Star: Three organisations have formed an alliance to scale up climate smart agriculture in Africa. Alliance brings together various non-governmental organisations, the African Union and Nepad. The three said they will marshal resources to cushion small-scale farmers from climate change shocks. Martin Bwalya, head of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)-NEPAD, said they are targeting 25 million small-scale farmers by 2020 with cost effective farm practices that are easy...