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Kara Hoving - AUC
Last fall, the IPCC issued the latest in a series of increasingly dire reports on the threat of climate change on human society. The findings outlined in this report are particularly consequential for Egypt, even though this country contributes less than 0.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Aly Abousabaa, Director General of ICARDA
Food legumes offer myriad benefits for sustainable smallholder production systems. When used in crop rotations or intercropping, they can help increase levels of nitrogen in the soil, improving soil fertility, and subsequently crop productivity. They require minimum inputs, lowering the cost of production substantially. They are an excellent source of nutrients and proteins, enhancing food and nutritional security, especially for poor people. The potential they offer for climate-change adaptation is also substantial.
Fatima Ahmed and Nanase Tonda - Zenab for Women in Development, Sudan
Within the ever-increasing paradigm of promoting gender equality, the subconscious perceptions amongst policymakers and practitioners tend to be that women farmers in rural areas are the victims of gendered violence – and that local grassroots NGOs have limited capacity in bringing about scale, impact or sustainability compared to international bodies with greater resources.
Experience of Zenab for Women in Development (ZWD) challenges this perception in rural Sudan.
February 25, 2018 By: Rima Al-Azar, Senior Natural Resources Officer, FAO Climate-smart agriculture is an approach that helps unlock sustainable solutions in agriculture sectors impacted by climate change to ensure food security and nutrition. Originally published in 2013, the Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook underwent a two-year revision process and on the Agriculture Action Day at the COP23, FAO […]
Egypt SSP is a joint program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)
