In rain-short Niger, wasps deployed in war on crop-munching worm
As a millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes
The new finance solutions building Africa's farmers' and herders' resilience
New projects in Kenya show that we can test bold solutions to financing for farmers whose livelihood climate change puts at risk
Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forests
Cards aim to make it easier to identify those illegally cutting mangrove forests or poaching fish along Kenya's coast
Damage to land feeds migration and conflict - UN official
As everything from climate change to deforestation leaves less usable land, threats - and opportunities - are growing, says the U.N.'s anti-desertification chief
Five key principles for Adaptive Social Protection programming
These can be used as a roadmap for implementers, or a checklist for holding programmes to account
Is my social protection programme 'shock-responsive' or 'adaptive'?
What is adaptive social protection? How does it differ from shock responsive social protection? Why does it matter?
Weather information by phone in Mali life changing for farmers in Tèrèkungo and Parana
This year, farmers of Mali's Tèrèkungo, Parana and dozens more villages have had access to tailored weather information through a telephone messaging system dubbed "Sandji"
Instant forest? 'Tree hopping' takes off in Kenya
Moving trees from areas where there are plenty to areas that have none can help restore degraded areas quickly, farmers say
Green gold': Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow herbal stimulant
Struggling to get decent maize harvests as drought bites, farmers are turning to fast-growing, less-thirsty muguka to make money
In rain-short Mali, villagers enlist irrigation to ward off extremism
Locals hope boosting water supplies - and rice yields - can deter young people from seeking better prospects with armed groups