The Value of Water-Smart Agriculture
In celebration of World Water Day, let's take a look at the importance of water-smart innovations in water management and conservation, and agricultural production. Every 22nd of March, the United Nations (UN) celebrates World Water Day. This year, the theme of the celebration is
Integrating climate resilience into Farmer Field Schools
The inclusion of climate resilience into Farmer Field School methodologies is a novel and highly promising approach in East Africa. Here is why. Farmer Field Schools (FFS) were introduced in East Africa in the late nineties as an alternative to top-down extension
The secret recipe for scaling climate-smart agriculture: Youth
Research trends reveal massive gaps in students primed to become Kenya’s next generation of agricultural professionals and agripreneurs. Degree enrolment in agriculture courses decreased from 24,221 students in 2017 to 18,165 in 2018, a 25% drop, as students reported a lack
Scaling climate-resilient agribusinesses in East Africa
Climate-resilient agribusinesses need a combination of horizontal and vertical scaling to be effective. The example of East Africa. There are growing private-sector driven efforts to scale up climate-smart agriculture (CSA) interventions in East Africa. These measures are aimed at building climate-resilient
Studying climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam
Special Master's degree enables students to learn about the nexus of climate change, agriculture and food security. The National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), in partnership with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), is
How to achieve large-scale impacts from agricultural innovations
How scaling can help to achieve large-scale impacts through agricultural innovation. Is there a blueprint to establish scaling as a key part of agricultural innovations? Experts believe there are many ways to do it. Related topics: De-risking agricultural value chains - Developing a more
How to impact climate change adaptation and mitigation around the world
Climate change adaptation and mitigation requires climate-smart agriculture. Efforts are growing guided by a target of 11 million farms using climate-smart techniques, to be achieved by 2022. Here is how. We proudly present some of our recent achievements that show how
Enhancing capacity for resilient agriculture planning and programming in Kenya
Insights and lessons learned on disseminating Kenya’s climate-smart agriculture strategies, frameworks and investment plans. Kenya has made significant progress in the development of agricultural policies, yet implementation remains elusive, aggravating food insecurity challenges. To address this gap, recent field visits were
Why should we care about the gender dimension of climate change?
Climate-smart options in agriculture can only be inclusive if they consider the gender-specific situations of farmers. Women farmers encounter a great deal of challenges that constrain their agricultural activities. Differing societal roles, unequal access to and control of resources, and women’s
Is climate-smart and digital agriculture the silver bullet to attract youth?
The average African farmer’s age is nearly 60. Stakeholders come together to brainstorm pathways to draw young people into a rural way of life and climate-smart and digital agriculture is the best bet. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on
Developing a more coherent theory of scaling
A new working paper examines research on scaling as a method to promote adoption and effective uptake of climate-smart innovations resulting from experimentation carried out by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), with researchers
Participation: key to the creation of new farming systems
Farmers and the actors that support farming systems face acute challenges caused by the climate emergency. According to CGIAR researchers, overcoming these challenges requires working together to co-design and adopt climate-smart practices. This article explains how climate-smart farming could be