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Editor's Pick: Mitigation Low-Emissions Agriculture Blogs

The following blogs highlight some of the ways USAID is working at the intersection of climate and agriculture and food systems.
  • Jamie Schoshinski
Picture in April 2023, shows a rice farm in Majin Gari, Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State (Long: 6.113753, Lat: 9.07204), Nigeria, by Salihu Idris (in the plot), was fertilized solely with biochar and compost, and no synthetic fertilizers, yielded 4.5 tons/ha, without any release of carbon emissions from the farming activity. The farmer, Salisu, is one of the participants of the USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Activity implemented by Winrock International.

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Announcement

2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest Winners

The 2023 Climatelinks Photo Contest was a great success. We received over 250 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries. Congratulations to the winners!
  • Climatelinks
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Livestock and Gender Research Lacks Climate Crisis Context

Published research on the intersection of gender, climate change and livestock production in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is scarce. Some studies may address two of these issues, but hardly any address all three.
  • Livestock Systems Innovation Lab
Unmasking Malawi's Deforestation Crisis
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COP27 Round-up Blog: Week Two

Throughout the second week of the 27th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP27), Climatelinks featured blogs related themes, such as such as gender, energy, and climate resilience and the ways that USAID is working to advance its climate goals. Here’s a recap of the week-two blogs.
  • Ariel Schindler
Announcement

USAID Africa Trade and Investment Partnership Opportunity

USAID established the Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) Program to mobilize enterprise-driven solutions that increase trade and investment and contribute to job creation in Africa.  USAID/Kenya East Africa is currently inviting concepts covering specific priority sectors identified below engaging one or more countries in the region including Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
  • USAID
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How Can Low-Emissions Development Ensure Social Equity During Intensification?

In the dairy sector, low-emissions development (LED) often utilizes intensification practices that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase yield. However, LED focuses on technical practices and outcomes, seldom considering the subsequent impacts on women’s and men's social distribution of burdens and benefits.
  • Sadie Shelton
Demand for dairy is ever increasing along with the carbon footprint of the dairy sector. Farmer support is needed to incentivize practice changes.
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Reducing Dairy's Carbon Footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research suggests that dairy farmers can reduce their carbon footprint by improving animal and herd management. The growing global population and increasing consumption of meat and dairy will increase global animal protein demand by 60 percent by 2030.
  • CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security CCAFS
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Large-Scale Renewables are More Effective When Women are Included

Renewable energy technologies — including hydro, solar, wind and geothermal — account for the energy market’s fastest growing sector. Global renewable energy employs 9.8 million people, an 11 percent increase from 2015.
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