Cultivating Sustainability: One-day Workshop on African Paddy Rice Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
On February 20, 2024, the African Climate Action Partnership (AfCAP) Secretariat at SouthSouthNorth in collaboration with African Paddy Rice Research Group (APRRG) of the Global Research Alliance (GRA) and SRI-2030, co-convened a one-day in-person workshop on African Paddy Rice Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Nairobi, Kenya.
The purpose of the meeting was to bring together partners, researchers, and policy makers to collectively identify gaps and needs in the mitigation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the paddy rice sector.
The event was organised in three sessions: 1) Capacity strengthening; 2) Water management and; 3) Organic fertilisers practices as well as; 4) Policy planning for mitigation. The event concluded with a panel discussion featuring country representatives from Mali, Liberia, and Senegal.
To read more about what was discussed download the outcome report below.