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Item Synthesis report of two workshops conducted on Engaging Ethiopian Universities in Up-scaling Community-Based Breeding Programs(Report, 2021-12-22) Abegaz, Solomon; Getachew, Tesfaye; Belay, Berhanu; Solomon, Dawit; Haile, AynalemTwo consecutive workshops were conducted on 20th and 27th of July 2021 at Bahir Dar and Debrezeit, respectively. The workshops were aimed at engaging Ethiopian Universities in up-scaling of community based breeding programs (CBBP) through incorporation of CBBP in animal breeding curriculum and being involved in the implementation of CBBP in the vicinity of the Universities. In the first workshop representatives of ten Universities namely: Debrebirhan, DebreMarkos, Gondar, Woldiya, Mekdela, Wollo, Bahir Dar, Enjibara, DebreTabor and Debark have participated in the discussion which lasted one day. Additionally representatives of the regional research institute, the notational Animal Genetic Improvement Institute (NAGII), the regional livestock agency and the national and regional coordinators of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project (LFSDP) have participated in the workshop. The venue for the first workshop at Bahir Dar was Naky Hotel. In the second workshop which took place at Debrezeit Gold Mark Hotel, a total of eleven Universities namely: Haramaya, Hawassa, Jimma, Bonga, Wolita Sodo, Arsi, Wollega, Wachemo, Mizan tepi, Assossa, and Semera have participated. Here also the regional livestock agencies of Oromia and Southern Region, representatives of research institutions and centers, NAGII, and LFSDP have taken part in the workshop.Item Mise en place de la plateforme d’innovation des chaînes de valeur agricoles climato-intelligentes dans la région de Tillaberi au Niger(Report, 2021-09) Tougiani, Abasse; Adamou, Basso; Boureima, Moussa; Soulé, MoussaPays sahélien, le Niger a un climat qui se caractérise par une grande variabilité interannuelle de la pluviométrie, se traduisant par des années sèches récurrentes depuis 1968 (PANA, 2006). Ces phénomènes qui s’expliquent en partie par le phénomène du changement climatique impactent négativement la production agricole, compromettant ainsi, les efforts de développement économique et social du pays. Cette situation est encore plus ressentie dans la région de Tillabéri, région la plus chaude du pays avec une pluviométrie moyenne annuelle ne dépassant guère 350 mm (PANA, 2006). L’analyse du profil des risques climatiques de la région fait ressortir que les principaux aléas sont la sécheresse, les inondations et les vents forts. Les conséquences de ces risques pour la région sont nombreuses. On peut citer entre autres, la dégradation des terres agricoles, pastorales et forestières, l’ensablement du fleuve Niger, l’ensablement des vallées et la prolifération des ennemis de cultures. Toutefois, il existe des potentialités de développement du secteur agricole à saisir dans un contexte de changement climatique à travers le développement d’une Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC). C’est dans cette optique et en réponse aux différents aléas, que plusieurs chaînes de valeur résilientes ont été identifiées lors d’un atelier regroupant les différents acteurs de développement de la région (Tougiani et al., 2020). Dans la perspective de création d’une plateforme d’innovation que les plus aptes à renforcer la résilience des populations face au changement climatique, ont été retenues. Il s’agit des chaînes de valeur mil, riz et valeur viande rouge. Le présent rapport est structuré en 7 parties essentielles.Item Mise en place de la plateforme d’innovation des chaînes de valeur agricoles climato-intelligentes dans la région de Kaffrine au Sénégal(Report, 2021-09) Sall, Moussa; Diakhaté, Pape Bilal; Ouédraogo, MathieuDepuis 2011, le programme de recherche du CGIAR sur le Changement Climatique, l’Agriculture et la Sécurité alimentaire (CCAFS) soutient la mise en œuvre d’une agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) au Sénégal à travers le développement et la mise à l’échelle de technologies et pratiques AIC avec l’Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA). Dans ce cadre, le CCAFS a mis en œuvre de 2019 à 2021, un projet de « développement de chaînes de valeur et paysage climato-intelligents pour accroitre la résilience des moyens de subsistance en Afrique de l’Ouest ». Le projet s’est articulé autour de plusieurs activités dont (i) l'analyse des chaînes de valeur (CV) afin d'identifier les risques climatiques et autres contraintes auxquelles font face les CV et qui pourraient être résolues par des options AIC et, (ii) l'intégration d'options AIC fondées sur des évidences dans les CV sélectionnées par le biais des plateformes d'innovation multi-acteurs. Au Sénégal, le projet a travaillé dans la région de Kaffrine. C’est une région à vocation agro-sylvo-pastorale située au cœur du Bassin Arachidier et qui subit de plein fouet les conséquences des perturbations climatiques. Cette situation a orienté, depuis 2011, le choix de cette région pour expérimenter des innovations visant à renforcer la résilience des communautés à l’image du Groupe de Travail Pluridisciplinaire (GTP). Pour renforcer la résilience des communautés et favoriser la durabilité des activités agricoles, il est impératif de disposer d’un cadre de concertation qui permette à l’ensemble des acteurs d’échanger. C’est ainsi que le concept de plateforme multi-acteur a été mis en avant pour une meilleure prise en compte des principes et fondements qui sous-tendent la durabilité des actions à entreprendre. Ainsi, plusieurs échanges ont permis de poser les jalons d’une rencontre avec les différentes parties prenantes. Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet, une réunion des différentes parties prenantes a été organisée pour la mise en place d’une plateforme multi-acteur pour la région de Kaffrine au Sénégal afin de supporter l’intégration des options d’AIC dans les chaines de valeur agricoles prioritaires. Lors de l’atelier de développement du profil de risque climatique de Kaffrine en novembre 2020, cinq Chaînes de valeur ont été retenues par les participants pour le développement de CV agricoles climato-intelligentes (Ouédraogo et al., 2020). L’objectif de l’atelier était de mettre en place une plateforme d’innovation des chaînes de valeurs agricoles climato-intelligentes dans la région de Kaffrine pour promouvoir l’AIC au Sénégal. De façon spécifique, l’atelier a visé à : - déterminer l’ancrage institutionnel, le point d’entrée, l’échelle de la PI ; - déterminer les rôles, les responsabilités et les activités à entreprendre dans la PI ; - identifier les besoins spécifiques en renforcement des capacités des membres de la PI ; - élaborer les actes et le contenu la PI ; - adopter les actes et mettre en place de la PI ; - initier les membres sur le changement climatique et l’AIC. 3 L’atelier a regroupé les services techniques régionaux et les acteurs (transformateurs, fournisseurs d’intrants, commerçants etc.) des quatre chaines de valeur agricoles retenues lors de l’atelier de priorisation en Novembre 2020 à Kaffrine. Une série de présentations a été réalisée pour avoir un aperçu global sur les différentes thématiques d’importance pour la mise en place de PI. Dans une approche participative, des travaux de groupes ont été organisés autour des différents objectifs. La diversité de profils des participants (producteurs, chercheurs, conseillers agricoles, transformateurs, fournisseurs d’intrants, commerçants etc.) contribuera à l’optimisation et à la capitalisation des bénéfices que chaque acteur tire de la PI. Des restitutions en plénière ont été l’occasion pour prendre en considération les différentes propositions des groupes d’acteurs. L’esprit qui a sous-tendu cet atelier de mise en place de PI a été celui de la participation effective et de la responsabilité de chaque acteur dans l’initiative. Le rapport présente les points saillants de la mise en place de la PI à Kaffrine.Item Workshop: Priority Setting for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) - Implementation Plan in Rice Production(Report, 2021-11) International Rice Research Institute26 March 2021, Ha Noi, Vietnam — the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held the first workshop in support of planning the implementation of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the rice sector. Aiming at setting priorities for NDC implementation in rice production, the workshop highlighted different NDC scenarios to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while gaining economic, social, and environmental benefits sustainably.Item Scaling of Climate-Smart Agriculture via Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: Insights and Lessons from Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar(Working Paper, 2021-11-04) Barbon, Wilson John; Punzalan, Bermenito; Wassmann, Reiner; Bui, Le Vinh; Vidallo, Rene R.; Villanueva, Jerome; Talsma, Tiffany; Bayot, Ruvicyn; Gonsalves, Julian FrancisThis strong correlation between agriculture and climate change has led to the emergence of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) that seeks to balance agricultural productivity within the bounds of our climate. The CSV approach is participatory research for development approach that serve as testing ground for best context-specific CSA technologies and practices. International organizations have identified scaling of agricultural innovations as a priority agenda. In 2015, CGIAR-CCAFS began expanding the CSV approach in Southeast Asia with the establishment of seven CSVs in the region. Through the efforts of various partners, these CSVs have grown to 90 CSVs. This paper is presented as synthesis of the diverse experiences of the CSVs in Southeast Asia. The authors have reviewed key publications generated since 2015 in order to draw highlights and key lessons on scaling CSA via the CSV approach. The pathways of scaling can be through knowledge transfer, policy incidence and commercialization. Scaling can also be technology-driven and institution-driven processes. In the experience of the CSVs in Southeast Asia, a combination of various approaches was implemented to achieve scaling of CSA via CSVs. The CSVs have leveraged knowledge transfer activities via farmer-farmer to engagements and roving workshops. The CSVs also maximized the opportunities in national policies where it can mainstream CSA and CSVs. Policies such as Vietnam’s Nong Thon Moi national rural development program, Myanmar’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy and the Philippine Department of Agriculture systemwide program called Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture, are all significant policy drivers of scaling CSA via CSVs in these countries. Albeit, on its early stages, the CSV in the Philippines and the work of IIRR in Cambodia have also utilized an economic, market-driven approach to scaling specific CSA options for these communities.Item Training workshops on Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS)(Report, 2021-07-02) Dembélé, Catherine; Zounnon, Emmanuel-Eunice; Bazie, PaulinTo help farmers coping with the negative impact of climate change CORAF and ICRAF are collaborating with various partners including AGRHYMET, Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security research program (CCAFS), the University of Reading, national meteorological and hydrological Services, nationalresearch institutes and variousNGOsinmanyWestAfrican countriesto implement innovative approaches such as climate smart agriculture (CSA), climate smart village (CSV) and Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA). Since 2015, ICRAF has implemented PICSA approach in 8 West African countries including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Togo, and Senegal. PICSA is an innovative approach with the objective to help farmers taking adequate decisions based on current and historical climate and meteorological data specific to their localities, also considering the options of crops, livestock and farming and other relevant livelihood options for farmers. The implementation of PICSA approach requires historical climate data and forecast locally specific to the area where each farmer is living. However, it is known that in sub-Saharan zone, the meteorological network is not very dense. Many localities lack climate information data and even where it exists, the quality is often questioned. To remedy this, ENACTS (Enhancing National Climate Services) has been developed by the Institute for Research for Development and Society (IRI) to make it possible to establish a correlation between the few observed data that exist and those of satellite images, and from this correlation, extrapolate to generate data with acceptable qualities for sites where data are missing. Based at the university of Columbia, IRI collaborates with AGRHYMET for the development and scaling of the ENACTS approach in West Africa. Along the same line, ICRAF, CORAF and AGHRYMET have agreed to organize ENACTS-MERGING training that aims to build the capacity of meteorological agents so that they can benefit from the latest performances of the ENACTS approach and be able to produce historical climate data graphs useful for PICSA implementation. A total of 20 participants coming from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal attended the training workshop in Dakar, Senegal from June 28 to July 2, 2021. Mr. Bernard Minoungou from AGRHYMET was the main facilitator of this 5 days training workshop. Dr. Rija Faniriantsoa from IRI also followed the process and supported with one presentation on Introduction to Climate Data Tools (CDT).Item Training workshops on Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA)(Report, 2021-06-04) Dembélé, Catherine; Bazie, PaulinBase on the experience of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) implementation in West Africa, ICRAF is suggesting linking value chains (VCs) development, innovation platform elaboration with PICSA approach as a mean for climate change adaptation and mitigation and enhancing farmers’ resilience. This aims to integrating PICSA to the planned activities of partners such as CORAF through their existing innovation platforms and use the developed skills to improve the efficiency of the most important VCs while reducing risks. By strengthening the capacities of actors on climate change adaptation, skills acquired from PICSA trainings can also be considered as de-risking avenue in agriculture-food systems-value chains and thus provide more possibilities for these skilled persons to access financial services for their livelihood activities. PAIRED, an USAID funded project of CORAF, has been seen as excellent opportunity for linking PICSA to VCs development through Innovation Platform in West Africa. ICRAF has then engaged in collaboration with CORAF to achieve this goal. The training started in Kumasi, Ghana for 21 participants including three women coming from Ghana and Nigeria, the two West African Anglophone countries (Ghana and Nigeria) involved in CORAF/PARIED project from May 17 to 21, 2021. The second session was held in Cotonou, Benin from May 31 to June 4, 2021 for 4 Francophone countries including Benin, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Twentyfour participants (1 woman), coming from meteorological services agencies, state extension services and national research institutes, attended the francophone workshop in Cotonou. PAIRED is a West African Agricultural Research, Education and Development Partnership project funded by USAID for 6 years (2017-2022) led by CORAF, an international non-profit association working to enhance prosperity, food, and nutrition security