Platform for African – European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development

Friday, May 20, 2022

Land-Water-Energy Resources Use Webinar by FANRPAN

17 May 2022. CLAB Africa Webinar Series – WEBINAR 2: LAND – WATER- ENERGY RESOURCES USE
The key messages from the thematic brief 2 are as follows:
  • Adoption and/or amplification of micro-gardening techniques such as composting and vermicomposting, with a particular focus on economically vulnerable social groups such as women and youth.
  • Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming by providing the necessary financial and skills investment.
  • Need for greater research efforts for sustainable intensified agriculture focused on developing improved fallow management.
  • Integration of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in land policy, beginning at a local level; and
  • Utilization of tertiary institutions for capturing, making sense of and applying IKS.
Speakers:
  • Dr. Gabriel Lekalakala shared the challenges & key governance frameworks for equitable, sustainable resource use of land, water and energy.
  • Prof. Neill Goosen from the ARUA Centre of Excellence in Energy
  • @StellenboschUni emphasized on the importance of a nexus approach in #land water and energy research and policy interventions
  • SDG Water Investments Specialist Ms. Shamiso Mlilwana from @GWPSAF

Related:
2nd Call for Applications for the SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility: sacreee.org/job/sacreee/2n
due 12 June 2022

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