In this episode of Let’s Talk Trees, World Agroforestry (ICRAF) bioenergy research scientist Mary Njenga, and Associate Director for Gender Initiatives at Pennsylvania State University Ruth Mendum discuss their experiences working with such communities in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
According to estimates, only 6% of Africa’s farmland is irrigated, compared to 35% in Asia. As a result, Africa’s agriculture is largely rainfed and has among the lowest productivity in the world. The post Agri Links: Capitalizing on Crowdfunding to Scale Up Solar Irrigation first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Water has to be managed as a system, and cannot be effectively managed separately from land, or from its major uses or users, of which agriculture is by far the biggest. The post Water’s Fundamental Truths: Part 2 – Why do we have to manage water as a system? first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak has placed stress and attention on the importance of food, water and energy security, as governments focus their efforts not only on blocking the transmission of the disease, but also consider how their responses affect food security today and in the future, IWMI has said. The post Nyasa Times: Experts reflect on impact of Covid-19 pandemic on economies of Southern African countries first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
Bolstering his viewpoint through statistics, the expert said women constitute almost 50 percent of the population and their employment to population ratio is 20.1 percent as compared to men which is 77 percent. The post Business Recorder: Empowering women for better water management: Experts call for harnessing society’s untapped potential first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
The Food Systems Summit Global Dialogue; Water – the Game-changer for Food Systems has concluded with consensus that water has unmatched utility to support the necessary transformation of food systems. The post Prevention Web: Ahead of UN Summit expert consensus that action on water critical to transforming food systems first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI). [...]
