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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

The practical utilization of available modern as well as traditional weather forecasting systems builds herders’ resiliency capacity to climatic shocks. The precision and reliability of the forecasting system determines its creditability and acceptance by the users to be proactive in the decision...


Ayal, Desalegn Y.Desta, S.Gebru, G.Kinyangi, JamesRecha, John W.M.Radeny, Maren A.O.[Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia]Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia

In Tanzania, 7% of the land under production is used for the cultivation of beans. The average yield of beans (dry) is 888 kilograms per hectare (CIAT & World Bank, 2017). Common beans, despite its relatively low profitability, is considered a key value chain crop because of its inclusiveness, nu...


Demissie, TeferiGroot, AnnemarieDuku, ConfidenceBudding-Polo, MonserratKabuka, GodfreyNkenja, EmanuelNinga, KasianLyimo, RaymondRecha, John W.M.Osumba, JoabSchonenberg, Pierre[Common beans Tanzania: Climate change risks and opportunities]Common beans Tanzania: Climate change risks and opportunities

The present case study analyses the financial environment within which the farmers in Nyando operate and within which they deploy their CSA practices. This initial financial mapping will help the project to identify relevant questions to be asked in the financial diaries surveys, including interp...


Wattel, CorAsseldonk, Marcel vanWesenbeeck, Lia vanOostendorp, RemcoRecha, John W.M.Radeny, Maren A.O.Gathiaka, JohnMulwa, Richard[Financial landscape mapping for climate-smart agriculture in the Nyando Basin, Western Kenya]Financial landscape mapping for climate-smart agriculture in the Nyando Basin, Western Kenya

The agricultural sector remains the main source of livelihoods for rural communities in Ethiopia, but faces the challenge of changing climate. This study investigated how smallholder farmers perceive climate change, what adaptation strategies they practice, and factors that influence their adapta...


Belay, AbrhamRecha, John W.M.Woldeamanuel, TeshaleMorton, John F.[Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia]Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Bonilla Findji, OsanaRecha, John W.M.Radeny, Maren A.O.Kimeli, Philip[East Africa Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Inventory]East Africa Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Inventory
Recha, John W.M.Lehmann, JohannesWalter, M.T.Pell, AVerchot, Louis V.Johnson, M.[Stream discharge in tropical headwater catchments as a result of forest clearing and soil degradation]Stream discharge in tropical headwater catchments as a result of forest clearing and soil degradation

The CGIAR research programme on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with several partners is testing a portfolio of interventions to address the threat of changing climatic conditions for smallholder farming communities living beside river flood plains, grouped into “Cl...


Ojango, Julie M.K.Audho, James O.Oyieng, Edwin P.Recha, John W.M.Okeyo Mwai, AllyKinyangi, JamesMuigai, Anne W.T.[System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya]System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya

This booklet presents some of the emerging stories of success of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices that are positively changing the lives of smallholder farmers across East Africa. They were selected from a portfolio of climate-smart agriculture interventions and have potential...


Recha, John W.M.Kimeli, PhilipAtakos, VivianRadeny, Maren A.O.Mungai, Catherine[Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa]Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa

The changing climate is a threat to the smallholder farmers. Poverty and limited livelihood options increase vulnerability to climate risks. To counter this, a partnership between research and development organizations and the Nyando rural community developed Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) model t...


Recha, John W.M.Radeny, Maren A.O.Kinyangi, JamesKimeli, Philip[Uptake of Resilient Crop Interventions to Manage Risks Through Climate-Smart Villages Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya]Uptake of Resilient Crop Interventions to Manage Risks Through Climate-Smart Villages Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya

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