DevelopmentvThemes
1. Agri-food Systems ( production, productivity, agro-processing, Marketing
Food systems (FS) encompass the entire range of actors and their interlinked value-adding activities involved in the production, aggregation, processing, distribution, and consumption of food products that originate from agriculture, forestry or fisheries, and parts of the broader economic, societal and natural environments in which they are embedded (FAO). We by default from our space of operation deal with farming system, waste management system, input supply system, etc. which are agricultural sub – systems, and these interact with other key systems such as energy system, trade system, health system, industrial systems, political systems, etc. ERMIS Africa therefore appreciate that a structural change in the food system might originate from a change in another system (related food or non-food system).
2. Climate change (mitigation, adaptation and Climate-resilience)
The world is already experiencing changes in average temperature, shifts in the seasons, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, and slow onset events. The faster the climate changes and the longer adaptation efforts are put off, the more difficult and expensive responding to climate change will be.
3. Renewable energy technologies
Clean energy has experienced a massive growth in popularity in recent years as a number of the largest economies look to reduce their reliance on high-polluting fossil fuels amid the energy transition.
Fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas that we majorly depend on - on the other hand, are non-renewable resources that take hundreds of millions of years to form. Fossil fuels, when burned to produce energy, cause harmful greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide. Generating renewable energy creates far lower emissions than burning fossil fuels. ERMIS Africa alongside conservation lobbyists emphasize on transitioning from fossil fuels, which currently account for the lion’s share of emissions, to renewable energy. Such switches are collectively key to addressing the climate crisis.
2. Climate change (mitigation, adaptation and Climate-resilience)
The world is already experiencing changes in average temperature, shifts in the seasons, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events, and slow onset events. The faster the climate changes and the longer adaptation efforts are put off, the more difficult and expensive responding to climate change will be.