Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region

Climate-informed crop intelligence technologies are vital for building the resilience of food systems against the impacts of extremes in climate variation and climate change. As a result, agricultural policymakers, practitioners, and planners have used them to make tactical and strategic decisions,...

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Main Authors: Amha, Yosef, Afiesimama, Ernest, Murombedzi, James, Garanganga, Bradwell, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Magagula, Futhi, Solomon, Dawit
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130515
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author Amha, Yosef
Afiesimama, Ernest
Murombedzi, James
Garanganga, Bradwell
Demissie, Teferi Dejene
Magagula, Futhi
Solomon, Dawit
author_browse Afiesimama, Ernest
Amha, Yosef
Demissie, Teferi Dejene
Garanganga, Bradwell
Magagula, Futhi
Murombedzi, James
Solomon, Dawit
author_facet Amha, Yosef
Afiesimama, Ernest
Murombedzi, James
Garanganga, Bradwell
Demissie, Teferi Dejene
Magagula, Futhi
Solomon, Dawit
author_sort Amha, Yosef
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Climate-informed crop intelligence technologies are vital for building the resilience of food systems against the impacts of extremes in climate variation and climate change. As a result, agricultural policymakers, practitioners, and planners have used them to make tactical and strategic decisions, including estimating agricultural inputs needed months before the crop-growing season, selecting potential management practices, estimating crop performance and yields under various seasonal climate forecast scenarios, and providing anticipatory options against climate change. They may also be used in crop insurance evaluation schemes since they track real-time crop growth and estimate yield loss. Such tools are especially important in the SADC region, where severe weather and climate shocks have become more frequent and stronger in recent years, with catastrophic effects on livelihoods, food security, agriculture, human habitations, and ecosystems. As a result, the regional partners developed a user-friendly crop capability prediction tool and then conducted a series of capacity-building training in the SADC region. This capacity-building activity, however, requires the full cooperation of relevant national and regional organizations, initiatives, and governments in the region to be sustainable and have a long-term impact.
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spelling CGSpace1305152025-11-11T16:39:43Z Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region Amha, Yosef Afiesimama, Ernest Murombedzi, James Garanganga, Bradwell Demissie, Teferi Dejene Magagula, Futhi Solomon, Dawit agriculture technology climate change food systems Climate-informed crop intelligence technologies are vital for building the resilience of food systems against the impacts of extremes in climate variation and climate change. As a result, agricultural policymakers, practitioners, and planners have used them to make tactical and strategic decisions, including estimating agricultural inputs needed months before the crop-growing season, selecting potential management practices, estimating crop performance and yields under various seasonal climate forecast scenarios, and providing anticipatory options against climate change. They may also be used in crop insurance evaluation schemes since they track real-time crop growth and estimate yield loss. Such tools are especially important in the SADC region, where severe weather and climate shocks have become more frequent and stronger in recent years, with catastrophic effects on livelihoods, food security, agriculture, human habitations, and ecosystems. As a result, the regional partners developed a user-friendly crop capability prediction tool and then conducted a series of capacity-building training in the SADC region. This capacity-building activity, however, requires the full cooperation of relevant national and regional organizations, initiatives, and governments in the region to be sustainable and have a long-term impact. 2023-05 2023-05-29T02:17:41Z 2023-05-29T02:17:41Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130515 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Amha Y, Afiesimama E, Murombedzi J, Garanganga BJ, Demissie T, Magagula F, Solomon D. 2023. Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region. AICCRA Policy Brief. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research in Africa (AICCRA).
spellingShingle agriculture
technology
climate change
food systems
Amha, Yosef
Afiesimama, Ernest
Murombedzi, James
Garanganga, Bradwell
Demissie, Teferi Dejene
Magagula, Futhi
Solomon, Dawit
Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title_full Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title_fullStr Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title_full_unstemmed Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title_short Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region
title_sort harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the sadc region
topic agriculture
technology
climate change
food systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130515
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