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Weather-based index insurance: a climate-smart agricultural solution for smallholder farmers

Dr Oluyede Ajayi and Mariam Kadzamira, explain how CTA has been bundling weather-based index insurance with other services to increase the resilience of 140,000 smallholder households in Southern Africa to climatic changes.

7 January 2020

by Oluyede Ajayi and Mariam Kadzamira

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Africa

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Climate-smart agricultural solution receives government backing in Zambia

CTA’s efforts to promote the adoption of a bundle of climate-smart agricultural solutions by 60,000 smallholder farmers in Zambia received a significant boost in 2019 after the government contracted one of the project partners to develop a weather-…

Transforming cassava wastes to wealth as a climate-change mitigation strategy in Nigeria

Cassava production and processing in Nigeria generates large quantities of hazardous wastes and residues. Aside from the environmental hazards, such wastes contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. An innovative climate-smart intervention in Nige…

Learning how trees on farm can help fulfil national climate change commitments

A condition of a request by the World Agroforestry for funding to bring delegates to the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry was that the delegates should attend training on the Nationally Determined Contributions to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.…

Harnessing synergies of crop-livestock integration for climate-smart agriculture

Integrated crop-livestock systems that provide synergies towards more resilient climate-smart agricultural production systems are possible despite the recognised competition between crops and livestock enterprises. To make this work, it is necessary…

41 Results in projects and events

Feb 18

Conference

Promoting climate finance for agriculture in East & Southern Africa

Tuesday, 18 February 2020 – Thursday, 20 February 2020

CTA in collaboration with NEPAD and FANRPAN organises a regional workshop bringing together countries in East and Southern Africa and other relevant stakeholders to discuss cross-country issues and lessons learnt in increasing finance to support climate action for agriculture, pa…

Climate

Dec 10

Conference

Business opportunities in climate action - COP25 side event

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

CTA and SNV Netherlands co-organise a session on "Business opportunities in climate action" following the approval of the application for side event as approved by UNFCCC. The topic builds on some of CTA's project activities to promote climate finance in the agricultural sector.

Climate

Dec 9

Conference

COP25

Monday, 9 December 2019 – Thursday, 12 December 2019

The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 takes place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and is held with logistical support from the Government of Spain.

Climate

Oct 22

Workshop

Regional workshop - Climate finance and support mechanisms for a climate-resilient agriculture in the Caribbean

Tuesday, 22 October 2019 – Thursday, 24 October 2019

CTA in collaboration with IICA and CARDI organises a regional workhop bringing together all countries in the Caribbean and other relevant stakeholders to discuss cross-country issues and lessons learnt in increasing finance to support climate action for agriculture, particularly smallholder agriculture in the Caribbean.

Climate

Sep 9

Conference

Working session on strategic priorities on climate change in West Africa

Monday, 9 September 2019 – Friday, 13 September 2019

Several institutions are implementing various projects to help address the challenges of climate change in West Africa.

Climate

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69 Results in articles

Weather-based index insurance: a climate-smart agricultural solution for smallholder farmers

Climate-smart agricultural solution receives government backing in Zambia

Transforming cassava wastes to wealth as a climate-change mitigation strategy in Nigeria

Learning how trees on farm can help fulfil national climate change commitments

Harnessing synergies of crop-livestock integration for climate-smart agriculture

41 Results in projects and events

Promoting climate finance for agriculture in East & Southern Africa

Business opportunities in climate action - COP25 side event

COP25

Regional workshop - Climate finance and support mechanisms for a climate-resilient agriculture in the Caribbean

Working session on strategic priorities on climate change in West Africa

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