in West and Central Africa with a headquarter based in Dakar, Senegal. CORAF has been a partner of ICRAF for various projects such as Capacitating Stakeholders in Using Climate Information for Enhanced Resilience in the Agricultural Sector in West Africa (CASCIERA-TA) a two-year World Bank funded project (Bayala et al. 2020). PAIRED project is implemented in 6 West African countries including Benin, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. The main objective is to increase agricultural growth, food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in West and Central Africa through innovation platforms and the diffusion and adoption of innovative technologies. There is component regarding the diffusion included for addressing the challenges of climate change and variability that farmers are facing, it assumed that synergies between climate change adaptation goals and competitive strategies in food value chains, resilience of the food systems are of great importance. To help farmers copping with the negative impact of climate change CORAF and ICRAF are collaborating with various partners including AGRHYMET, Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security research program (CCAFS), the University of Reading, national meteorological and hydrological services, national research institutes and various NGOs in many West African countries to implement innovative approaches such climate-smart agriculture (CSA), Climate-Smart Village (CSV) and Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA). The goal of the present activitiesis to build the capacity of agriculture stakeholders in the use of climate information services and strengthen the value chains of essential livelihood products in West Africa for innovative public-private joint venture. This requires identifying market and primary entry points through PICSA as well as extending the participation in the value chains to corporate partners alongside civil society, smallholder farmers and research institutions. The specific objective of these 2 session trainings is to enhance the capacity of stakeholders involved in PAIRED project to learn and implement 4 PICSA approach for an efficient use of climate information services and increase farmers’ resilience to climatic change.Item Report on Pilot innovations implemented and stakeholders' evaluations workshop(Report, 2021-04-27) Wassie, Shimels Eshete; Ambaw, Gebermedihin; Baker, Derek; Wilkes, AndreasThe half-day workshop session on Pilot innovations implemented and stakeholders' evaluations involved the participation of the following national directorates of Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture (MoA): CRGE; Milk Resource Development; Meat, Hide and Skin Development; Poultry Resource Development; Forage Resource Development; Animal Disease Prevention and Control; Livestock Identification, Traceability and Welfare; Export Slaughterhouse Inspection and Certification; as well as the World Bank Livestock and Dairy Development Program; the Oromia Forested Landscape Program; the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute (EIAR); the Agricultural Department of the Central Statistics Agency (CSA); the Environment, Forests and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC); the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS); UNIQUE forestry and land use GmbH; the US Forest Service; and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); Global Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA), Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The main objectives of the workshop are to discuss the result of the pilot tests with relevant stakeholders and to discuss the way forward on the implementation of pilots and support upscaled adoption of validated innovations to support the effective operation of an improved livestock MRV system in EthiopiaItem Scaling Workshop Report: Bundled solutions with seed systems, index insurance and climate information to manage agricultural risks (BICSA)(Report, 2021-05-19) International Water Management Institute; CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security; CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and EcosystemsAdaptation to climate change is a vital response to enhance the resilience of these smallholder agricultural livelihoods, more so because of their adverse effect on the food security of the nation. Lack of education and technical skills, poverty, and risks inherent to agricultural investments as well as little access to financial capital are the main reasons for low investments in adaptive capacity enhancements. In response to this long felt need, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and national partners in agribusiness, with support from the CGIAR Research Programs on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), and Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) organized a scaling agricultural insurance workshop to discuss and further strengthen bundled insurance solutions. Seed, insurance and agrochemical companies in the private sector, as well as weather service providers, participated in the workshop which aimed to promote better resilience among marginal farmers through innovative risk transfer solutions using advanced