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South Africa Suffers Driest Year on Record in 2015
South Africa suffered its driest year on record in 2015, the national weather service said on Thursday, as a drought that has threatened...
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Microinsurance and the New Market for Climate Equity
Much of the talk about climate change adaptation has focused on investment — in things such as stronger infrastructure, renewable energy,...
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Mauritius: Online Weather Portal Launched for Farmers
Mauritius has launched an agricultural decision support system (ADSS) to collect and disseminate timely and accurate information on...
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Zimbabwe: Drought Takes a Toll on Cattle
Justin Dlomo watches his small herd of emaciated cattle scrounge for bits of dry grass with a growing sense of dread. “I don’t even know...
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Zimbabwe: Wedza Farmers Receive Wrong Seed for Drought
Agriculture authorities have against their own advice, set small-scale maize growers in Wedza firmly on the path to hunger following the...
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Ethiopia: Famine and Government Neglect
A shadow of fear and panic is creeping through villages in North Eastern, central and Southern Ethiopia, where once again famine stalks...
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Soil Erosion May Threaten Global Food Security
Global soil erosion has reached levels that will endanger humanity’s ability to feed itself if nothing is done to lower it, a study...
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Cameroon: Agroforestry Program Aims to Protect Congo Basin Rainforest While Increasing Yields for Fa
Rural farmers in Cameroon are boosting returns on their investments by introducing agroforestry techniques to their agricultural...
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Kenya: Can Silk Shield Farmers from Climate Change?
The ancient art of silk production, or sericulture, was first introduced to Kenya in 1904. Because of its high setup costs and specialist...
Video: How Better Seeds Make Timor-Leste Climate Resilient
For places such as Timor-Leste, a small South-East Asian country that is prone to weather extremes, climate change could deliver a...