The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …

Republic of South Africa and on the east by Mozambique. The two major towns or cities are Mbabane, the capital city, and … percent live in rural areas and 22 percent in urban areas (Swaziland, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development 2007). The … majority of the rural people in Swaziland depend on cash income for survival strategies. Rural agriculture is insufficient to …

Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Namibia. Before 2000, Zimbabwe was one of the most industrialized economies in … Africa south of the Sahara, with an extensive agroprocessing industry and a relatively diversified industrial sector (Carmody …

Malawi is located in the eastern part of southern Africa between latitude 9°22′ and 17°7′ South and between …

In examining agricultural vulnerability to climate change in South Africa, we see that an important factor is the … enormous existing socioeconomic disparity in access to resources, poverty levels, and capacities to adapt. Recent research … high levels of social vulnerability (Gbetibouo and Ringler 2009). South Africa is unique in southern Africa: from a …

Lesotho is located on the plateau of southern Africa, with altitudes ranging from about 1,400 meters to more than 3 …

Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is becoming increasingly risky due to extreme climate variability. In recent … population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Zambia, given that …

Africa, in general, is vulnerable to climate change, mostly due to its dependence on agriculture. Mozambique is a prime … example. Agriculture is an important sector of the country’s economy, and, as indicated by the 2007 FAO country factsheet …

In this chapter we assess the vulnerability of Botswana’s agriculture to climate change, with special emphasis on … impacts on the poor. The agriculture sector is inherently vulnerable to climate change, and Botswana’s semiarid climate … relating to agriculture and climate change. The section “Scenarios for the Future†summarizes projected economic and …