As climate change continues to disrupt traditional farming systems across Africa, the adoption of climate-smart crops is emerging as a critical solution to ensure food security and sustainable agricultural growth. Erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and rising temperatures are forcing farmers to rethink what they grow and how they grow it. Across the Sahel region, drought-resistant ...

In parts of the Sahel, pilot programmes combining low-cost precision agronomy with drought-tolerant sorghum varieties are delivering measurable yield uplifts for smallholders. Farmers provided with soil-mapping advice, variable-rate micro-dosing of fertiliser and targeted planting-density recommendations have seen improved germination rates and more efficient nutrient use under constrained rainfall. The approach focuses on maximizing returns from ...

Zowasel, an agriculture technology company that leverages data science and nature-based solutions to improve farmers’ productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the value chain, has partnered with IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative, to develop the sorghum value chain in Nigeria. Sorghum is a crucial cereal crop for smallholder farmers across Nigeria. Still, they are grappling with ...