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Item Summary of CPWF Research in the Limpopo River Basin(Brochure, 2014-05) CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and FoodIn 2009, the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) set out to “improve governance and management of rainwater and small water infrastructure in the Limpopo basin to raise productivity, reduce poverty, and improve livelihoods resilience.” Over the following four years, CPWF, led by the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and partners, coordinated five inter-connected research- for-development projects in the basin. The program was embedded within partnerships and networks that possessed regional legitimacy and could leverage change in this rapidly developing region. The Limpopo Watercourse Commission (LIMCOM) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) strongly supported CPWF’s approach in the Limpopo River basin, and both institutions are planning to incorporate CPWF findings into ongoing work.Item Appropriate Climate Smart Technologies for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa(Newsletter, 2013-06) Sullivan, Amy; Mumba, Aliness; Hachigonta, Sepo; Connolly, Mike; Sibanda, Lindiwe MajeleNearly 70 per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live in rural areas and rely mainly on agriculture for livelihood security. Low agricultural productivity in the region keeps this population under constant pressure, even though investment in agriculture is a proven way to reduce regional poverty. Studies have shown that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in agriculture is at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as GDP growth originating outside agriculture. It is therefore necessary to develop and implement appropriate agricultural policies to support proven practices to alleviate poverty in this region where the majority of the population live on less than US$ 2 per day.Item Climate Smart Agriculture: More Than Technologies Are Needed to Move Smallholder Farmers Toward Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods(Brief, 2012-06) Sullivan, Amy; Mwamakamba, Sithembile Ndema; Mumba, Aliness; Hachigonta, Sepo; Sibanda, Lindiwe MajeleClimate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is defined as agricultural practices that sustainably increase productivity and system resilience while reducing greenhouse gas emissions1. CSA helps ensure that climate change adaptation and mitigation are directly incorporated into agricultural development planning and investment strategies. Our perspective on CSA is sustainable agriculture, based upon integrated management of water, land and ecosystems at landscape scale. CSA is being widely promoted as the future of African agriculture and as a viable answer to climate change. Because agriculture remains key to development in Africa, CSA has the potential to increase productivity and resilience while reducing the vulnerability of hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers. CSA can benefit smallholder farmers directly by increasing efficiency of precious inputs such as labour, seeds and fertilizers, increasing food security, and opportunities for income generation. By protecting ecosystems and landscapes, CSA helps protect natural resources for future generations. Yet, CSA technologies and approaches alone will not increase resilience or improve livelihoods of significant numbers of small holders who survive within complex systems. Decades and hundreds of millions of dollars invested in research, development and technology transfer have not transformed African smallholders. Evidence shows that top down command and control systems for technology diffusion do not generate sustainable change.Item CAADP at 10 - Water is a Missing Link in the Southern African Development Community(Journal Article, 2013-12-12) Sullivan, Amy; Mashingaidze, IanWater has a low profile in Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) processes in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), presenting an opportunity to develop stronger ties between the agriculture and water sectors in the region.Item AGRIDEAL Magazine: The River Between Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe(Other, 2013-09) Takavarasha, TobiasTen years ago an experiment began in the Limpopo River Basin. Hundreds of farmers, dozens of researchers and a handful of development partners embarked on a journey that continues today. That journey is the Challenge Program on Water and Food, the CPWF.Item Limpopo Basin Development Challenge(Brochure, 2012-01-01) CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and FoodLimpopo Basin The Limpopo is a relatively dry basin and most water in the more productive areas is already claimed. Rainfall is highly variable and in many parts of the basin there is little run-off with which to produce crops and livestock. The basin is a water-scarce environment in which recurring drought and floods cause devastating impacts on the livelihoods of small-scale, subsistence farmers. However, the more pressing development challenge in these farming systems is the unproductive use of water in the more normal rainfall seasons which are much more prevalent.Item LBDC Project Partner Map(Map, 2013) CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food