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Reducing livestock emissions while increasing production efficiency is key in Africa and can be achieved through better livestock feeding practices and more efficient management techniques. 

• 04/23/2024
• Saskia Hendrickx

Nearly all of the food we eat comes directly or indirectly from our soils, and without healthy soils, we will destroy our ability to feed ourselves.

• 04/23/2024
• Dina Esposito

Are female or male farmers in Africa more affected by weather variability and extreme shocks?

• 04/16/2024
• Elizabeth Hohenberger

A new activity is helping women farmers access agricultural insurance in rural Kenya.

• 04/11/2024
• Janet Nackoney, Dorah Nesoba

ATI developed the Climate Finance Innovation Toolbox to encourage the design and implementation of climate interventions.

• 02/23/2024
• Kigen Chelimo

Taking a systems thinking approach is critical to both dealing with the immediate issues, but also intervening in ways that catalyzes ongoing improvements in how the system manages challenges going forward.

• 02/23/2024
• Katy Allen, Yohannes Assefa, Anthony Nyungu

A USAID project in Uganda is helping smallholder farmers boost their resilience to an increasingly unpredictable climate by using a market systems approach that addresses obstacles to adopting CSA practices.

• 10/05/2023
• Dorothy Najjingo

Here are four ways USAID supports African leaders across the continent to advance their ambitious climate goals and move toward a cleaner, safer, more equitable Africa.

• 09/12/2023
• USAID

USAID helps Ugandans combat forest degradation and improve livelihoods with sustainable agroforestry techniques.

• 07/13/2023
• Annah Natukunda

In a community where livelihood activities are characterized by agricultural farming, water remains a critical natural resource. It is important for the survival of people, plants, animals and the maintenance of the ecosystem.

• 06/20/2023
• USAID Resilient Waters

Climate change is devastating crops and livelihoods in Namibia's Kavango region. Conservation agriculture offers farmers hope and the ability to mitigate the impact of an uncertain, changing environment.

• 06/02/2023
• Chemonics International Inc., USAID Resilient Waters

Millions of people lack access to clean and safe water, especially in developing regions like the West Africa Sahel. The situation is even more dire for women and girls, who often bear the burden of fetching water, sometimes walking miles a day to bring fresh water back to their families. 

• 04/04/2023
• Ariel Schindler

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.

• 03/14/2023
• Livestock Systems Innovation Lab

Farmers face more risk and uncertainty than nearly any other job on the planet. Weather is one of many unknowns, and the unpredictability of climate change is making it increasingly difficult for farmers to anticipate what will happen and make decisions accordingly.

• 02/16/2023
• Steve Amodio, Simon

In Zimbabwe, USAID Resilient Waters is working with the Dambari Wildlife Trust to conserve and rehabilitate wetlands—a natural source of water for humans and wildlife alike.

• 02/09/2023
• Christine Chumbler