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The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agricultural development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand. CSA initiatives sustainably incre...

The main objective of this brochure is to learn more about CCAFS activities and results in Nicaragua and potential future work through three farms in Matagalpa department. These farms were selected because joint projects developed by CIAT/CCAFS, local organizations such as CECOCAFEN Cooperative (...

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) aims to achieve the goals of increased productivity / food security, adaptation / resilience, and mitigation. The different weights put on each goal depends on the context. CSA investors and implementers are now seeking methods and sets of indicators to monitor pro...

Efforts to ensure the use of CCAFS climate science and site-­‐specific Climate-­‐Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in the Rainforest Alliance voluntary certification scheme and in impact investment approaches implemented by Root Capital began in 2015. The project leverages existing smallholder va...

CIMMYT’s research has informed the agenda of maize breeding programs in sub-­‐Saharan Africa, to ensure that new varieties developed will be tolerant to heat stress as well as drought. CIMMYT’s climate projections for maize-­‐producing areas in sub-­‐Saharan Africa highlighted the increasing prev...

CCAFS Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are developing two “Practical Guides” (PGs) on Climate-­‐ Sm...

This report summarises outcomes from a portfolio of CCAFS projects on climate-smart agriculture (CSA). This particular portfolio was selected for its potential of scaling up CSA, which aims for outcomes on food security, building adaptive capacity and, where appropriate, increasing carbon sequest...

We are pleased to share with you our SmartAg Partner newsletter, highlighting policy engagement and ongoing research in the third quarter of 2017. In July, we hosted an online discussion forum on ‘Engaging African Youth in Agribusiness in a Changing Climate,’ a platform that created space to disc...

The proceedings document the results of the 4th Annual Progress Reporting and Coordination Meeting on CCAFS Projects and Climate-Smart Village Implementation in Southeast Asia. The report tackles the progress of activities in the CSV sites and on CCAFS project implementation in 2018; the signific...

The proceedings document the highlights of the Climate-Smart Agriculture in Asia workshop, sponsored by the CCAFS programs in Southeast Asia and South Asia. The event was organized to bring together key stakeholders to discuss and exchange learnings in order to achieve the following objectives: 1...