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For example, intercropping maize with Faidherbia species in West Africa, Zambia, and Malawi has been shown to double maize yields.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001582#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change mitigation","climate change adaptation","deforestation","forest degradation","carbon sequestration","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","clean development mechanism","ecosystem-based adaptation","agroforestry","bioenergy","biofuel","desertification"],"geography_discussed":["Zambia","Malawi","Angola","Botswana","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Madagascar","Mozambique","Namibia","South Africa","Tanzania","Zimbabwe","Ethiopia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","conceptual framework"]},{"id":"cdkn-000967","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000967","title":"Angola Country Report","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2014-05","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No1-Angola-Country-Report.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a critical lack of institutional and individual capacity for climate compatible development (CCD) in Angola, particularly within universities, which are largely disconnected from national climate research. 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