satellite technology, crop models and IoT tools. The holistic approach to managing floods and drought allows the development of comprehensive risk mitigation plans and rapidly disseminates information that enables water resources and disaster managers, communities and farmers to better manage risks related to climate variability and their impact on agriculture and food security. Present workshop report highlights the key takeaways of the workshop held on 19th May 2021. This workshop was organised with the vision of strengthening the initiative of bundling agricultural insurance and seek to establish strong cooperation among different stakeholders that include the government, private sector, nongovernmental organizations and academic institutions. Key policy makers, implementers, private sector entities (seed companies and the insurance industry) and development partners involved in bundling solutions were among the participants.Item Training for improved seasonal climate prediction over Ethiopia(Report, 2021-01-11) Seid, Jemal; Teshome, Asaminew; Demissie, Teferi DejeneEthiopia’s National Meteorology Agency (NMA), under the support of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), through the project Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday), is working together with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in East Africa to address the needs and demands of different stakeholders including governmental, non-governmental organizations and other non-state actors by conducting staff training to improve the generation of reliable, timely and accurate weather and seasonal forecasts. An interactive training took place from January 11-15, 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the participation of 26 NMA staff members selected from Regional Meteorological Service Centers and from the NMA Head Office, using local capacity and technical support from IRI and CCAFS East Africa.Item Understanding users formal meetings(Report, 2020-07-01) Alliance of Bioversity International and CIATJohn Button and Louis Reymondin (Alliance of Biodiversity and CIAT - Data Driven Sustainability team.) Held a series of 4 formal meetings and other informal discussions with staff from the Hans R. Neumann Stiftung (the Trifinio Commission.Item Summary of CCAC hosted West African Virtual Workshop: Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems(Report, 2020-08-31) Climate and Clean Air Coalition; CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Oxfam; Stockholm Environment Institute; Government of Nigeria; Government of Côte d'Ivoire; Miami Ohio University; Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases; Government of Senegal; Sustainable Rice Platform; John Davison AssociatesThe Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) hosted a virtual workshop on Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems facilitated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). This workshop had as objective to raise awareness on what can be done to advance climate action in agriculture and food systems in West Africa by sharing: recommendations from a World Resources Institute and Oxfam paper commission by the Coalition, particularly on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) enhancement; country experiences (Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal), and other actions to support countries in the region.Item Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) in Ethiopia: A participatory demonstration workshop for Key National and International Development Partners(Report, 2020-04-06) CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food SecurityEthiopia’s National Meteorological Agency’s (NMA) Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) is a collaborative tool developed by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute at Columbia University, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) which is supported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international and national partners including the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).Item Climate-smart agriculture appreciation event for the members of the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists(Report, 2019-04-01) Vidallo, Rene R.; Bayot, Ruvicyn S.; Anunciado, Ma. SheilaThe appreciation event was organized to provide the members of the media with the basic concepts about the effects of climate change to agriculture, and of the contribution of agriculture to climate change; to facilitate collection stories on field-based experiences through interactions with farmers who have adopted practices that helped them adapt to climate risks; and to showcase climate smart agriculture approaches in demo farms, school garden, and farmers field. Through this activity, they can also help IIRR extend its reach and scale-out learnings from various CSA initiatives. Once available, these media products will be collated.Item Training on Establishing Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Myanmar to Improve Food Security and Resilience in Agriculture(Report, 2019-06-01) Barbon, Wilson John; Myae, Chan; Bayot, Ruvicyn S.; Gonsalves, Julian FrancisThis training on establish Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Myanmar