Adoption of climate-smart crop and livestock production in Africa: are the key pillars included?

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dc.contributor.authorMbwambo, Jonathan Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T10:04:14Z
dc.date.available2023-11-20T10:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionAGRO2023 - BIENNIAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITIONen_US
dc.description.abstractStudies have shown that climate change has a significant effect on the rural agricultural landscape with the equilibrium of agrarian and forest ecosystems becoming increasingly unstable and agricultural-dependent livelihoods in rural and peri-urban areas weakening very rapidly. To address these and related challenges, many countries have attempted Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). The approach has been proven to address the intertwined challenge of increasing agricultural productivity while at the same time maintaining sustainable levels of carbon emissions from agriculture. Despite its many benefits, its adoption rate in Africa varies widely across the continent. In some countries, adoption of important CSA practices is as low as 10% and in others over 60%. Using scoping, narrative and descriptive approaches in the analysis of literature, this study has demonstrated that Climate-Smart Agriculture technologies are effective in improving food security and overall land productivity. However, there are still big gaps in quantifying the actual contribution of CSA technologies to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The study further revealed that while various factors such as household characteristics, land ownership and gender were considered in the introduction and adoption of CSA technologies, little attention was given to the key pillars of CSA including indigenous knowledge systems, resource endowment, farmers preferences, among others. The study recommends that, in order to enhance and the adoption of CSA technologies, more knowledge is needed on the inclusion of indigenous knowledge systems and practices in the development of CSA technologies. The study recommends further that, in order to position CSA in policies and programs for agriculture transformation, it is also important to undertake studies on the capacity of CSA to sequester carbon and how this may be included in climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. Finally, the study recommends the inclusion of women in the design and dissemination of CSA technologies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5863
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien_US
dc.subjectClimate-Smart Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.titleAdoption of climate-smart crop and livestock production in Africa: are the key pillars included?en_US
dc.typeWorkshop Presentationen_US
dc.urlhttps://larmat.uonbi.ac.keen_US

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