In southern Ethiopia, herders join forces to revive rangelands
Restoring grazing land and forest can help communities stand up to the more frequent droughts climate change is bringing, farmers say
Testing the added value of market incentives on disaster risk reduction in Western Nepal
A monitoring study to explore whether combining community-based disaster risk reduction with market-based economic incentives improved disaster resilience
Adapting farming techniques – and behaviours
Farmers in this drought-hit region of Burkina Faso learn to diversify their production, use drought-tolerant seeds and improve soil fertility.
Bug-tasting creates a buzz around low-carbon eating
Insects are not gross. They are great for our planet. We are going to need to eat insects in the very near future.
Fed up with dirty fuels, Nigerians switch to cleaner alternatives
Nearly four million people, mostly women and girls, die every year from the effects of dirty cooking fuels, WHO says
In storm-hit St. Lucia, insurance creates a buzz
"I know for sure I don't have much to worry about, because I know my business will no longer suffer," says St. Lucia beekeeper
Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains: The role of climate-resilient infrastructures for SMEs
This study uses examples from the BRACED and ASAP programmes across sub-Saharan Africa, and reviews evidence on initiatives that invest in climate-resilient infrastructure to support smallholder farmer organisations and agri-businesses in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) category, and, ultimately, foster inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chains.
7 things to know about managing climate risk through social protection
Find out how social protection can be a key instrument to help reduce poverty and vulnerability and deal with climate shocks and natural disasters.
Time's up on the gender pay gap for rural women
Empowering women in agriculture has a remarkable domino effect.
With more than one crop, Kenyan farmers weather armyworm attacks
To protect themselves from total crop failure, Kenyan farmers grow pulses alongside their traditional crops like maize