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In East Africa, agricultural systems are highly vulnerable to climate change and variability because of high dependence on rainfall. The increasing frequency and severity of drought, heat and cold stress as well as floods are likely to lead to major food crises in the region. Rapid population gro...

In pilot trainings in Tanzania, farmers have received climate data together with participatory tools to help them evaluate their options and make on-farm decisions. The approach is now being scaled up in Malawi and Tanzania through training agricultural extension agents and NGO staff to provide c...

At a weather research station in Makueni, Kenya, about a dozen farmers are gathered in an outdoor classroom. Scant and variable rainfall is a big problem in Makueni, so a training program from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is tutoring the group on ...

CCAFS strives to engage with stakeholders regularly and bridge networks by using innovative communication tools to disseminate science-based evidence from research and also to understand how perceptions and feedback from the field can be integrated into research.

CCAFS has documented farmers’ testimonials on climate-smart agriculture through several short films. The films form an important repository of the various interventions being used in Climate-Smart Villages in Bihar and Haryana. Apart from capturing field experiences, they also serve as valuable exte...

As we look forward to a new climate agreement at the conclusion of the 21st sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC-COP21) in Paris, France this December, we highlight progress made by countries to address climate change. Read...