Opportunity Crop Profiles - for the Vision for - Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS)

alongside the VACS: Research in Action Report, (also known as the Summary Report) which VACS was launched in February 2023 in outlines the guiding concepts of the VACS partnership with the African Union (AU), the approach, overviews research conducted to Food and Agriculture Organization of the date to expand the evidence base, recommends United Nations (FAO), and the Office of the areas of focus. [...] of research in an area or in some cases, Food on the Move is identified, and associated with one or more There are eight climate change scenarios determine the impact of interventions and Facilitators as identified from the evidence utilized in the assessment, denoted in outcomes. [...] In Iron Accessions fact, as seen under both SSP1-2.6 and SSP3-7.0, sorghum (Continent) sees a negative yield change near the Western Sahel and in parts of West Africa but a positive yield change in parts of Historical North, Central and Southern Africa. [...] A mix of crops are projected to be more resilient on average across the continent depending on geographical context, with grass pea being particularly resilient in parts of East and North Africa, Cowpea poised to be a resilient option in many areas in West and Central africa, and Bambara Groundnut and Pigeon Pea showing high resilience across a range of localized contexts. [...] The in sustainable agriculture systems, versatility of cowpea, available in particularly in the context of climate plenty of [plant genetic Genomic sequencing High plant genetic dry, pod, and husk forms, makes it an change and food security in Africa.