Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa

Climate change and its impact on agricultural production and productivity is a major factor of concern in the agricultural sector. Many indicators point to the significant depressing role that climate change has on the agricultural sector, spanning from production to marketing of the primary and sec...

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Autores principales: Bulwani, Gideon, Magagula, Futhi, Mwale, Simon
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126020
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author Bulwani, Gideon
Magagula, Futhi
Mwale, Simon
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description Climate change and its impact on agricultural production and productivity is a major factor of concern in the agricultural sector. Many indicators point to the significant depressing role that climate change has on the agricultural sector, spanning from production to marketing of the primary and secondary products. Women and youth comprise most of the rural population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and likely to be more affected by the impacts of climate change in the agricultural sector. Therefore, any interventions must ensure deliberate efforts to empower these stakeholders to ensure their equitable participation and benefit from development interventions. Recent discourse on sustainable food systems heightened discussions on alternative productions systems. Some international development agencies such as Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted the possible role for agroecology to contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because it addresses climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. Despite increasing interest by development partners and other stakeholders on agroecology, there has been limited dialogue on this subject at SADC region level. The Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) is taking steps to raise the capacity of the region to adapt to climate change and improve resilience of the food systems of the region. This effort is being pursued through various programs, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) ex-Pillar IV (CAADP-XP4) program, the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) project and the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project. Therefore, CCARDESA convened a regional workshop to consult the region and give an opportunity to stakeholders to provide input to the work of CCARDESA relating to cross border trade, agroecology, and climate smart agriculture as well as the involvement of the private sector in promoting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). The meeting was also used to distil CSA issues for the forthcoming Conference of Parties (COP) 27.
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spelling CGSpace1260202025-11-11T17:03:12Z Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa Bulwani, Gideon Magagula, Futhi Mwale, Simon climate-smart agriculture climate change agriculture production women Climate change and its impact on agricultural production and productivity is a major factor of concern in the agricultural sector. Many indicators point to the significant depressing role that climate change has on the agricultural sector, spanning from production to marketing of the primary and secondary products. Women and youth comprise most of the rural population in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region and likely to be more affected by the impacts of climate change in the agricultural sector. Therefore, any interventions must ensure deliberate efforts to empower these stakeholders to ensure their equitable participation and benefit from development interventions. Recent discourse on sustainable food systems heightened discussions on alternative productions systems. Some international development agencies such as Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted the possible role for agroecology to contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because it addresses climate change adaptation and mitigation simultaneously. Despite increasing interest by development partners and other stakeholders on agroecology, there has been limited dialogue on this subject at SADC region level. The Centre for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) is taking steps to raise the capacity of the region to adapt to climate change and improve resilience of the food systems of the region. This effort is being pursued through various programs, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) ex-Pillar IV (CAADP-XP4) program, the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) project and the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project. Therefore, CCARDESA convened a regional workshop to consult the region and give an opportunity to stakeholders to provide input to the work of CCARDESA relating to cross border trade, agroecology, and climate smart agriculture as well as the involvement of the private sector in promoting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). The meeting was also used to distil CSA issues for the forthcoming Conference of Parties (COP) 27. 2022-06-10 2022-12-15T14:15:58Z 2022-12-15T14:15:58Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126020 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Bulwani G, Magagula F, Mwale S. 2022. Strengthening Food Systems Resilience And Agricultural Trade In Southern Africa. AICCRA Workshop report. Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) and Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).
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title_fullStr Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa
title_short Strengthening Food Systems Resilience and Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa
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climate change
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