CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Shaping African tertiary agricultural education towards responsiveness to emerging global challenges

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Climate change is real. The emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), Ozone (O3), Carbon monoxide (CO), nitrous oxide (N2O) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has been increasing from human activity, leading to an increase in warming. The challenge facing mankind is to limit global warming. By far, most of the greenhouse gases are produced in Europe and the United States of America. The sectors that contribute most to greenhouse gases are agriculture, forestry and waste management. Continued increases in GHGs is causing temperature rises, thereby affecting agricultural production in different regions in ways that are difficult to predict. This is already negatively affecting people’s livelihoods, particularly in developing countries. Adapting, mitigating and coping with climate change are critical. Government support to the programmes is also of paramount importance.

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