Sahel Gets $14.6m AfDB Boost for Climate and Food Security
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Sahel Gets $14.6m AfDB Boost for Climate and Food Security

The African Development Fund has approved a $14.64 million grant to expand a major food security and climate resilience programme in the Sahel. The funding will scale climate-smart villages, strengthen regional seed systems, and support vulnerable communities facing worsening climate shocks. Women and youth will receive targeted support as the initiative boosts agricultural resilience across the region.
African Farmers Bearing the Climate Burden Alone
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African Farmers Bearing the Climate Burden Alone

Across Africa, smallholder farmers are financing their own fight against climate change, spending billions each year to keep food systems alive as global support lags. A new analysis shows they already shoulder most of the world’s adaptation costs, even as they receive less than 1% of the funding meant to help them.
How Demand for Coffee is Fueling Deforestation Across Continents
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How Demand for Coffee is Fueling Deforestation Across Continents

A new report warns that coffee’s global rise is coming at the planet’s expense. In Brazil, over 1.2 million hectares of forest have been cleared for plantations, while in Kenya, smallholder farmers face the pressure of survival amid shrinking coffee zones and climate change. As demand grows, the world must now ask—can we make coffee truly sustainable before it costs us our forests?