19/11/2009
Explore the voices of African farmers on climate change
International concern about climate change is rising rapidly, but international action lags behind. As world leaders prepare to debate an action plan on climate change in Copenhagen, African communities are already implementing their own survival plans. Climate Frontline allows the voices of these men and women in vulnerable African communities to be heard directly.
16/11/2009
FARM-Africa’s CEO joins expert panel in a debate on the challenge of climate change to food security
Dr Christie Peacock, FARM-Africa’s Chief Executive, was one of a number of eminent academics and experts who took part in a lively debate discussing the future of food security in Africa in light of climatic change at the Department for International Development in London this week.
Footage from the debate can be watched here.
04/11/2009
Upland Rice Project in Uganda goes from strength to strength
To date, ove
r 25,000 farmers in central and eastern Uganda have benefited from the Upland Rice Project. It is estimated that since the start of the project, gross margins per acre have increased five times for farmers, increasing their income and enabling them to feed themselves and their families.
25/10/2009
Kofi Annan, the Chairman of AGRA voices his support for FARM-Africa at an evening of African celebration
Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General and current Chairman of AGRA, was the guest of honour at a special evening hosted by FARM-Africa in London where he underlined his admiration for the organisation’s work to improve the livelihoods of eastern Africa’s farmers and herders.
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