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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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Open field with grass and trees
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Open Flow of Illegal Charcoal

This documentary from USAID's Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi explains the factors that exacerbate illegal charcoal production, transportation, and sale in urban areas of charcoal demand.
  • USAID Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests
Three people stand behind a biogas digester.
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Energy Poverty to Empowerment

Kandodo markets biogas solutions from his start-up EcoGen, and now he sees farmers in a different light: a source of large amounts of organic waste and a target for fertilizer.
  • USAID Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests
An image of the site of the $1.2 billion, 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydropower Project.
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Advanced Energy Solutions In Nepal

Over the last five years, the Government of Nepal has made large strides in modernizing its electricity sector.
  • Sri Sekar
Planting trees
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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.
  • USAID
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Can Libya Flip the Switch to Energy Conservation?

Libya has vast energy resources. With electricity prices heavily subsidized by the national government and people experiencing daily power outages, public awareness of the need to conserve energy is limited.
  • Valerie Gwinner
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Training About the Economics of Climate Mitigation and Adaptation

USAID/Mozambique engaged in programming, assessing, and leading critical climate change technical assistance activities that support low-emission development strategies (LEDS), building climate change resilience, and strengthening local capacity.
  • Pablo Torres
A woman in hi-viz and a hard hat stands on a flat plain with wind turbines in the background.
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Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Clean Energy Transition

The clean energy sector has seen rapid growth. Countries around the world have embraced these technologies to achieve low emission development goals, increase infrastructure resilience and energy access, and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.
  • Derina Man