AGRICULTURAL NEWS - 14 September 2016 will see the inception of meeting and working sessions for a new flagship project "Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa" - a collaboration between the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)and the Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Union (SACAU), the International Maize and Wheat Centre (CIMMYT/CCAFS) and several other partners.
The launch will be followed by working sessions for the remainder of the week at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This flagship project will be implemented in a selected number of SACAU member countries and it aims to promote information and access to specific climate solutions for cereals and livestock farmers, with the intention to increase household food security, nutrition and incomes for smallholder farmers through four key areas namely: drought-tolerant germplasms, the provision of climate information services, weather-based insurance as well as diversification of options for livestock farmers.
Forty participants have been invited from various organisations which are active in the area of climate change management and climate-smart agriculture and to participate and contribute to the working sessions.
Forty participants have been invited from various organisations which are active in the area of climate change management and climate-smart agriculture and to participate and contribute to the working sessions.
The meeting aims to build partnerships and synergies with stakeholders in the implementation of the flagship project and for technical validation of the proposed scaling-up strategy.
