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Adaptive Crop Management and Agroforestry: Best Practices to Strengthen Household Resilience to Climate Shocks (Focus on Burkina Faso)

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Apr 30th, 2026
The brief synthesizes robust evidence on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices on adaptive crop management and agroforestry that strengthen household resilience to climate shocks in Burkina Faso and Africa south of the Sahara (SSA). The findings highlight a set of proven practices, including agroforestry, farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR), improved seeds, integrated soil fertility management (ISFM), and composting. These practices deliver consistent benefits in terms of yield gains, improved soil fertility, enhanced water retention, diversified incomes, and stronger food security under climate stress.

Soil and Water Conservation Practices: Best Practices to Strengthen Household Resilience to Climate Shocks (Focus on Burkina Faso )

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Apr 15th, 2026
The brief synthesizes robust evidence on soil and water conservation practices (SWCPs), a subset of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices that strengthen household resilience to climate shocks in Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings highlight a set of proven practices, including zai pits, half-moons, stone bunds, mulching, irrigation and sustainable water harvesting and management. These practices have demonstrated measurable impacts on yield gains, improved soil fertility, increased water retention, enhanced food security, and income stability, particularly in drought-prone and degraded environments.

Millions Face Rising Acute Food Insecurity, According to New FAO-WFP Report

Millions of people across 22 countries and territories may be pushed into acute food insecurity by May 2025, according to the latest FAO-WFP Hunger Hotspots Report. Ongoing and increasing conflict in many areas of the world, along with economic hardships and extreme weather caused by climate change and the La Niña phenomenon, are behind this significant increase in both the magnitude and the severity of acute food insecurity.

Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development: Lessons from Eight Projects

Ownership and control of assets have become increasingly recognized for their role in reducing poverty and improving individuals’ and households’ long-term well-being. In addition, research has shown that women’s ownership and control of assets can have important development outcomes both for women themselves and for their families.

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