September 29, 2023 • AU-SAFGRAD launches the Guidelines for Inclusive Agricultural Value Chains Development (iAVCD) in Africa. September 19, 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
September 12, 2023 • Validation Workshop of COMESA, EAC & IGAD’s Regional Irrigation Development Strategy (RIDS). 04-06 September 2023, Nairobi
August 31, 2023 • Workshop towards the Development of Framework on Indigenous Conflicts Prevention/Management mechanisms between Pastoralists and Farmers in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, August 22-24, 2023
July 18, 2023 • Training of Young Irrigation Professionals on Challenges of Agricultural Development in Africa. June, 2023, Cairo, Egypte
June 12, 2023 • AU-SAFGRAD Support to the African Group of Negotiators of UNCCD towards Establishment of Global Protocol on Drought, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, June 6-8, 2023
Program 7.3. Facilitating farmers’ organizations, livestock associations and forest-based organizations to use information and knowledge on CSA best practices to promote sustainable crop, livestock and forestry production to help build their resilience.
Program 7.2. Supporting knowledge management, including the documentation (by national and regional research organizations and advisory service institutions) of CSA best-practice experiences and lessons that help build resilience and facilitate their widespread dissemination and scaling-up across the semi-arid zones of Africa.
Program 7.1. Increase the number of staff of AU-SAFGRAD who will, in collaboration with partners and stakeholders, develop and manage projects that effectively address the broad areas of resilience building in SAZ.
Program 6.3. Strengthen research- and training-related capacity for Land Degradation at the Conference of Parties (CoP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Program 6.2. Mainstream land degradation, desertification, climate change and risk management approaches into NAIPs and RAIPs
Program 5.3. Enhance the capacity of African young researchers/relevant stakeholders on the challenges of land degradation, desertification, and climate change adaptation.
Program 5.2. Strengthen collaboration and partnership between the NARS and the CGIAR Organization and other research institutions in order to facilitate implementation of resilience-building activities
Program 5.1. Support commodity-based ‘Innovation Platforms’ to incorporate issues of resilience building, including mainstreaming of CSA.
Program 3.3. Support NSAs to promote the use of the AU Land Policy and Pastoral Policy Frameworks in the development of NAIPs and RAIPs.
