Transitioning to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in the African context requires a transformational architecture — a systematic shift away from business as usual and a comprehensive programme for building the adaptive capacity of physical, socio-economic, human and institutional dimensions of farming systems. Manyewu Mutamba of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) and Mainza Mugoya of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) argue that African agriculture is long overdue for a radical transformation to increase productivity sustainably.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2014Africa, Eastern Asia, Southern Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2014Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Asia, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
The purpose of this brief is to share insights on agriculture and NAPs with national-level decision makers in developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), multilateral agencies, UNFCCC negotiators and donors. This brief explores how countries are overcoming the biggest challenges in developing NAPs, outlines examples of successful cross-sector adaptation planning, explores influence and leverage necessary for successful NAP processes, and offers specific recommendations.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011
The way we produce food must adapt to a variable and changing climate. And key to achieving this is to improve the link between climate information and agricultural practices, especially those of smallholder farmers in developing countries. ‘Agro-climate tools’ do just that and some are introduced here.
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