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Efforts to ensure the use of CCAFS climate science and site-­‐specific Climate-­‐Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices in the Rainforest Alliance voluntary certification scheme and in impact investment approaches implemented by Root Capital began in 2015. The project leverages existing smallholder va...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Mobilizing private sector partners for climate action in the cocoa value chain]Mobilizing private sector partners for climate action in the cocoa value chain

CCAFS scientists at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the International Livestock Research institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), provided inputs into the development of Kenya’s Climate-Smart Agri...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Kenya integrates Climate-Smart Agriculture into its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution]Kenya integrates Climate-Smart Agriculture into its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

In 2014, India began the implementation of its National Food Security Act, which was signed into a law in 2013. The new law aims to provide subsidised food grains to more than 800 million people in the country. While this law will have obvious implications to the food security of the Indian popul...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[India promotes climate resilience through its food security bill]India promotes climate resilience through its food security bill

Climate services are highly practical tools, improving farmer decision-making and strengthening their ability to cope with increased climate variability and extreme weather events. By providing climate advisories and weather forecasts, these services enhance farmers’ capacity to deal with risk. T...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[CCAFS Science Strengthens Investments in Climate Services for Agriculture]CCAFS Science Strengthens Investments in Climate Services for Agriculture

CIMMYT’s research has informed the agenda of maize breeding programs in sub-­‐Saharan Africa, to ensure that new varieties developed will be tolerant to heat stress as well as drought. CIMMYT’s climate projections for maize-­‐producing areas in sub-­‐Saharan Africa highlighted the increasing prev...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates]CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates

CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages (CSV) have successfully combined global knowledge with local action to help farmers sustainably produce more food, while curbing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing resilience to climate change. In CSVs farmers and researchers test and implement portfolios of clim...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Scaling-up Climate-Smart Villages in India]Scaling-up Climate-Smart Villages in India

Agriculture is the backbone of West African economies, providing employment and income to about 70% of the population. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is cognizant of the important role that the sector plays for its member states and the challenges posed by climate change. ...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[A climate-smart agriculture alliance and framework for West Africa]A climate-smart agriculture alliance and framework for West Africa

Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a rice production practice which moves away from continuous flooding of rice paddies to periodically draining and wetting the soil, so that the soil does not dry out. The practice reduces the amount of water needed for cultivation by up to 30%, which translat...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Ministries of Vietnam and Bangladesh produce country work plans for scaling out Alternate Wetting and Drying]Ministries of Vietnam and Bangladesh produce country work plans for scaling out Alternate Wetting and Drying

Case study for the report "Institutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects" available at http://hdl.handle.net/10568/21222


Masiga, MosesMwima PKiguli, Lillian[Trees for global benefit program: Environmental Conservation Trust (ECOTRUST) of Uganda]Trees for global benefit program: Environmental Conservation Trust (ECOTRUST) of Uganda

Case study for the report "Institutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects" available at http://hdl.handle.net/10568/21222


Shames, SethOnyango G[Sustaining Agriculture through Climate Change (SACC): CARE International]Sustaining Agriculture through Climate Change (SACC): CARE International

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