CCAFS South Asia

This regional account of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security is no longer in use. For updates, follow @CGIARclimate.

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

It’s time to go global! @cgiarclimate_SA is merging w/ the global CCAFS account @CGIARclimate. Follow us there for #global and #SouthAsia regional updates and for info on the latest activities.

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

@cgiarclimate_SA is merging w/ the global CCAFS account. To keep getting updates on the #SouthAsia region, please follow @CGIARclimate. We look forward to connecting w/ you there!

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

Most of #Africa, #South, and #CentralAsia are vulnerable to the projected negative impacts of climate change, says a recent study conducted by @CGIAR #climatechange #Agriculture, and #Food Security (CGIAR CCAFS).
https://t.co/jkq3FtBCqC
https://t.co/HIevfyuqr9

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

#Marginalised sections of #community, exposed to two fold crisis. #foodsecurity plan for most of #Africa, #South and #CentralAsia, along with temperate countries in #SouthAmerica and #Scandinavia is the need of the hour. Read more @
https://t.co/kzXkQ4zh4Q
@AgriGoI @CGIARclimate

[IFPRI Research @IFPRIResearch]

Stakeholders prioritization of #climate-smart agriculture interventions: Evaluation of a framework-by
Khatri-Chhetri, Arun; Pant, Anjali; Aggarwal, Pramod K.; Vasireddy, Vijya Vardhan; and Yadav, Akhilesh @IFPRISAO @IFPRI @cgiarclimate_SA

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

#Solar Powered #Irrigation System (SPIS) offers a #climate-smart and #sustainable approach to simultaneously extend the area under irrigation while using #clean source of #energy.
#CSV
@CGIARclimate
@nstomar
@AgriGoI
@USDA
@AIRCAalliance
@giz_gmbh
@UNFCCC

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

Will dieting be forced by climate change?
Study highlights high impacts of #climatechange on productivity of #rice, #wheat, and #maize, with #Global losses reaching upto -12%, -15% and -20%, by 2080s. @AgriGoI @nstomar @USDA @AIRCAalliance
https://t.co/zwsSz7iKrS

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

#Technological improvements appear to have a large yield-enhancing #impact compared with the negative effects of #climatechange . https://t.co/gt6qvekgJA
@CGIARclimate @cgiarclimate_SA @CGIAR @UNFCCC @WBG_Climate @FAOClimate @UNDPClimate @IFC_org

[CGIAR @CGIAR]

For our Share Fair organized around the CGIAR Systems Council Meeting, posters have been created to demonstrate how we're tackling 5 global challenges. Check out 8 posters on the challenge of Living Within Planetary Boundaries: https://t.co/Occt7V08iy #OneCGIAR @ILRI

[Shalika Vyas @VyasShalika]

How to design weather-based #indexinsurance which helps #farmers, industry and the #Government alike? Find out more in our new paper: https://t.co/GtRuK9IIK0

@Paresh_Shirsath @RiskClimate @CGIARclimate @cgiarclimate_SA @CGIAR @WBG_Climate @UNDPClimate @IFC_org

[ICRISATLibrary @ICRISAT_LIBRARY]

📘 #Handbook on #climateinformation for #farmingcommunities
@cgiarclimate_EA @cgiarclimate_SA @cgiarclimate_SA @cgiarclimate_LA @cgiarclimate_WA @WBG_Climate @ClimateReality @IWMI_ @WLE_CGIAR
@UNFCCC @FAOclimate @ICRISATESA @IcrisatW @ICRISAT @awhitbr @icarindia

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

#Government of #India heralds a new era of #sustainable growth by inadvertently committing investment of 12.12 billion USD between 2012 and 2017, towards promotion of #climatesmart #agriculture.
@CGIARclimate @IFPRI @IFPRISAO
https://t.co/XKO6E3z29r

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

New #hotspots for #climateaction in #agriculture. Find out more in a recent #metaanalysis published in @IOPEnvironment
https://t.co/2upqGvxliK

@CGIARclimate @Shalika43071182 @bcampbell_CGIAR

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

"#Experiments in #BISA farm #PUSA Samastipur #Bihar evince reduction in yield loss due to logging by 15-17%, in #zerotillage #farming as compared to #conventional tillage" says researcher Manish Kumar, @cgiarclimate_SA

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

#Super #Champion #farmers from #Mathura, #UttarPradesh share how they;
used #ICT based #Agro advisory,
changed #cropping practices and
improved #livestock health using #climate smart #practices,
during a visit by @USAID India team to #Climate #Smart #Villages. @cgiarclimate_SA

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

"Waived off #loan is a piecemeal approach instead #government should extend more support to purchase #clean #technologies such as #Solar #Pumps to facilitate #long term #sustainable #economic #development"said majority of farmers during #stakeholders workshop @cgiarclimate_SA

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

During #farmers' #Stakeholders' workshop in #Jabalpur- Madhya Pradesh, #Women #farmers from Betul #Madhya Pradesh reported increase in #income since they started using #Solar Powered #Irrigation systems @cgiarclimate_SA @IWMI_ @giz_gmbh

[CCAFS South Asia @cgiarclimate_SA]

Watch out for #agriculture at #COP24Katowice WEEK 2

[IWMI @IWMI_]

"Communities living at high altitude contribute only little to #climatechange but are being impacted the most... and can rely only on some adaptation measures. Global and regional community need to come together to act now". -@aditimukherji at @iwmitata partners meet #PM2018.

[CGIAR @CGIAR]

An event to demystify climate-smart agriculture #CSA by identifying best bets & discussing proven state-of-the art approaches to design & operationalize #CSA investment plans. Part of @CGIARclimate Agriculture Advantage series 2.0 happening now #COP24 #CGIARatCOP24