Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: Challenges and lessons learnt

Partey, Samuel T.; Zougmoré, Robert B.; Ouédraogo, Mathieu; Campbell, Bruce M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.199

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“…Conservation agriculture Reducing the extent of soil disturbance and allowing crop residue on the field after harvesting to protect the soil [32] Agroforestry Planting of trees or shrubs in or around farmland or pastureland [33] The use of organic manure Improving soil fertility through the manures and other organic sources [34] Crop rotation Planting different crops on the same area of farmland in consecutive planting seasons…”

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Determinants of the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices by Small-Scale Farming Households in King Cetshwayo District Municipality, South Africa

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Agriculture, particularly small-scale farming, is both a contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a victim of the effects of climate change. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) offers a unique opportunity to adapt to the effects of climate change while at the same time mitigating GHG emissions. The low response to the adoption of CSA among small-scale farmers raises questions as to the factors influencing its adoption in the small-scale farming system. With the aid of a close-ended questionnaire, structured interviews were conducted and formed the basis on which data were generated from 327 small-scale farmers selected through random sampling. Descriptive statistics, Composite Score Index and a Generalized Ordered Logit Regression (gologit) model were employed for the analysis. The majority (56.6%) of the sampled farmers fell in the medium category of users of CSA practices, while the lowest proportion (17.7%) of the sampled farmers fell in the high category. The use of organic manure, crop rotation and crop diversification were the most popular CSA practices among the sampled farmers. Educational status, farm income, farming experience, size of farmland, contact with agricultural extension, exposure to media, agricultural production activity, membership of an agricultural association or group and the perception of the impact of climate change were found to be statistically significant and positively correlated with the level of CSA adoption. Furthermore, off-farm income and distance of farm to homestead were statistically significant but negatively correlated with the CSA level of adoption. This paper argues that climate change-related education through improved extension contact and exposure to mass media can strengthen integrated farm activities that bolster farm income. Additionally, farmer associations or groups should be given adequate attention to facilitate CSA adoption as a means to climate change mitigation and resilience.

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Determinants of the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices by Small-Scale Farming Households in King Cetshwayo District Municipality, South Africa

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“…Serdeczny et al, 2017;Ouédraogo et al, 2017), but limited attention is given to emerging initiatives, technologies and policies that are tailored to building the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate variability. Globally, the development and promotion of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is viewed as an opportunity for building synergies among climate change mitigation, adaptation and food security and minimizing their potential negative trade-offs (Lipper et al, 2014;Campbell, 2017;Partey et al, 2018). In sub-Saharan Africa, CSA is promoted as a development agenda due to its potential positive effect on food security and poverty reduction.…”

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Facing climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities to manage climate-related risks

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-In the literature, a lot of information is available about climate change perceptions and impacts in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited attention in the region to emerging initiatives, technologies and policies that are tailored to building the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate change and variability. In this paper, we discuss the prospects for climate-smart agriculture technologies and enabling policies in dealing with climate change and variability at different sub-regional levels of sub-Saharan Africa to sustain farm productivity and livelihoods of agrarian communities. The review provides substantial information suggesting that without appropriate interventions, climate change and variability will affect agricultural yields, food security and add to the presently unaceptable levels of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Although some of them were already existing, the past decades have seen the development and promotion of climate-smart agriculture innovations such as the use of high yielding drought tolerant crop varieties, climate information services, agricultural insurance, agroforestry, water harvesting techniques, integrated soil fertility management practices, etc. In the context of climate change, this appears as a stepping up approach to sustainably improving farm productivity, rural livelihoods and adaptive capacity of farmers and production systems while contributing to mitigation. The development of regional, sub-regional and national climate change policies and plans targeted at mitigating climate change and improving adaptive capacity of the African people have also been developed to enable mainstreaming of climate-smart agriculture into agricultural development plans. Financial commitments from governments and development agencies will be crucial for improving large scale adoption of climate-smart agriculture.Keywords: agriculture development / adaptation / climate change and variability / food security / risk management Résumé -Variabilité climatique en Afrique subsaharienne : analyse des opportunités d'agriculture climato-intelligente pour la gestion des risques. De nombreuses informations sont disponibles sur les perceptions et impacts du changement climatique en Afrique subsaharienne. Cependant, il est porté peu d'attention aux initiatives, technologies et politiques émergentes qui renforceraient la capacité d'adaptation des systèmes agricoles aux changement et variabilités climatiques. Dans cet article, nous analysons les perspectives en matière de technologies et de politiques d'agriculture climato-intelligente, qui permettraient de faire face au changement et à la variabilité climatiques dans différentes sous-régions d'Afrique subsaharienne, afin de soutenir la productivité agricole et les moyens de subsistance des communautés rurales. Les résultats de cette analyse suggèrent que les changements et variabilités climatiques affecteront les rendements agricoles, la sécurité alimentaire et aggraveront les niveaux actuels inacceptables de pauvreté en Afriq...

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“…Risks: The main risks for this project are as follows 390 391 . In the Sahel region, decades of drought and unsustainable land management practices by an ever-growing population have instigated large-scale land degradation 392 . This has resulted in large-scale reduced nutritional and economic security for farmers, as well as reduced national economic growth and capacity to meet domestic food demands.…”

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Mali Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan

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This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

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Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: Challenges and lessons learnt

Cited by 169 publications

References 54 publications

Determinants of the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices by Small-Scale Farming Households in King Cetshwayo District Municipality, South Africa

Determinants of the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices by Small-Scale Farming Households in King Cetshwayo District Municipality, South Africa

Facing climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities to manage climate-related risks

Mali Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan

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