Analyses exploring the intersections of climate change, food security, nutrition, and agricultural resilience. These papers assess risks, trends, and projections, and highlight strategies for strengthening community resilience and sustainable food systems under changing climatic conditions.
Across many rural communities in Ghana, nightfall used to signal the end of all activity. In places like Kintampo, farmers wrapped up their day early due to unreliable electricity, and critical farming operations—irrigation, drying, storage—were constrained by high fuel costs and frequent shortages. Today, however, the soft hum of solar-powered systems signals a new era. Renewable energy is quietly reshaping how smallholder farmers work, produce, and thrive.
West Africa has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, projected to reach over 540 million people by 2050 (UN DESA). Ensuring reliable, affordable, and nutritious food for this expanding population remains a critical challenge. For decades, governments and development partners have promoted inorganic agrochemicals—synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides—as the quickest pathway to boost yields, close food deficits, and modernize agriculture.
