Chakwera emphasized the importance of collaboration during his keynote address on Wednesday at the two-day annual conference of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) in Lilongwe. The conference brought together representatives from 12 member countries in southern Africa, reports the Xinhua news agency.
Chakwera highlighted that the impacts of climate change, such as El Niño and cyclones, are not limited to farmers in Malawi alone, but affect farmers across the southern African region. He highlighted the importance of regional solidarity and urged countries to come together and collectively develop solutions to protect farmers from these challenges.
Chakwera said the collaboration would help develop robust strategies and policies to effectively mitigate the impacts of climate change on farmers in the region.
He added that joint efforts by southern African countries would also help build and strengthen the resilience of farmers against the impacts of climate change by adopting new forms of agriculture to improve their productivity.
The Malawi leader affirmed Malawi's unwavering commitment to collaborating with other southern African countries in the fight against climate change. He highlighted key initiatives Malawi is undertaking, including efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve carbon sinks and promote sustainable development practices.
According to Chakwera, Malawi has already made great progress in its efforts to combat climate change and, in the meantime, the country is promoting conservation agriculture, agroforestry and other climate-smart activities to improve the resilience and productivity of farmers.
In his keynote address, SACAU Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ishmael Sunga, emphasized the importance of revitalizing the agricultural sector in Southern African countries. He highlighted the need for farmers to adopt digital agricultural technologies as part of their adaptation strategies in the face of climate change.
Chakwera highlighted that the impacts of climate change, such as El Niño and cyclones, are not limited to farmers in Malawi alone, but affect farmers across the southern African region. He highlighted the importance of regional solidarity and urged countries to come together and collectively develop solutions to protect farmers from these challenges.
Chakwera said the collaboration would help develop robust strategies and policies to effectively mitigate the impacts of climate change on farmers in the region.
He added that joint efforts by southern African countries would also help build and strengthen the resilience of farmers against the impacts of climate change by adopting new forms of agriculture to improve their productivity.
The Malawi leader affirmed Malawi's unwavering commitment to collaborating with other southern African countries in the fight against climate change. He highlighted key initiatives Malawi is undertaking, including efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve carbon sinks and promote sustainable development practices.
According to Chakwera, Malawi has already made great progress in its efforts to combat climate change and, in the meantime, the country is promoting conservation agriculture, agroforestry and other climate-smart activities to improve the resilience and productivity of farmers.
In his keynote address, SACAU Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ishmael Sunga, emphasized the importance of revitalizing the agricultural sector in Southern African countries. He highlighted the need for farmers to adopt digital agricultural technologies as part of their adaptation strategies in the face of climate change.
