Carbon Credits Must Deliver More Than Cash to Farmers
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Carbon Credits Must Deliver More Than Cash to Farmers

Carbon credits can provide additional income for smallholder farmers, but their real value should extend beyond payments. Lessons from agricultural carbon projects in Kenya show that agroforestry, composting, soil and water conservation and improved farming practices can strengthen productivity, restore soils and build resilience — while also highlighting the need for transparency, fair benefit-sharing and meaningful farmer participation.
Climate Money Risks Deepening Africa’s Soil and Biodiversity Crisis – Report
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Climate Money Risks Deepening Africa’s Soil and Biodiversity Crisis – Report

Climate finance could unintentionally reinforce the input-intensive agricultural model linked to soil degradation, declining crop diversity and land expansion in Africa, a new AFSA report warns. The report calls for climate funding to prioritise diversified, low-input and agroecological farming systems that strengthen resilience to drought, erratic rainfall and rising input costs.
Africa Braces for El Niño as Drought and Flood Risks Threaten Food Security
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Africa Braces for El Niño as Drought and Flood Risks Threaten Food Security

Africa is bracing for worsening food-security pressures as a strengthening El Niño raises the risk of drought in Southern Africa and heavier-than-normal rainfall in East Africa. With more than 306 million Africans undernourished in 2024, experts are urging governments and farmers to strengthen water harvesting, soil conservation, flood protection and climate-resilient farming before the October–December rains.
Synnefa Wins Global Backing to Scale Smart Solar Dryers
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Synnefa Wins Global Backing to Scale Smart Solar Dryers

Kenyan agritech startup Synnefa has secured new funding and technical support from global climate innovation platforms PREO and P4G, boosting its rollout of smart solar dryers that cut post-harvest losses by up to 45%. The support positions the company to scale its climate-smart technology to thousands of smallholder farmers across Kenya and East Africa.