Climate-smart agriculture

Farmers clear weeds from a trench, which retains water and prevents soil erosion during rains, as part of the FAO project to strengthen capacity of farms for climate change in Kiroka, Tanzania. Credit: FAO

How Agricultural Technology Can Adapt in a Warming World

IPS World Desk 30/04/2017

Climate-smart agriculture involves pursuing sustainable productivity increases while implementing...

Southern African Women Fight Climate Change Through Smart Farming

Jeffrey Moyo 25/01/2017

Facing incessant droughts due to climate change, many women...

Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina delivers a speech for the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, November 30, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Stephane Mahe

Limited Access to Water Curtails Madagascar’s Climate-Smart Agriculture

Katie Nguyen 02/06/2016

The worst El Nino weather pattern in years has...