Recognizing successful climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices is not enough for them to be adopted at scale.
At many sites, government or development-led interventions to promote CSA practices face low adoption rates or are not adopted at all.
Data shows that CSA adoption depends on drivers...
Läderach, Peter
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Lamanna, Christine
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Know what drives the adoption of climate-smart agriculture across different scales]
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Know what drives the adoption of climate-smart agriculture across different scales
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
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[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
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive]
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Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive
Using socio-economic scenarios in policy formulation allows for an anticipatory approach to governance processes and the formulation of policies/plans that take into account future uncertainty To fully benefit from the dividends of scenario planning in the Ugandan context, there is need to build ...
Rutting, Lucas
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Tumuhereze, Martin
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Muchunguzi, Perez
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Acosta, Mariola
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Okiror, John Francis
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda]
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Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda
The agricultural sector is central to Tanzania’s economy, natural resources and livelihoods. Climate change and climate variability presents adverse effects to the growth of the agriculture sector and the livelihoods of 80 percent of Tanzanians (MAFC, 2014). Owing to this, the Tanzania government...
More than twenty years have passed since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, where gender mainstreaming was acknowledged as an indispensable global strategy for achieving gender equality. Since then, Tanzania has undoubtedly made efforts in mainstreaming gender in its national policies and stra...
Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Okolo, Wendy
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review]
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Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review
Key messages: Participants in policy processes require constant communication and networking among stakeholders to be able to exploit the available policy windows. The review process requires a dynamic and engaging tool. The robustness of a review tool is one step toward having a good and fruitfu...
Muchunguzi, Perez
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Acosta, Mariola
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Rutting, Lucas
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Tumuhereze, Martin
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Okiror, John Francis
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Scenario guided policy planning: processes, comparisons, and lessons from East Africa]
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Scenario guided policy planning: processes, comparisons, and lessons from East Africa
Research shows that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is beneficial in increasing productivity, promoting resilience and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Achieving benefits in all three dimensions is difficult, and so necessary choices among competing investments and objectives must be made.
The ...
Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Assess whole-farm trade-offs and synergies for climate-smart agriculture]
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Assess whole-farm trade-offs and synergies for climate-smart agriculture
Clearly showing the benefits of certain climate-smart agricultural (CSA) interventions over others in a particular context is key to facilitating prudent investment of scarce resources.
Ranking certain CSA practices over others is complex because CSA implies multiple outcomes, which vary with co...
Lamanna, Christine
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact]
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Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact