About 65% of Africa's workforce depends on Agriculture for survival, however its contribution to GDP remains Low at 25% productivity .Research indicates that sub-Saharan African countries will be the ones of the hardest hit regions of the world. According to an article written by Lindsey Jones -Failure to factor climate change into long-term investment projects and planning risks leave countries across sub-Saharan vulnerable to droughts, floods, heatwaves and rising sea-levels.

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) is a methodology for farmers to adapt to the impacts of  climate change  and achieve increased land and environmental resilience in different agro-ecological zones. The SALM agricultural practices supporting smallholders adapt to climate change, while reducing poverty and land degradation, include:

 Improved agronomic practices

  Agroforestry practices

  Nutrient management

  Soil and Water conservation practices

 Waste management

Integrated pest management

Improved livestock management

 Conservation Tillage

Richard Munang (2015) argues that Africa's soil should be its next is oil in a changing climate. Across the continent, demand for food is soaring, especially in rapidly growing cities. The continent has a food

import bill of more than $35 billion per year, and imports of food exceed exports by 30%. Existing fossil fuel and mineral reserves will run out, but Sub-Saharan Africa will always have its fertile land, its rivers, its youthful workforce, and its huge domestic market.

Nearly two-thirds of global arable land is in Africa, yet its agricultural output is the lowest in the world. Agricultural growth can reduce poverty twice as fast as growth in other sectors. A 1% increase in productivity of agriculture will give you more than four times reduction in poverty because it creates jobs at the bottom through an agricultural transformation that reaches tens of millions of people.

Richard Munang, Robert Mgendi & Innocent Nchu (2015) Africa's Soil: The Next New Oil Under a Changed Climate , Environment: