The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture Responding to Climate.
Climate Change and Implication on Food and Agriculture in Africa
Abstract:
Climate of any specific location determines the crops that can
be grown, the farming system that can be adopted, the sequence
and timing of farming operations as well as the livestock systems
that are being practised. Most of agricultural productions in
Africa are largely rain-dependent, yet the continent has arid or
semi-arid climate with drought being common phenomena year
after year. Rainfall is therefore the most important climate
parameter in such agricultural system. IPCC has reported that
climate change is real and Africa is the most vulnerable
continent not only due to its low coping capacity and high level
of vulnerability but also due to evidences of climate change
signal. The need for adaptation in Africa is therefore no option
to sustainable agriculture and food security in the future. Key
issues addressed in this paper include recent impacts of climate
extremes on agriculture and food security in Africa; Tomorrow’s
Climate (Climate change) in the years 2030, 2050, 2070, 2100,
2300 and the potential implications on agriculture and food
security in Africa; Building resilient climate smart systems for
climate proofing food and agriculture in Africa; and Roles of
universities and research institutions.
Climat de n’importe quel endroit donné détermine les cultures
qui peuvent être cultivées, le système agricole qui peut être
adoptée, la séquence et le calendrier des activités agricoles
ainsi que les systèmes d’élevage qui sont pratiquées. La plupart
des productions agricoles en Afrique sont en grande partie
dépendante de la pluie, encore continent a un climat aride ou
semi-aride, avec la sécheresse étant des phénomènes année
commune après année. La pluie est donc le paramètre climatique
le plus important dans le système agricole tels. Le GIEC a
déclaré que le changement climatique est réel et l’Afrique est
le continent le plus vulnérable, non seulement en raison de sa
faible capacité d’adaptation et le niveau élevé de vulnérabilité,
mais aussi en raison de preuves de signal de changement
climatique. La nécessité d’une adaptation en Afrique est donc pas d’option pour l’agriculture durable et la sécurité alimentaire
à l’avenir. Les principales questions abordées dans le présent
document comprennent les impacts récents des extrêmes
climatiques sur l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique,
le climat de demain (changement climatique) dans les années
2030, 2050, 2070, 2100, 2300 et les répercussions possibles sur
l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique; construire
des systèmes intelligents résilientes au changement climatique
pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture climate proofing en Afrique,
et les rôles des universités et des instituts de recherche.
Language:
Extended abstract under Risk and Vulnerability in Agriculture Responding to Climate
Date of publication:
2012
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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