Presenting the 2nd Round of 4 New CCARDESA Knowledge Products
The Center for Coordination of Agriculture Research and Development in Southern Africa (CCARDESA) is excited to unveil four new English knowledge products on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). This is part of CCARDESA’s continued effort to strengthen the capacities of agricultural value-chain actors to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the SADC region.
These are the second batch to be launched out of a series of 24 KPs. Prior to these 4 KPs, nine were launched in June 2019. The knowledge products are aimed at assisting policymakers and extension services navigate and implement different CSA technologies and practices across the four key agricultural value chains - Maize, Sorghum, Rice, and Livestock - in the southern Africa region. Each KP will be provided in English, French and Portuguese.
- KP 15 Climate-Smart Pasture and Rangeland Management Options for Livestock in the SADC Region
- KP16 Climate Smart Manure Management Options for Livestock
- KP 17 Climate Smart Genetic Improvement options for Livestock
- KP18 Climate Smart Pest & Disease Management Option for Livestock
The development of these new Climate Smart Agriculture KPs has been supported by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa program (ACCRA), implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
