On 11 December 2019, we were delighted to run the first AFRICAP seminar to take place outside of the University of Leeds. Programme partner Chatham House hosted AFRICAP team members Christian Chomba (Agricultural Consultative Forum, Zambia) and Alfred Kambwiri (Civil Society Agriculture Network, Malawi) as they drew to the end of their three-month fellowships in …
Agriculture is key to Africa’s development and economic growth. It can do more with increased investment and innovation now with climate change threatening food and nutrition security on the African continent as research shows. While a resource-rich sector to boost economic growth in Africa, agriculture suffers from a poor narrative, necessitating the engagement and building …
Dar es Salaam, Nov. 29 – The language barrier remains one of the major challenges for journalists reporting on climate change and agriculture in Tanzania. Climate change and agriculture reporters revealed this during a media training held in the capital, Dar es Salaam, recently. “Most of us report in KiSwahili and translating the complex scientific …
On 28 November 2019, the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) in partnership with the (GIZ) GmbH, SADC Programme on Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa (CCARDESA) and the GCRF- AFRICAP …
Pretoria, Nov. 18 – The GCRF/AFRICAP Project conducted a media engagement workshop in Pretoria this week with South African journalists to stimulate media interest in writing on agriculture and climate change. Organised by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and the National Agriculture Marketing Council (NAMC), the dialogue emphasised the role …