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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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Videos and Webinars You May Have Missed in 2022

Over the course of 2022, Climatelinks has shared dozens of videos and webinars touching on a variety of themes. Check out some videos you may have missed!
  • Maggie Allegar
A farmer plants a eucalyptus sapling on a plot in Zambezia province, Mozambique.
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Achieving Ambitious Food System Transformation in the Context of USAID’s 2022-2030 Climate Strategy

Join this listening session on Monday, November 14th at 6:25–7:10 pm EET (11:25 am–12:10 pm EST). The session will seek input from COP27 attendees and the wider public on the preliminary findings of a study on systemic approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in agricultural, nutrition, and food systems.
  • Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
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A New Plan for Global Climate Action through Policy and Research Capacity Building

CACCI is a worldwide coalition of research institutions dedicated to helping countries use better research methodologies, data analysis and policy building to create climate resilience through implementation of NDCs and NAPs, based on the best available research.
  • Policy, Research, Capacity and Influence Innovation Lab
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How 5 Young African Leaders Are Addressing Climate Change

The United States and the world face a profound climate crisis. Climate change is not just a looming existential threat, it is currently threatening development progress and exacerbating global inequities; increasing humanitarian needs, food and water insecurity, and displacement; and contributing to conflict.
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