Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative

Effective mainstreaming of climate-smart agriculture in agricultural policy and programs requires sustained capacity development. Thus, building and expanding technical capacity of agricultural development actors has the potential of enabling scaling of CSA technologies and innovations. In collabora...

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Main Authors: Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie, Ganyo, Kyky Désiré, Segnon, Alcade C., Zakari, Sissou, Lamien, Niéyidouba, Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137869
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author Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie
Ganyo, Kyky Désiré
Segnon, Alcade C.
Zakari, Sissou
Lamien, Niéyidouba
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie
Lamien, Niéyidouba
Segnon, Alcade C.
Zakari, Sissou
Zougmoré, Robert B.
author_facet Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie
Ganyo, Kyky Désiré
Segnon, Alcade C.
Zakari, Sissou
Lamien, Niéyidouba
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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description Effective mainstreaming of climate-smart agriculture in agricultural policy and programs requires sustained capacity development. Thus, building and expanding technical capacity of agricultural development actors has the potential of enabling scaling of CSA technologies and innovations. In collaboration with the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) and in synergy with the Food System Resilience Program (FSRP), AICCRA has organized a regional capacity building workshop on climate-smart agriculture for National Agricultural Research Systems (NARSs) in West and Central Africa regions. This report documents the achievements and lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative. Specifically, the training program consisted of four interlinked modules: (i) the climate system, its components, and how its variations affect the earth system, (ii) how to analyze an agricultural system in the face of climate change, (iii) the concept of climate smart agriculture and how to evaluate agricultural practices, technologies and innovations and (iv) how to design, write and implement CSA projects and how to integrate CSA in ongoing projects. The capacity building focused on CSA concepts, and approaches and tools for scaling. About 31% of the 52 participants (30 from West Africa and 22 from Central Africa) were women. The training workshops enabled participants to learn tools and approach to objectively evaluate the climate-smartness of agricultural practices and technologies and how to mainstream CSA in ongoing projects and design a new CSA projects. Participants expressed their intention to apply the new knowledge for integrating CSA in their ongoing projects, developing new CSA projects. To contribute to the acceleration of CSA in West and Central African regions, most of the participants have decided to initiate such a training at country level as next-step activity.
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spelling CGSpace1378692025-11-11T17:04:53Z Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie Ganyo, Kyky Désiré Segnon, Alcade C. Zakari, Sissou Lamien, Niéyidouba Zougmoré, Robert B. climate-smart agriculture capacity building agriculture Effective mainstreaming of climate-smart agriculture in agricultural policy and programs requires sustained capacity development. Thus, building and expanding technical capacity of agricultural development actors has the potential of enabling scaling of CSA technologies and innovations. In collaboration with the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF) and in synergy with the Food System Resilience Program (FSRP), AICCRA has organized a regional capacity building workshop on climate-smart agriculture for National Agricultural Research Systems (NARSs) in West and Central Africa regions. This report documents the achievements and lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative. Specifically, the training program consisted of four interlinked modules: (i) the climate system, its components, and how its variations affect the earth system, (ii) how to analyze an agricultural system in the face of climate change, (iii) the concept of climate smart agriculture and how to evaluate agricultural practices, technologies and innovations and (iv) how to design, write and implement CSA projects and how to integrate CSA in ongoing projects. The capacity building focused on CSA concepts, and approaches and tools for scaling. About 31% of the 52 participants (30 from West Africa and 22 from Central Africa) were women. The training workshops enabled participants to learn tools and approach to objectively evaluate the climate-smartness of agricultural practices and technologies and how to mainstream CSA in ongoing projects and design a new CSA projects. Participants expressed their intention to apply the new knowledge for integrating CSA in their ongoing projects, developing new CSA projects. To contribute to the acceleration of CSA in West and Central African regions, most of the participants have decided to initiate such a training at country level as next-step activity. 2023-12-07 2024-01-17T16:33:44Z 2024-01-17T16:33:44Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137869 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Kpadonou GE, Ganyo KK, Segnon AC, Zakari S, Lamien N, Zougmoré RB. 2023. Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).
spellingShingle climate-smart agriculture
capacity building
agriculture
Kpadonou, Gbedehoue Esaie
Ganyo, Kyky Désiré
Segnon, Alcade C.
Zakari, Sissou
Lamien, Niéyidouba
Zougmoré, Robert B.
Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title_full Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title_fullStr Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title_full_unstemmed Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title_short Developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate-smart agriculture in West and Central Africa: Lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
title_sort developing capacity to accelerate scaling of climate smart agriculture in west and central africa lessons learnt from the regional capacity building initiative
topic climate-smart agriculture
capacity building
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137869
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