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  • Projects and activities | Last updated: 21 Feb 2023

RE-FARM: Research on agroecological innovations for increasing resilience to climate change in Cuanza Sul and Benguela (Angola)

Global Food and Nutrition Security

Brief me

The overall objective is to contribute to the transformation of the agriculture sector in Angola through research and innovation activities. RE-FARM aims to develop applied research and innovation on agroecological practices to address climate change adaptation and resilience of family farming in two provinces of the Central Highlands Area (Planalto Central).

The main activities are:

  1. modelling the projected impact of climate change on family farm productivity by using climate change forecasting models;

  2. field data collection and laboratory analysis to determine the current status of land and water productivity, including soil quality, organic carbon content, soil moisture and nutrient content;

  3. survey to determine socio-economic barriers to farm productivity, using focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews;

  4. workshop to integrate modelling and in-field data and select the most suitable agroecological practices;

  5. trials to test the selected practices in 10 experimental family farms;

  6. training, learning and dissemination workshops to cross-fertilize and disseminate results across communities and stakeholder groups, including farmers, civil society organization, local and national administrative officers and policy makers; and

  7. monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of project findings.