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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) helps deliver a climate-smart future for African agriculture driven by science and innovation. Learn more at aiccra.cgiar.org and follow us on social media at CGIARAfrica
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We were thrilled to partner in the #Data4SoilHealth event with World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development last week in Nairobi! Accelerating soil action will take #collaboration, #innovation, and #investment—and we’re proud to advance all three through: ✅ AI-driven soil diagnostics ✅ Women & youth-led agribusinesses ✅ Climate-smart financing tools 🔗More: https://www.linkedin.com/.../urn:li:activity.../ #soilhealth #agtech #datadrivenagriculture


NEW | In our latest newsletter, explore: 🔦 A solution spotlight on 'Smart-valleys' in Mali which are boosting rice yields by 88% 🗺️ A new 'best bet' innovations explorer from AICCRA's focus countries 🛰️ National climate services frameworks just launched in Zambia and Kenya 🐟 A virtual reality field trip from your screen to Northern Zambia >>> Why not forward this message to a friend? Or, read, subscribe and share: On LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smart-valleys-mali-boosting-incomes-kadff On AICCRA's website - https://aiccra.cgiar.org/resources/read-climate-smart-africa


🌍 African farmers represented on the global climate stage | Today at the #SB62 June Climate Meetings, Elizabeth Nsimidala (President, Eastern Africa Farmers Federation) spoke as a representative of the Farmers' Constituency on behalf of the World Farmers' Organization. The message was clear: Climate goals and the implementation of the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work have to connect with the everyday realities farmers are facing. See more: http://bit.ly/4jXdTLk


🔴 We are LIVE from Lusaka! If you can't join us in person, follow along via our YouTube channel as we celebrate Zambia's vision for climate-resilient agriculture: https://www.youtube.com/@aiccracgiar


22 May 2025 - LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - A new framework launches today to strengthen climate observations, forecasting, and prediction capabilities across Zambia. Led by the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, the Framework will transform climate action, channeling data into sector-specific products and applications, disseminated to key stakeholders across the country, especially smallholder farmers on the forefront of climate change. More: https://aiccra.cgiar.org/news/national-framework-water-weather-and-climate-services-nfwwcs-launches-lusaka

NEW | 🌍 From the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, three resources for African Union member states to drive action for soil health towards implementing the CAADP Kampala Agenda. Developed with support from AICCRA. Explore more and download: https://aiccra.cgiar.org/news/equipping-au-member-states-monitoring-policy-and-technical-guidance-soil-health


✨ Today we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Watch to learn more about how we're addressing some of the challenges faced by women and girls in agricultural and climate research. Closing the gender gap in science requires breaking stereotypes, promoting role models to inspire girls, supporting women's advancement through targeted programs and through policies and actions that promote inclusion, diversity and equity.

📻 It's World Radio Day! We're excited to share a new story from Kenya where climate-smart radio dramas - produced in partnership with community members - and interactive radio talk shows are being used to share context-specific information on climate-smart agriculture and climate services with 400,000+ listeners in arid and semi-arid areas. Radio is more than a powerful information dissemination channel, it can be used as a pathway to effect changes in farming decisions and practices that build climate resilience. One of the radio talk shows we produced included the Kenya Meteorological Department sharing the October-November-December (OND) 2024 forecast which predicted low rains. As a result, we were able to work with communities to distribute drought-tolerant seeds and crop management advice to 5,000 farmers we had not worked with before - ensuring a wider reach and impact of climate-smart agriculture. 📲 Read the story and meet some of the community members who participated: https://aiccra.cgiar.org/news/talk-day-communities-and-aiccra-partners-co-produce-climate-radio-drama-kenya

WEEKEND READ | Our first 2025 newsletter is here! 📩 🌍 In this edition, learn about the just-launched second cohort of the Zambia SME Agribusiness Accelerator and explore other recent highlights: 🟢 GHACOF 69 brings climate services experts together 🇰🇪 In Kenya, a ‘Scaling Week’ strategy session on AICCRA's framework 🌳 Innovative agricultural tools to address climate challenges in Zambia Read: https://mailchi.mp/cgiar.org/january2025