Research suggests that farmer-to-farmer learning can be up to six times more effective in spreading knowledge of CSA practices than in areas where it is not carried out.
Understanding the wider context and requirements for social learning is key.
Peer learning is an effective way to disseminate C...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Mwongera, Caroline
,
Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Eitzinger, Anton
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
[Support farmer-to-farmer and community-wide social learning]
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Support farmer-to-farmer and community-wide social learning
Research suggests that gender equity is a critical factor in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices.
If gender is not explicitly considered in climate-related interventions, the adoption of climate-resilient practices is unlikely to reach scale.
Climate-resilient interventio...
Twyman, Jennifer
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Mwongera, Caroline
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Eitzinger, Anton
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Shikuku, K.M.
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
[Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive]
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Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive
At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a
voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...
Soussana, Jean-François
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Lutfalla, Suzanne
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Ehrhardt, Fiona
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Havlík, Petr
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
Chotte, Jean-Luc
,
Torquebiau, Emmanuel F.
,
Ciais, Philippe
,
Smith, Pete
,
Lal, Rattan
,
[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]
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Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative
Large-scale investment is needed to create climate-smart agriculture (CSA) systems. While many government and development agencies are integrating CSA into their policies, programmes, plans and projects, there is little guidance for operational planning and implementation on ways to be climate-s...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice]
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‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice
The African Union-New Partnership for African Development
(AU-NEPAD) has set a goal of 25 million farming families
practicing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) by 2025 (Vision
25x25). This Vision 25x25 came out of the African Union
Leaders “Malabo Declaration” of 2014 that set a path forward
for Af...
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being widely promoted as a solution for food insecurity
and climate change adaptation in food systems of sub-Saharan Africa, while simultaneously
reducing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions. Governments throughout Africa are writing
policies and programs to...
Lamanna, Christine
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Namoi, Nictor
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Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Mpanda, Mathew
,
Egeru, Anthony
,
Okia, Clement
,
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
,
Mwongera, Caroline
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Asten, Piet J.A. van
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa]
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Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa
Planning robust climate-smart development programs can be done today with existing information. We propose a risk-household-option modeling approach to address household food security under climate change in Africa. hrough a case study in Niger, we demonstrate that prioritizing CSA is possible by...
Lamanna, Christine
,
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
,
Wijk, Mark T. van
,
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Girvetz, Evan H.
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Evidence- and risk-based planning for food security under climate change: Results of a modeling approach for climate-smart agriculture programming]
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Evidence- and risk-based planning for food security under climate change: Results of a modeling approach for climate-smart agriculture programming
Evidence exists to support CSA programming on the most widely cultivated crops (e.g. maize), and most common agricultural practices (e.g. fertilizer addition) in Tanzania. However, products and places central to rural livelihoods such as livestock, coastal drylands, and humid regions near Lake Vi...
Lamanna, Christine
,
Kimaro, Anthony A.
,
Arslan, Aslihan
,
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[What is the evidence-base for climate-smart agriculture in Tanzania?]
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What is the evidence-base for climate-smart agriculture in Tanzania?
This paper offers an overview of how climate change is already affecting farmers across eastern and southern Africa, and how it will continue to affect them in the future. The rising temperatures and increased rainfall variability associated with climate change are undermining the livelihoods and...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
,
Claessens, Lieven
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Navarro-Racines, Carlos
,
Nowak, Andreea
,
Thornton, Philip K.
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Future Climate Projections in Africa: Where Are We Headed?]
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Future Climate Projections in Africa: Where Are We Headed?