroportuaire et météorologique (SODEXAM).Selon les organisateurs, il s'agit de lutter contre la baisse de rendement liée à la pluviométrie et au climat, et obtenir une meilleure production.
 Côte d'Ivoire | Environmental Awareness | Education | and Public Participation

MADAGASCAR: The "less is more" philosophy of rice production
IRIN News | 31 Jan 2012
TALATA 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ernest Rakotoarivony, 45, was teased by some members of the Talata community, a small town 30km north of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, after breaking with traditional rice cultivation methods and employing a technique taught to him by a Jesuit priest.
 Madagascar | Agriculture | Farming Practices | Food Security

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe farmers turn back to tradition as rainfall changes
feedproxy.google.com | 28 Jan 2012
Source:  AlertNet Country:  Zimbabwe By Madalitso MwandoESIGODINI, Zimbabwe - Whether rotating her crops, sowing seed from previous harvests or gathering rainwater, Susan Gama is pulling out all the stops in an...
 Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Climate Change Adaptation | Farming Practices

Liberia: Les producteurs de cacao et de café vont bénéficier d'un prêt de l'Onu
fr.allafrica.com | 12 Jan 2012
Le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA), l'agence des Nations Unies spécialisée dans le développement rural, va octroyer un prêt de 24,9 millions de dollars au Libéria afin d'améliorer la production de cacao et de café dans le cadre des efforts pour réduire la pauvreté parmi les communautés rurales.Les fonds provenant du FIDA vont financer un programme baptisé projet de soutien à la revitalisation de la culture d'arbres au Libéria, où le développement...
 Liberia | Agriculture | Farming Practices

New crop varieties can cut poverty, study finds
SCIDEV.NET | 03 Jan 2012
The benefits to poor farmers of new crop varieties are hotly debated, but a new study shows they can help reduce poverty.
 Uganda | Agriculture | Farming Practices | Poverty Reduction

Malawi: Overcoming the Barriers: How to ensure future food production under climate change in Southe...
feedproxy.google.com | 09 Nov 2011
Author: Katharine Vincent, Alec Joubert, and Tracy Cull, Kulima Integrated Development Solutions; John Magrath, Oxfam GB; Peter Johnston, Climate Systems Analysis Group, University of Cape Town Farmers in Southern Africa are experiencing changes to their climate that are different in magnitude to...
 South Africa | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Agriculture | Climate Change Adaptation | Farming Practices

Les arbres fertilisants en Afrique australe connaissent un grand succès
SCIDEV.NET | 03 Nov 2011
Des arbres capables de fertiliser les cultures dans leur voisinage ont été adoptés par 400.000 agriculteurs en Afrique australe, avec pour effet d'accroître leurs rendements.
 Tanzania | United Republic of | Zambia | Zimbabwe