In Kenya, farmers lack proper information on best farming practices which has been contributing to the dwindling farm harvests
Special report by Xinhua Correspondent Ejidiah Wangui
Nakuru (Xinhua): Veronicah Kihanya knows no other tools of trade apart from her two-acre piece of land and her jembe.
Her small farm at the heart of little known Gilgil in Nakuru County has been the source of her income in her entire life... Read more...
African women benefit from jobs in agricultural supply chains
By Anna Reynolds
Agricultural supply chains are supporting women across Africa by giving them greater independence and offering more choice in life, according to research by food processor Olam.
Olam, an international firm whose products include coffee, rice and sugar, carried out a survey in February of 5,971 women working in its cashew processing plants in Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ivory Coast and India... Read more...
Time for recognition: Building on the progress at CSW57 to empower women in agriculture
By Annette Engelund Friis, Manager, Climate Change Policy, Danish Agriculture & Food Council
From March 4-15, the UN Commission on the Status of Women was held in New York, this is the 57th annual meeting where influential spokespeople from around the world discuss the issue of female empowerment... Read more...
By Warren Nyamugasira
Opinion
The day of reckoning has come round yet again. On behalf of the world, the United Nations has set up a process for thinking about the next big thing to succeed the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) due to end two years.
When at the turn of the new Millennium, MDGs were adopted by over 189 countries... Read more...
By Marc Mcilhone
Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are poised to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel’s mobile networks.
Airtel Africa signs MOU with UN WOMEN on initiatives to promote the empowerment of women and girls
Airtel will establish a Farmer's Information System which will provide real time information to women farmers through its network in Africa
Women farmers in the East and Horn of Africa region are poised to benefit from practical information-sharing tools via Airtel's mobile networks (http://www... Read more...
Summary of Outcomes: Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day
Experts, practitioners, civil society, researchers and others gathered to discuss issues related to food security, climate change and rural development on 3 December at ALL-5 Day. The fifth edition of the event offered a mix of policy discussions, ‘Big Ideas’, and networking opportunities... Read more...
Press release: Doha climate conference opens gateway to greater ambition and action on climate change
(Doha, 8 December 2012) At the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar (COP18/CMP8), governments have taken the next essential step in the global response to climate change.Countries have successfully launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, agreed a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015 and agreed a path to raise necessary ambition to respond to climate change... Read more...
Its roads packed with big 4 X 4 cars, Qatar, the Persian Gulf nation built upon the riches of petroleum and natural gas, ranking highly on per capita income indices, but with that ranking come huge carbon emissions per capita as well.
Was it the best choice to hold the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, taking place in Doha the country’s capital? Qatar becomes the first OPEC nation to hold the UNFCCC COP conference, it has the highest carbon emissions per capita in the world and is the largest exporter of liquefied natural gas... Read more...
Developing countries worried about possible weak outcome of Doha climate talks
Posted by Emma Okella
The ministerial high level segment of the UN climate change conference started (Tuesday) in Doha on a slippery note as battle lines are drawn between developing and wealthy countries over extension of the commitment period for the Kyoto protocol as well as the green climate fund... Read more...
Britain announces climate finance - Africa praises positive lead
Posted by Emma Okella
Britain has breathed new life into the UN climate change talks in Doha with announcement to give over the next two years £1.8 billion of new money to help poorer countries develop along a low carbon pathway and tackle the effects of climate change.
This announcement sets a positive tone to the negotiations that in its final week had sent many observers into fears of a possible weak outcome from the talks following apparent stalemate on the future of the Kyoto Protocol and climate financing to developing countries... Read more...
The International Federation of Red Cross says in 2011, there were 300 climate-related disasters, which affected 207 million people. By 2015, this figure is expected to rise to 375 million people. A mathematical calculation reveals that this will be a 75% increase in the number of people affected by climate related disasters in just three years... Read more...
Minister of Tourism and Environment Mduduzi Dlamini has urged players in agriculture and food security to remain focused and collaborate as they call for action on the sector at the United Nations climate negotiations. Speaking at the fifth Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day (ALL-5) in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, Dlamini said the sector should not lose its sense of urgency but continue to seek action... Read more...
“No agriculture, no deal” was the mantra coming out the fifth Agriculture, Landscapes, and Livelihoods (ALL, formerly Agriculture and Rural Development) Day on Monday. Yet it appears as though the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) will not make any sort of recommendation regarding agriculture to the UNFCCC at COP18, due to difficulties in reaching consensus... Read more...
In an interview during the Agriculture Day held on the side-lines of COP18 in Doha, Qatar, Carison said farmers in Africa produce their cattle in a way that emits less methane and reduces the contribution of beef production to climate change.
“High intensity farming practised in developed countries is the major contributor to methane emissions and the farmers that are in Africa, mostly use open land grazing,” he said... Read more...
We Want Agriculture to be part of the deal we are getting out of Qatar
Agriculture experts and advocates at the ongoing climate change negotiations in Qatar are blaming political leaders whose responsibility it’s to ensure food security for their citizens for failing to ensure that agriculture is a major topic at the talks. Chief Executive Officer of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), Dr... Read more...
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