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There is overwhelming evidence that Africa needs to change its agricultural systems for increased productivity, resilience and competitiveness in ensuring food security, income generation, as well as minimization of negative impacts on environment. Research shows that the current agricultural sys...


Mapfumo, PaulNyasimi, MarySperanza, Chinwe IfejikaWamukoya, GeorgeKinyangi, James[Climate Smart Agriculture Partnership for Africa: Prospects and Challenges]Climate Smart Agriculture Partnership for Africa: Prospects and Challenges

This chapter addresses the critical links of gender with climate change and agriculture. In Zimbabwe and the rest of the developing world, both women and men are smallholders, yet the role that women play is often unrecognised. Globally, women make up 43% of the agricultural labour force, and in ...


Huyer, SophiaNyasimi, Mary[Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agriculture Education in Zimbabwe]Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agriculture Education in Zimbabwe

The majority of Africa’s people derive livelihoods from the agricultural sector. However, a rapidly changing climate hinders the continent from realizing its full potential in agriculture. Emerging patterns of climate variability and climate change have raised the level of vulnerability for rural...


Kimeli, PhilipNyasimi, MaryMungai, CatherineKinyangi, JamesRadeny, Maren A.O.Recha, John W.M.[Climate Smart Villages: A Community Approach to Climate Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods]Climate Smart Villages: A Community Approach to Climate Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods

Rapidly changing climatic conditions in East Africa are increasing sources of vulnerability for rural agricultural communities. Current agricultural practices and institutional coping mechanisms are unable to cope with these changes, and calls for adaptation in agricultural systems. The CGIAR Res...


Kimeli, PhilipNyasimi, MaryRadeny, Maren A.O.[Strengthening Farmer Adaptive Capacity Through Farms of the Future Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya]Strengthening Farmer Adaptive Capacity Through Farms of the Future Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya

This study conducted in western Kenya demonstrates how a gendered intersectionality lens can be used to explore how and the extent to which farming communities are coping with climate change. Results from a quantitative survey undertaken with 51 farmers and from 4 focused group discussions held w...


Mungai, CatherineOpondo, MaggieOuta, GeorgeNelson, ValerieNyasimi, MaryKimeli, Philip[Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya]Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya

Concerns of climate change impacts and adaptations have continued to receive much attention in both local and international climate change debate. It is now understood that the challenge of climate change cannot be addressed as a standalone issue but within different social, economic, and environ...


Nyasimi, MaryAyanlade, AyansinaMungai, CatherineDerkyi, M.Jegede M.O.[Inclusion of gender in Africa’s climate change policies and strategies]Inclusion of gender in Africa’s climate change policies and strategies

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