Climate Smart Agriculture Climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa will have significant impact on food security and agricultural production: • Changes in MEAN TEMPERATURES (higher) • Changes in MEAN RAINFALL (less) • Increased variability in temperature and rainfall • Greater crop water demand • Greater prevalence of extreme climate events (heat waves, drought, floods) • Changes in pest and disease patterns • Decrease in agricultural productivity ...
Major Challenges for Sustainable Agriculture , Climate Change Water crises Food Safety Food Security Sept.2018 The 1stAnnualInter-Regional Smart Agriculture Forum ‘ISAF’ 2 Threats of Climate change on food security • According (IPCC), Climate change is already hampering agricultural growth. • Climate change is estimated to have already reduced global yields of maize and wheat by 3.8% and 5.5% respectively. • 40% of ...
Outline Context/History Definitions Implications USAID legacy in Agriculture and food security USAID supports and advances best practices in agriculture and rural development. 2010: Feed the Future Guide ~ climate change and environment crosscutting themes, guidance on adaptation and resilience. Experience and new policy directives ~ consider mitigation opportunities to advance climate-smart approaches strengthening adaptation and resilience The intersection of climate change and agriculture • Climate ...
Project Context Overview • Government of Cambodia, GCF, ADB • Funding of $140 million • Agricultural sector is important but vulnerable to climate change • Agribusiness facing infrastructure, capacity and policy barriers Impact and Outcome Impact Agricultural competiveness in the project areas improved (reflected through enhanced productivity, climate resilience, quality and safety, value addition and rural household incomes). Outcome Productive and resource efficient agribusiness value ...
PAKISTAN ON GLOBE 1. TAKEAWAYS • Digital Technologies of Future • Governments Role in Creating Eco-System. • PPP – Implementation • Agriculture Entrepreneurship (Everyone can be a smart farmer) COUNTRY PRESENTATION – PAKISTAN 2. CHALLENGES • Yield Gap Less Skills (GAP & Gender Equality) Poor Inputs (Seed, Irrigation, Production Technology etc.) Post-Harvest Losses • Population growth (2.1%), • Migration to Urban centers ...
The Context 2 Attaining SDG 1 and SDG 2 depends on ensuring food system is productive, resilient, and contributes to tackling climate change • Meeting the rising demand for food and ending hunger and food insecurity requires climate-smart food system that: 1. Improves agricultural productivity; 2. Builds resilience to climate change; and 3. Lowers greenhouse gas emissions. • Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) ...
NDC Synthesis Report, November 2021 • Information from 164 NDCs (191 Parties as of July 2021) • Domestic mitigation measures for renewable energy generation most frequent followed by energy efficiency improvement; • Technology needs for adaptation and mitigation actions include energy-efficient appliances, renewable energy technologies, climate smart agriculture; • Gender responsive climate action in the context of energy, agriculture, water, land use and forestry, fisheries ...
The Outline What is Climate Smart Agriculture? The Policy Cycle Stakeholders Climate Change Policy Vision Case Study 1 – CC Agriculture Action Plan Case Study 2 - CSA Investment Study Stakeholders and Roles Key Issues Conclusion Definition of CSA -1 “CSA is an approach for developing agricultural strategies to secure sustainable food security under climate change. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach ...