Impact stories

	Tanzania's government signs off on sorghum
	Source: http://www.trust.org/item/20130611152718-pxie0/?source=em
	Sorghum has the potential to significantly improve food security and the incomes of smallholder subsistence farmers, especially those that live in dry areas where maize production has dropped due to low rainfall. In Tanzania, sorghum is grown in areas with marginal annual rainfall, such as the central, northern, southern and lake zones.
	Nourishing Communities through holistic farming
	Source: Impatient Optimists (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation blog)
	Fighting malnutrition is a complex challenge which no one can claim to solve on their own. We need to consider the agriculture, nutrition, social, and health environment and respond with tailored solutions. Understanding the local context starts by working with farmers so together we can address constraints and spread better practices.
	Intercrop innovations to help build resilience in drylands tested
	Source: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/Intercrop-innovations-build-resilience-dryland-areas
	Kambi ya Mawe, a village in Wote eastern Kenya, was recently a beehive of activity when hundreds of people attended the first smallholder farmers’ field day organized by the local Ministry of Agriculture personnel in late January.
	India farmers think big but grow micro to enrich their soil
	Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/mar/13/india-farmers-grow-micro-enrich-soil
	Agriculture in Karnataka is enjoying a spurt in productivity as farmers rejuvenate the soil using micronutrients Bursting at the seams, choked with traffic, luxury towers under construction advertising helipads Bengaluru, India's IT capital, basks in the limelight in the south-west state of Karnataka.
	How do you assess climate change adaptation options for farmers? Lessons from AgMIP
	Source: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/how-do-you-assess-climate-change-adaptation-options-farmers-lessons-agmip
	Small-scale subsistence farmers need good adaptation strategies so they can cope with climate change. Researchers have tried and tested a range of climate-smart tools and approaches, but the range of options can be baffling.
	Openness 'needs both political will and technical skill, fortunately ICRISAT has had both'; M Madhan
	Source: http://aims.fao.org/community/open-access/blogs/ openness-needs-both-political-will-and-technical-skill-fortunately-icris
	Muthu Madhan is a practicing librarian in India for about 15 years and is currently the Manager for ICRISAT Library and Information Services. Before joining ICRISAT in 2010, he worked for M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and the National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
	Climate Conversations - Threshing mills make life less of a grind for West African women
	Source: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/threshing-mills-make-life-less-of-a-grind-for-west-african-women
	The majority of women in developing countries rely on agriculture, and it is widely acknowledged that gender should be a major consideration in agricultural development for the rural poor.
	Climate Conversations - Small seed packets, big policies tackle Horn of Africa drought
	Source: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/small-seed-packets-big-policies-tackle-horn-of-africa-drought
	The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 60 years destroying crops, killing livestock and causing hunger and famine across parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda.
	Women fighting the effects of climate change
	Source: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/women-fighting-effects-climate-change
	With women making up 60-80 percent of farmers in Africa, they are likely to be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. However, they are also in the position to be effective agents of change in supporting both mitigation and adaptation activities.
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