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Zoom Mashinani
The word ‘Mashinani’ refers to grassroots in Kiswahili, Zoom, at the grassroots is an approach undertaken by the local media in Taita Taveta supported by ACREI partners and communities. Zoom Mashinani seeks to empower farmers at the grassroots level to discuss in groups with strict conformity to the COVID19 guidelines.
The IGAD Climate Prediction & Application Centre (ICPAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) working under the Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI) project, with funding from the Adaptation Fund, seek to address the challenges posed to climate information …
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La Niña: forecasted drier than usual season poses risks to crops and livestock in some parts of the region
Nairobi, 11 of November 2020: October to December is a major farming season for Kenya, southern Somalia, southern Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and much of Tanzania. The drier than usual season might impact southern Ethiopia, …
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Desert Locust Projection October 2020
Projected impact on food and fodder
- Very high risk of significant impact to both crops and rangelands due to the high rainfall received in the northern parts of the region which has enabled the swarms …
The Power of Radio to Bridge the Gap of Traditional Forecasting Under a Changing Climate
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By Emebet A. Jigssa and Collison Lorez
Contributions by ICPAC’s Climate Change Working Group
The weather forecast is a crucial component for decision making and ameliorating vulnerability of small-holder farmers in East Africa, where …
Desert Locust Projection September 2020
Projected impact on food and fodder production
- Pastures and crop destruction continue to be reported mostly in Ethiopia and Somalia.
- The risk of significant impact to both crops and rangelands is very high due to …
Climate prediction as mitigation for East African food safety
In 2017 Eastern Africa was hit by a drought. In 2019 parts of the same area was struck by floods after large bouts of rain in a short period of time. Both outcomes led to …