Cameroon: [presentation] mplementation of the NRDS and lessons learned: Climate ambitions and actions for the rice sector; one of the three priority areas for convergence between food systems, biodiversity and the climate agenda in Cameroon

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RICE VALUE CHAIN Rice production (irrigated & rain-fed) with smallscale producers, intensive rice cultivation system, reduction of methane emissions, climate adaptation with varieties suited to irrigation and drought, rice-fish farming (rice + fish), digital agriculture, development of new rice-growing areas [view the presentation here: 5_Ag-3_5_CMR_EN_GM10_final] Cameroon has a national system for the annual evaluation of […]

Opportunities for water saving with higher yield from the system of rice intensification

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The system of rice intensification (SRI) developed in Madagascar, is showing that by changing the management of rice plants, soil, water and nutrients it can increase the yields of irrigated rice by 25–50% or more while reducing water requirements by an equivalent percent. This gives farmers incentive to reduce their irrigation water use when growing […]

WEST AFRICA: Using Earth Observation to Monitor Climate-Resilient Rice Production in West Africa

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The European Space Agency  GDA Climate Adaptation and Finance (CA&F) consortium is working with the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) to co-design an Earth Observatory (EO) demonstrator for RICOWAS, an Adaptation Fund-financed project working with around 125,000 farmers across 13 countries to scale climate-resilient rice production in West Africa by promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The […]