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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

Release of Draft BIFAD-Commissioned Report, Operationalizing USAID’s Climate Strategy to Achieve Transformative Adaptation and Mitigation in Agricultural and Food Systems

The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) Subcommittee on Systemic Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems has released a draft commissioned report, "Operationalizing USAID’s Climate Strategy to Achieve Transformative Adaptation and Mitigation in Agricultural and Food Systems." Please join a hybrid public meeting on September 11, 2023, from 10:00 am –3:30 pm EDT to share and discuss the main findings, targets, and recommendations.
  • Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
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The Climate-Nutrition Paradox and Unintended Consequences

The effects of climate change are threatening agricultural systems and access to nutritious food around the world. This blog explores the Conceptual Pathways between Agriculture and Nutrition independent research project.
  • Ashley Boddie
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Conservation Agriculture a Saving Grace for the Kavango Region

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.
  • USAID Resilient Waters
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Climate Strategy Hub Highlights to Explore this Earth Week

When the Climate Strategy launched, Climatelinks built a hub as an easy way for climate and development professionals to find Climate Strategy resources. In this blog you will find a compilation of some of the most popular resources on the Climatelinks Climate Strategy hub.
  • Climatelinks
Pelenise Alofa and her team advocate and mobilize for climate change adaptation.
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Islands of Resilience

USAID partners with island nation Kiribati to address the climate crisis
  • Christina Butler
Emissions from agriculture vary depending on the season, management and region. Using annual emission factors could cause over- or under-estimates of emissions.
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Why Update Emission Factors for Irrigated Rice in Vietnam?

Rice production accounts for a significant portion of many Asian countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and Vietnam is one of the world’s largest rice producers. To meet the targets set out in its nationally determined contribution (NDC) and to maintain transparency in national communications (NC), Vietnam assesses the spatial variation of emissions across its rice-producing regions.
  • Sadie Shelton