Bringing Livestock services closer to Pastoralists in ASALs of Kenya changing their lives Livestock keepers in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya such as Isiolo are faced with perennial loss of their animals due to drought that ca... 27/01/2016
Rice value chain/Cameroon - Commercial rice farming supports women farmers from climate stress Women farmers in Western Cameroon are leading the way in commercial rice production, benefiting from new seeds and marketing opportunities that are... 08/11/2015
Improved breeds of Goats and Sheep as a coping mechanism against climate change for Small-scale farmers and Pastoral Herders According to scientists working with the ‘Small ruminants’ project of ILRI, improved breeding of small ruminants provides a better pathway for enha... 19/10/2015
What do we know about the impact of climate change on Livestock Systems in Africa? A 2015 report by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS) of CGIAR has alarmingly revealed that the despite evide... 19/10/2015
Cassava growth boosted by climate change Cassavas is currently one of the world's fastest-growing crops, and is holding up better to the rising temperatures caused by climate change, as po... 31/03/2015
Price rises compensate for a fall in the volume of East African tea exports The Kenya Tea Board has announced a fall of 11.4% in tea production for the first half of 2012, a total of 158,170 tonnes against the 178,400 tonne... 09/09/2012
Impact of climate change on cocoa production in West Africa A report from climate scientists at the Colombia-based International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), commissioned by the Bill and Melinda G... 07/01/2012
Guyana’s rice exporters urged not to neglect traditional markets Following the conclusion of an agreement with the Venezuelan government to supply 50,000 tonnes of paddy at US$520/tonne and 20,000 tonnes of rice... 23/11/2011
Kenyan tea production down amid fears of long-term impact of climate change According to press reports, erratic rains have resulted in a 16.2% decline in tea production in the first half of the year. According to the Tea Bo... 06/10/2011
Impact of climate change on water availability and food security An FAO survey of the current scientific understanding of the impact of climate change has been published, warning that climate change ‘will have ma... 05/07/2011