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New alliance to cushion farmers from climate-change shocks
2014-05-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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...
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