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Climate-smart agriculture

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Climate change already affects agricultural productivity – especially of poor smallholder farmers. By 2030, 90% of the world’s major crops, including maize, rice and wheat, will experience reduced or stagnant growth rates as a result of climate change. It is therefore essential that farmers are supported to adopt climate-smart agriculture to sustain their livelihoods.

Our approach

The promise of climate-smart agriculture will only be realised with innovative market-led delivery mechanisms. Support for innovations such as the use of stress-tolerant seeds, weather insurance and new climate finance models capitalises on existing market mechanisms and new ICT solutions. In parallel CTA continues to build an evidence base showing the benefits of adopting CSA at the farm level in ACP countries.

Critical to success will be our continued partnerships on the ground, or with intermediaries (agribusinesses, insurers and weather services), knowledge generators and policy makers.

Impact stories

We need to move from just talking about the challenge of climate change to actually provide solutions with farmers.
Oluyede Ajayi, Sr Programme Coordinator, Ag & Climate Change

Kicking off climate-smart solutions for Southern Africa

Key figures

CTA shows the benefits of adopting Climate Smart Agriculturein ACP countries

74K

FARMERS DIGITALLY PROFILED

48,5K

FARMERS RECEIVE WEATHER & ADVISORY SERVICES ELECTRONICALLY

8K

FARMERS HAVE INFORMATION ON DROUGHT TOLERANT SEEDS

400

AGRO-DEALERS TRAINED ON CSA AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE

CTA and climate change

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Agrometeorological advisory services for improved climate resilience in Africa

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Agriculture is the backbone of Ethiopia and Mali and provides a living for most people in both countries. But climate change is already having an impact on food security as a result of increased extreme events and unpredictable weather patterns. Agrometeorological advisory services are helping some farmers to increase production despite the challenges.

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Multi-stakeholder platforms and alliances advance climate-smart agriculture in Africa

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Climate-proofing pastoralism in Eastern Africa

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Climate-smart agriculture - Producing more with less

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Making climate-smart agriculture work for women farmers and entrepreneurs

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CTA is a joint institution operating under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement between the ACP Group of States (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and the EU Member States (European Union). CTA is funded by the European Union.

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