Regional Climate Change and Agroecology Initiative
The development of agriculture that is much more oriented towards the "protection and regeneration" of the natural environment is a priority in the region. That is the reason why the IOC has launched in December 2010, for a period of 30 months, a regional initiative aiming at adaptation of smallholder agriculture to climate change in the islands of the Indian Ocean through the dissemination of agroecology (IRACC). This initiative is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) amounting to 750 000 USD dollars.
Read more