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
Agriculture, food security and climate change with a gender lens
Guatemalan institutions and CCAFS give shape to a practical guide to integrate gender in agricultural projects. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and
Innovation platforms: key spaces for CSA implementation
Research suggests that innovation platforms can facilitate the collective understanding and implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and
How to achieve resilient livelihoods: Solar irrigation in Southern Ethiopia
To achieve resilient livelihoods and diversified production, the key in Southern Ethiopia was to apply a climate-smart landscape approach that uncovered opportunities for renewable energy-based irrigation systems, including solar irrigation. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
Learning about adaptation and mitigation from Cauca
Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through strategic, broad-based global partnerships. Farmers and
Gender, climate change and agriculture: Guatemala leads regional dialogue
Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) seeks to address the increasing challenge of global warming and declining food security on agricultural practices, policies and measures through strategic, broad-based global partnerships. The Ministry