The
recent rise in the number of food insecure people in the world, coupled
with incidences of crop failure due to adverse weather, have made world
leaders increasingly aware that future climate change may severely
limit our ability to feed the growing population towards 2050. So far,
in addition to industrial emission control, Norwegian efforts to
restrict climate change have focused on mitigation through forest
protection (REDD+) and clean energy (Energy+). A third area of attention
is climate-smart agriculture. Producing food in a more ‘climate smart’
way is seen as having three advantages: 1) Providing food for an
increasing population, 2) maintaining food production under a changing
climate, and 3) reducing greenhouse gas emission from agriculture while
absorbing carbon in vegetation and soil. This report explores how Norway
can support Africa’s efforts to make agriculture more climate-smart
through support to African universities.
http://www.umb.no/statisk/noragric/publications/reports/2012/noragricrep64.pdf
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