Tag: farming

Farmers in Senegal Use Forecasts to Combat Climate Risks

by | 5.21.2013 at 10:22am
Participants in the December 2012 Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia workshop in Senegal visit farmers in Kaffrine that received climate forecasts for the first time in 2011. Photo by Alexa Jay, CCAFS

Recent trainings in Senegal have improved trust between farmers and researchers, leading to increased use of climate forecasts and other information.

Watering the World’s Crops, Drop by Drop

by | 10.18.2012 at 2:35pm | 3 Comments
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Dr. Daniel Hillel was recently honored with the World Food Prize for his pioneering work in sustainable agriculture.

A Famine Foretold

by | 8.25.2011 at 2:00pm
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Climate and food security expert Jim Hansen lays out the root causes of food insecurity in East Africa.

New report: Reducing climate risks with index insurance

by | 6.23.2009 at 11:26pm | 2 Comments

We know climate has always presented a challenge to farmers, herders, fishermen and others whose livelihoods are closely linked to their environment–particularly in developing countries. A type of insurance called index insurance shows some promise as a climate-risk management tool, according to the latest Climate and Society publication from Columbia’s International Research Institute for Climate [...]