Avec de la semence et une aide financière de 10.000 francs CFA (environ 20 dollars), il devient huit ans après un producteur d’ananas au Bénin et emploie 88 personnes.

The term climate change is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but while extensive work has been done on the hard science of global warming, there is far less research into a detailed understanding of its impacts on economic and social development.

Climate change already costs Southern Africa five to ten percent of its GDP, according to the Stern Report; this implies a loss of between 10 and 21 billion dollars each year – in a region where nearly half the population is living on less than a dollar a day.

Ninety percent of Malawi’s agriculture is rain-fed but government is now pushing for more diversification into irrigation farming which allows farmers to grow crops even in the dry season and allows for additional harvests.

Climate change threatens Africa’s water and food security: the changes in climate will impact on social and political stability of most African countries.

Developing agriculture along the pristine Okavango River must be carefully managed if water quality and quantity are to be protected.

The concept of virtual water means thinking of an agricultural product – or other commodity – in terms of the amount of water required to produce it.

Adapting effectively to climate change.

 

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Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers who don’t have access to irrigation extremely difficult.

The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme is a key platform for revitalising rural economies and food security.