was a collaborative effort of the Food Security Working Group (FSWG) and the Myanmar Program of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. This was supported in part by donors of the FSWG and the International Development Research Center-Canada through the 3-year action research project of IIRR-Myanmar in 4 CSVs. The overall goal of this training was to increase the understanding of the concepts, processes and tools in implementing of CSVs as an approach to build climate resilience among small-holder farmers, achieve nutrition security and gender equality in Myanmar. It was aimed for local NGOs and members of the Food Security Working Group (FSWG), Myanmar’s largest alliance of development organizations advocating for food security and sustainable livelihoods in Myanmar. This training was part of IIRR-Myanmar’s out-scaling pathway by engaging and building capacities of local civil societies to replicate the CSV approach as platforms to promote climate smart agriculture in Myanmar.Item Appreciation Workshop on Climate-Resilient Agriculture for the Local Government Officials of Quezon Province (4th District): A Workshop Report(Report, 2019-11-30) Bayot, Ruvicyn S.; Vidallo, Rene R.; Palima, Carlo; Laco, Jonalyn; Jordan, Ruel; Locaba, Rico; Rosales, Belina O; Luistro, Aida; Anda, Girsky; Obligado, Maria Ella CeciliaThe two-day appreciation workshop on climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) was a collaborative activity among the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office IVA (DA-RFO-IVA), the Municipal Government of Guinayangan Quezon, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). The workshop was designed for key local government officials – local chief executives, municipal agriculturists and municipal planning and development coordinators. The delivery involved presentations of concepts, activities, learning; field visits; and participatory action planning. This was an effort to bring the learning from the implementation of CRA-related interventions in the municipalities of Guinayangan and San Francisco to scale. This used the horizontal scaling approach to widen the spatial or geographic extent of the “product”. In this particular case, adaptation strategies were the ‘products’ that were promoted.Item CSA Platform Annual Meeting - November 2019(Report, 2019-11-19) CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security“We are here to make a breakthrough in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies,” announced Ato Dejene Abesha, Secretariat Coordinator for the Rural Economic Development and Food Security (RED&FS) Sector Working Group at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), at the kick-off of the CSA Platform Meeting. In his opening remarks, he presented the five guiding principles of the country’s CSA Task Force (CSA-TF), set to implement CSA at the ground level across rural Ethiopia: i) government ownership and leadership; ii) alignment; iii) harmonization and coordination; iv) managing for results; v) mutual accountability. The objectives of the CSA-TF are to share information and create knowledge on CSA as well as build integrative approaches to harness food security, sustainable development and climate action. The workshop centered around reviewing the CSA-TF’s progress, sharing experiences of international organizations and debating in plenary discussions.Item Future Livestock Systems: Scenario-guided policy review workshop(Report, 2019-12-23) Kiker, Gregory A.; Rutting, Lucas; Thornton, Philip K.The recent CCAFS and the LSIL scenarios process focuses on contextual drivers of change for agriculture and food security – climate change and socio-economic changes (e.g. in markets, governance, broad economic developments, infrastructure).Item 5th Annual Progress Reporting and Coordination Meeting on CCAFS Projects and Regional Activities in Southeast Asia(Report, 2019-11-21) CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food SecurityThe proceedings document the results of the 5th Annual Progress Reporting and Coordination Meeting on CCAFS Projects and Regional Activities in Southeast Asia. The report tackles the progress of activities in the CSV sites and on CCAFS project implementation in 2019; the significant outputs and outcomes of FP/CSV implementation; and the knowledge, learning, and experiences across projects.Item Establishing Climate-Smart Villages in the ASEAN Region to Improve Food Security and Resiliency in Local Communities(Report, 2019-12-23) SEARCAThe Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), organized a workshop titled Establishing Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in the ASEAN Region to Improve Food Security and Resiliency in Local Communities on 9-13 July 2019 to demonstrate the principles and processes behind the application of climate-smart agriculture in communities vulnerable to the worsening impacts of climate change. The workshop consisted of two components, namely: lectures and re-entry action planning activities, which were held at SEARCA Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, and a roving workshop that showcased the different CSVs established in the municipality of Guinayangan in Quezon Province, Philippines.