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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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Private-Sector Engagement in USAID Climate Programming

In the fight against climate change, the private sector plays a strategic role in addressing development challenges. This blog describes how USAID partners with the private sector to consult, strategize, align, collaborate, and implement technological, financial, or strategic solutions to conservation, adaptation, and mitigation challenges.
  • Tedi Rabold
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Engaging the Private Sector to Accelerate Climate Outcomes in the Amazon

Private sector engagement is one of the foundational principles of the USAID Climate Strategy. In the Amazon Region of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, the Amazon Regional Environment Program is working with the private sector to help confront climate change.
  • Lindsey Larsen
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The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Delivering Climate Information Services in Africa

While public sector interest in climate information services (CIS) is concerned with resilience in the face of climate variability and change, the private sector is beginning to recognize that there is a growing market for climate services. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are helping to bridge gaps in public services around the globe. 
  • Fatema Rajabali, Robert O’Sullivan, Jeremy Usher