July 2017 – Kelebogile Kekae

Research Project Presentation: Irish Embassy, Ethiopia

by kelebogile-kekae 26. July 2017 Uncategorized 0

On the 19th of July, I went to the Irish Embassy in Ethiopia to give a short presentation on the work I have been doing together with the International Livestock Research Institute and MSc CCAFS at NUIG. The seminar started with a CCAFS representative in Ethiopia, Solomon Dawit, who gave in detail an explanation on ...

Agri-biodiversity and Forage Genetic Resources

by kelebogile-kekae 11. July 2017 Uncategorized 0

About a week ago I went on a trip to one of the International Livestock Research Institute field station, Debre zeit. The purpose of the trip was to have a better understanding of trials run on different forage species and Forage trees, owing to their genetic, and phenotypic diversity;and the need for significant research in ...

Playing to achieve sustainable agriculture August 20, 2019
Playing. That's how farmers from the Olopa and Santa Rita Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Guatemala and Honduras, respectively, were able to learn about the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) options. They did so as part of the project 'Generating evidence on gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture to inform policy in Nicaragua and Guatemala', which is part of […]
Investing in the future: youth-led research and its role in combating climate change August 12, 2019
The world’s population, especially in developing countries, is young. Globally, about 1.8 billion people are between the ages of 10 and 24 years old. While today’s youth benefit from technological advances in nearly every facet of life, they face an incredibly uncertain future thanks to climate change. Food security is an especially serious concern, compounded […]
East African policy makers advocate for gender in climate policy July 26, 2019
A workshop on gender mainstreaming in East African climate change policies took place between 16 and 17 May 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop was organized by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its Inclusive Climate Change Adaptation for a Sustainable Africa (ICCASA) project and was funded by the Korea-African Economic Corporation (KOAFEC). AfDB is implementing several interventions […]
Talking to farmers about the impact of CCAFS’ work July 25, 2019
One of the first activities undertaken when the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) started was a set of baseline surveys, aimed at collecting information at three levels: household, community and organization. The object of the baseline was to capture the big picture of how farmers are changing their practices […]
Effective farmers confronting climate change July 10, 2019
Recent research from diverse contexts points to the importance of “local” in driving climate adaptation. Farmer organizations and their networks are potentially crucial for three reasons: (a) with effective local networking they can share, learn and innovate; (b) with effective organization they can act as aggregators, in order to better obtain finance, access markets and […]
Sharing lessons on sustainable climate-smart agriculture in Africa July 9, 2019
According to Africa Renewal, West Africa has been identified as a climate-change hotspot, resulting in a higher risk of reduced crop yields and production, with subsequent negative effects on food security. The western part of Southern Africa is projected to become drier, with increasing drought frequency and a decrease in precipitation. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate […]
De-risking agricultural value chains using climate-smart agriculture July 3, 2019
In April 2019, professionals from the soft commodity sectors who represent diverse value chains across the African continent came together for the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering served as an opportunity to learn from best practices, technologies, partnerships and real-life implementation of sustainable agriculture practices. As part of the summit, the CGIAR […]
Science is not negotiable: Reflections from the UN climate talks in Bonn July 2, 2019
Two things struck us the most in this year’s intersessional climate talks: Firstly, countries failed to agree on ambitious action in response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC. Even so, Switzerland’s lead negotiator and several others put the focus on science-based action, wearing t-shirts with the […]
Is climate-smart agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth to agriculture? June 28, 2019
With the average African farmer’s age hitting nearly 60 years, the sector’s stakeholders have been diligently working to come up with measures on how to attract and retain youth in the sector. There have been a myriad of suggestions, but none of them seemed as attractive as engaging youth through climate-smart and digital agriculture. In […]
Five non-mitigation benefits of alternate wetting and drying June 27, 2019
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is now accepted as a viable mitigation measure in agriculture. Through this technique, rice farmers can reduce methane emissions, cut their pumping costs and enhance the efficiency of their water use. AWD; however, offers a variety of adaptation options as well. A climate-smart practice that presents both mitigation and adaptation […]

Monthly Archives: July 2017

Research Project Presentation: Irish Embassy, Ethiopia

Agri-biodiversity and Forage Genetic Resources