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The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA), has launched a Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS) Training Course. Under this program, a number of young people from Southern Africa are given training in the role of technology in the development of agricultural practices.
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Global Centre for Adaptation (GCA), has launched a Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS) Training Course. Under this program, a number of young people from Southern Africa are given training in the role of technology in the development of agricultural practices.
This virtual training course started on 27 September in the South African city of Johannesburg. and will benefit from the expertise of the Dutch organisation Weather Impact and the South African scientific platform Aqualink.
The pre-selected participants will be able to propose concrete solutions to prevent food insecurity in their home countries, namely South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, and Namibia. The modules will combine the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to help increase agricultural yields and incomes and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in value chains.
The main objective of the program is to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, best practices and experiences, and to explore the latest innovations and approaches to ensure resilience in crop production and distribution n in the sub-region”, says the AfDB. The initiative is part of its African Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP).
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The war in Ukraine and prolonged droughts are creating havoc, and people’s livelihoods are under immense threat. Digital solutions should therefore help to boost agricultural productivity on the continent by using sensors to optimise irrigation, disseminating weather data to farmers, and connecting them with industries to speed up the sale of their produce. This could also make the profession of agricultural engineering more attractive.
