Africa Science Focus

← Africa Science Focus16 dec 2025 · 49 min

Climate-smart actions to reduce crop loss in Africa

Climate-smart actions to reduce crop loss in Africa16 dec 202549 min

Across Sub-Saharan Africa, farmers are increasingly losing crops to shifting weather patterns, emerging pests and prolonged dry spells. Rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall are changing the conditions under which food is grown, while gaps in monitoring systems make it harder to track and respond to these threats. In this episode of Africa Science Focus, we examine how climate change is accelerating crop loss and what stronger data and climate-informed interventions can offer. ...