Climate-Smart Villages: an Introduction
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What practical steps can smallholder farmers take to adapt their agriculture to secure the food supply? And might those mitigate emissions? In a search for answers the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is working with a vast range of partners to test an assortment of interventions in ‘climate-smart villages’. http://ccafs.cgiar.org/climate-smart-villages
Transcript of Climate-Smart Villages: an Introduction
Climate
Smart Villages
Community approach to adapta6on
and mi6ga6on
How will rice yield be impacted by climate change?
Rice in India • 82 million tonnes • The first food offered a
new-born baby
Why adapt in agriculture?
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Rice Wheat Maize
Yield, percent
Wheat Maize
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2050 impact
2020 adaptation
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Similar conclusions for wheat and maize
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Wheat Maize
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2020 impact Source: Naresh Kumar et al. 2013
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Adapta<on
Food security
Mi<ga<on
Objectives in climate-smart
villages?
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Climate Smart
Technologies
Climate Informa<on Services
Local Knowledge
and Ins<tu<ons
Village Development
Plans
Climate Smart Village
Key components
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Typical Partners Ø Farmer groups Ø Buyers Ø Input suppliers Ø Rural ICT
company Ø Insurance
company Ø Meteorological
agency Ø Local
governments Ø Researchers
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Farmers Participatory Planning and Implementation is the Key
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Can carbon be put into the soil and not into the air?
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What technologies lighten
the load for women?
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Weather-based Agro-advisories
Ø Short range weather
forecasts
Ø Information: pests,
fertilisers, market prices
Ø Cell phones, radio, local
newspapers, TV
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technological innova9ons to
generate weather data
Agriculture Insurance Company of India
12 million farmers & 40 different crops insured
weather index for a crop in an area
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Capacity Strengthening of Farmers
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Involving the youth
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Scaling -out and -up
Climate Smart Villages
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CLIMATE SMART VILLAGE
Knowledge smart
• Farmer-‐farmer learning • Community seed and fodder banks • Market info • Off-‐farm risk management
Nitrogen smart
• Site specific nutrient management • Precision fer9lizers • Catch cropping / legumes
Carbon smart
• Agroforestry • Conserva9on 9llage • Land use systems • Livestock management
Water smart
• Aquifer recharge • Rainwater harves9ng • Community management of water • Laser leveling • On-‐farm water management
Weather smart
• Weather forecasts • ICT based agro-‐advisories • Index based insurance • Climate analogues
Energy smart
• Biofuels • Fuel efficient engines • Residue management • Minimum 9llage
Key Interventions in a Climate-Smart Village
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CLIMATE SMART VILLAGE
Knowledge smart
• Farmer-‐farmer learning • Community seed and fodder banks • Market info • Off-‐farm risk management
Nitrogen smart
• Site specific nutrient management • Precision fer9lizers • Catch cropping / legumes
Carbon smart
• Agroforestry • Conserva9on 9llage • Land use systems • Livestock management
Water smart
• Aquifer recharge • Rainwater harves9ng • Community management of water • Laser leveling • On-‐farm water management
Weather smart
• Weather forecasts • ICT based agro-‐advisories • Index based insurance • Climate analogues
Energy smart
• Biofuels • Fuel efficient engines • Residue management • Minimum 9llage
Key Interventions in a Climate-Smart Village
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Outputs/Pathways
Capacity enhancement
Policy impacts Informed scien9fic research
Outcomes • Enhanced adapta<on plans • Technology targeted at climate resilience
• Improved early warning and social safety nets
• Carbon management for improved soils
Policy makers Policy makers Policy makers Met agencies
Input suppliers
Partners Policy makers
Village leaders
Farmers
Activities
Models and data
Policy analysis/ engagement
and communica<on
Par<cipatory research and capacity building
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Where are CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages
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ccafs.cgiar.org/climate-smart-villages
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