Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
Capacity development
Small-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
Equal and climate-smart
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Women in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart technologies.
Leasing scheme helps farmers purchase small-scale agricultural machinery
Innovations
The initiative increases agricultural productivity and enhances food security in Ethiopia.
Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Science offers opportunity to curb greenhouse gas emissions related to agriculture and meet climate goals.
Scaling out climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new series of infographics outlines the challenges that must be addressed in order to scale adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in southern Africa.
New tools guide interventions against acid soils in Africa using lime
Capacity development
Experts are developing data and dashboards to advise policymakers about the cost and feasibility of liming to increase maize productivity.
It’s time to change the system, not just the technology
Innovations
Changing farming technologies requires systemic change, argues Lennart Woltering in new article.
Pulses, cobs and a healthy soil prove the success of a rural innovator
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Long-term research on climate-smart agriculture in Malawi has improved the productivity, resilience and prospects of Mary Twaya, a single mother of three.
Climate-smart agriculture: A winning strategy for farming families in El Niño seasons
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A recent study from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) shows that conservation agriculture and other climate-smart technologies are increasing yields and farmer resilience amidst drought episodes in southern Africa.
New manual provides quantitative approach to drought stress phenotyping
Innovations
The manual covers field site selection, effects of weather, crop management and other factors to standardize the required intensity, timing and uniformity of imposed drought stress during field trials.
Research, innovation, partnerships, impact
Innovations
Knowledge share fair highlights CGIAR contributions to the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
Scaling farming innovations: what, why and how
Capacity development
A group from Chiapas gets frameworks and tools to make innovations sustainable.
