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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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Tomato Vendor at a Local Market.
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How to Incorporate a Food Loss and Waste Lens into the Value Chain Selection Process

In Kenya, USAID and USDA are partnering with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya to pilot the new Food Loss and Waste Value Chain Selection Guide. This guide helps identify and evaluate which value chains should be prioritized to reduce food loss and waste, promote food security and nutrition, and help with environmental sustainability efforts.
  • Julia Shuck, Diana Nduku, Rashmi Ekka
A farmer in Morocco picks table grapes for export.
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MENA Rising Up to the Drought Challenge

MENAdrought, a USAID-supported project, is turning the tide of climate change by creating more resilient communities that can stay one step ahead of the next drought.
  • International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
The Coffee of the Future
Newsletter Recap

Climatelinks December 2021 Newsletter Recap

Climatelinks had a big year in 2021! More than 284,000 people used the site, visiting from more than 220 countries around the globe. In December 2021, we outlined the top 5 photos, blogs, and resources of the year, as well as blogs and resources that you may have missed.
  • Sophie Schrader
Climate Risk Management in Karamoja.
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Climate Risk Management Promotes Peace in Uganda

To strengthen communities' access to and management of water and pasture, USAID EKISIL—which means “peace” in the local language of Karamoja—initiated climate risk management (CRM) actions in the Abim, Kaabong, Kotido, and Moroto districts
  • Lorine Giangola, Leah Quin