Центр знаний об агроэкологии

Early warning weather information, Senegal

Agriculture in Senegal is predominantly rain-fed and so erratic weather patterns present an everincreasing risk to smallholder farmers across the country. Late onset of rain can lead to a reduced growing season; unexpected torrential rain and flash-flooding can lead to farmers losing scarce resources of seed, other farm inputs and labour together with the loss of topsoil, resulting in declining food security.

The Agroecology and Resilience Project was implemented jointly by ActionAid and partners, and evidence was gathered demonstrating reduced yields due to erratic rainfall. Vulnerability analysis with farmers identified that accurate and early weather information is essential for farmers to mitigate risk and practice effective adaptation measures. 

In collaboration with the Agence Nationale de l’Aviation Civile et de la Météorologie (ANACIM), ActionAid decided to form a network of partners to disseminate climate information to enable farmers to better cope with the climate impacts that threaten their agricultural productivity.

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Год: 2017
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Страна/страны: Senegal
Географический охват: Африки
Полный текст: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bt151e.pdf
Язык контента: English
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Категория: Тематическое исследование

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