During the month of November, CIAT researchers from Cali and Nairobi implemented participatory action research in 4 CCAFS sites in East Africa. The participatory research was part of a multi-disciplinary project that aims to combine data on inherent soil properties, as well as ecological and land degradation status of the sites.
Land degradation is seen as one of the causes of low agricultural yields as well as loss of biodiversity. Increasingly, researchers are also linking land degradation to poverty.
Farmers in Tanzania got involved in a soil survey to learn more about the fertility status of their fields. Photo: N. Palmer (CIAT)
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Patna is prone to floods and one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change shocks. These pre-conditions make it necessary to raise awareness among villagers about the climatic changes and how to adapt. The objective of the program was to initiate a strategy which includes building capacity among women to deal with climate change.
CCAFS South Asia program recently organised a training for women in the village of Patna Bihar, to raise their awareness towards climate change and train t…
Various interventions are being implemented in villages of Vaishali district of Bihar in India by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Three villages, namely Rajapakar, Bhattadasi and Mukundpur in Vaishali district, come under the banner of Climate Smart Villages (CSVs).
Climate smart villages in India are being rolled out in three districts, supporting farmers in their everyday struggles through information and new technol…
