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About CCARDESA
Sustainable agricultural growth and socio-economic development in the SADC.
The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) was founded by SADC member states to harmonise the implementation of agricultural research and development (R&D) in the SADC region. CCARDESA intends to address agricultural research and design issues in the SADC region through the following interventions:

Our Impact

4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported

Themes

Sustainable solutions creating scalable impact.

Agricultural productivity and food and nutrition security
Capacity Strengthening of CCARDESA and AR4D Institutions
Commercialisation of the Agricultural Sector and Market Access
Knowledge and Information Management, Communication and Policy Support
Resilience to Emerging Agricultural Risks: Environmental, Climate Change and Transboundary Pests and Diseases
Women, Youth, and Social Inclusion

Recent Programmes

Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)
Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA)
Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA)
CCARDESA Herding for Health (H4H) Knowledge Management Project
Climate Resilience in Natural Resource Management (C-NRM)
Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa
Intra-ACP Global Climate Chance Alliance Plus (GCCA+)
Management of Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme ex-Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4)

Projects

Impactful Projects Where They Are Needed The Most.

4.61

Beneficiaries Reached

74

Subproject Implemented

Maize
Improving nutritional quality in maize in Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi
maize
Disseminating improved maize varieties and agronomic practices among smallholder farmers
storage
Development and improvement of inbred lines tolerant to major storage pests
cows
Improvement of integrated maize / dairy production systems

News

News
CCARDESA and the Alliance of Biodiversity International & CIAT Partner to Enhance Agricultural Development in Southern Africa
News
APPSA Lesotho Trains Farmers on Conservation Agriculture in Leribe District
News
CCARDESA Wraps Up APPSA Backstopping Mission with Independent Reviewers

Events

Jan 15, 2025 - Jan 17, 2025
2nd APPSA Regional Scientific Conference
Jul 14, 2024 - Jul 19, 2024
CCARDESA Board Meeting
May 28, 2024 - May 30, 2024
CCARDESA Youth & Women Symposium
May 14, 2024 - May 16, 2024
MALABO COMMITMENTS AND BIENNIAL REVIEW REPORTING/NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Funding Partners