AICCRA Briefs
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Item Promoting the access and adoption of climate smart agriculture innovations through capacity building in Makindu Sub-County Kenya.(Brief, 2024-12) Nduah, Alex; Nzuki, Esther; Ogutu, Liz; Waswa, BoazAICCRA's collaboration with Kimatwa Women SACCO in Makueni County has revolutionized farming practices through CSA access and adoption by small-scale women farmers. Key CSA innovations scaled out include drought-tolerant crop varieties, Conservation Agriculture (CA), and bundling of CSA with climate information services (CIS). The "Mother-Baby Demo" farm model facilitated localized peer learning, enabling over 1,100 farmers to improve yields and enhanced resilience to climate change. The partnership activated a revolving seed scheme and co-designed the ‘Rip 1, Get one free’ tractor ripping services. These approaches boosted the adoption of CSA innovations coupled by Trainer of Trainers (ToTs) capacity-building arrangements where trained farmers act as trainers in their local communities. For the first time in seven years, the farmers harvested beans from their farms after adopting the CSA innovations. The project has simultaneously promoted gender inclusion, financial empowerment, and community-led leadership, creating a sustainable framework for scaling smart climate agriculture innovations.Item Building women’s climate resilience through smart groundnut socio-technical innovation bundle in Ghana(Brief, 2024-11) Obeng Adomaa, FaustinaInterventions aimed at building climate resilient communities require a mixture of instruments that speak to the peculiar realities of women, youth, and other vulnerable groups. Building of learnings from 2021-2023, this InfoNote presents a social technical innovation bundle for smart groundnut production that brings together technical solutions and institutional arrangements to address the primary challenges that women groundnut farmers in northern Ghana face. The Info Note also presents pathway for scaling this smart groundnut socio-technical innovation bundle.Item The Development of Sub-national Climate Resilient Investment Projects in Kenya Experience from Siaya County(Other, 2024-12) Jalango, Dorcas Anyango; Nguvi, Caroline; Mundia, Caroline; Ndetu, VeronicaItem Bundling Climate Smart Solutions with and for women smallholder farmers in Ghana(Brief, 2024-11) Obeng Adomaa, FaustinaClimate smart interventions need to address he peculiar needs of men, women and other vulnerable groups in order to build climate resilience of communities. Building of learnings from 2021-2023, this Info Note presents bundled climate solutions developed with and for women farmers to address the challenges of groudnut, cowpea and sweet potato production in Ghana. These bundled solutions brings together technical solutions and institutional arrangements to address the primary challenges that women groundnut, cowpea and sweet potato farmers face. The Info Note also presents pathway for scaling these bundled solutionsItem Digital Tools for Participatory Scenario Planning for Agricultural Sector(Brief, 2024-06) Sotelo, Steven; Murage, Paul; Chemutt, Joseph; Ramirez, Julian; Ghosh, AniruddhaItem Systems Strengthening for Resilience: Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension in Ethiopia and Beyond(Brief, 2024-12) Grossi, Amanda; Dinku, Tufa; Hansen, James; Trzaska, Sylwia; Teshome, Fetene; Teshome, Asaminew; Lemma, Esayas; Gebre, Andualem; Alemayhu, Fekadu; Bulo, Milion; Seid, Jemal; Gebrehawariat, Girma; Gebreegziabher, Tewodros; Amha, Yosef; Ambaw, Gebermedihin; Demissie, Teferi; Solomon, Dawit; Belay, BerhanuThe collaborative development of Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension (CRMAE) curriculum is the first of its kind, building foundational knowledge and skills for extension workers to help farmers better plan for, manage, and respond to climate risk. The curriculum bundles training on freely available and tailored climate information service innovations and approaches to advance climate-smart agriculture at local scales. Following Ethiopia’s example, South-South learning and sharing has spurred the co-development of the curriculum in all six focus countries of the AICCRA project, amongst 70 institutions representing a swathe of public and private extension and advisory service providers. E-learning presents unique opportunities to scale access and use of the curriculum.Item Summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (2024-2034)(Brief, 2024-07-11) African Union Development Agency- NEPAD; African UnionThis brief provides a summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan. It gives context to Africa’s soil health and fertilizer challenge and provides the AFSH Action Plan results chain and the goals expected to be achieved in the first ten years of implementation (2024-2034). The brief details the four outcome areas and associated outputs and actions. Next it explains the implementation of the AFSH Action Plan describing the leadership structure and its coordination mechanism; the importance of stakeholder engagement and partnership development; and the plan for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. It highlights the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) indicators relevant to soil health and the planned phased implementation of the AFSH Action Plan.Item Introduction to the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan(Brief, 2024-07-11) African Union Development Agency- NEPAD; African UnionThis brief introduces the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan. It provides context to the AFSH Action Plan describing it as a key outcome of the AFSH Summit and highlighting Africa’s challenges surrounding land degradation, climate change and food insecurity. Further, it provides the AFSH Action Plan results chain, and the goals expected to be achieved in the first ten years of implementation (2024-2034).Item Implementation framework for the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan(Brief, 2024-07-11) African Union Development Agency- NEPAD; African UnionThis brief provides the implementation framework for the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Action Plan. It explains the leadership structure and its coordination mechanism; the importance of stakeholder engagement and partnership development; and the plan for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. It highlights the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) indicators relevant to soil health and the planned phased implementation of the AFSH Action Plan.Item Summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Declaration(Brief, 2024-07-11) African Union Development Agency- NEPAD; African UnionThis brief provides a summary of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit Declaration – also known as the Nairobi Declaration. It provides context to Africa’s challenges surrounding land degradation, climate change and food insecurity and how they can be addressed through sustainable soil management practices and efficient fertilizer use. It details the commitments made by the African Heads of State and Government on fertilizer, soil health, financing, creating an enabling environment, capacity enhancement and domestication and the calls for action.Item Knowledge gaps in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) around livestock in Africa(Brief, 2024) Cramer, Laura Katherine; Gosling, AmandaAdverse climate change impacts on livestock health and productivity are already occurring in Africa, and future livestock production is also at risk but there is a lack of detailed supporting evidence. There is adequate research in areas such as livestock heat stress, and some research has been conducted on rangelands net primary productivity, the development of emission factors for African breeds and systems, and risks to aquatic systems but significant research gaps remain. Long-term funding commitments are needed to build additional research capacity, develop local livestock production system emissions factors and prioritise government data collection and analysis.Item Gender and Climate Smart Innovations: Lessons from the field from AICCRA and FSRP(Brief, 2024-12) Gondwe, Therese; Huyer, Sophia; Maiga, Marianne; Bullock, Renee; Adomaa, Faustina. O; Mujawamariya, Gaudiose; Diabaté, Fatoumata; Mapedza, EveristoAICCRA and FSRP are implementing projects to increase agricultural productivity in African countries amidst the challenges of extreme weather conditions caused by climate change, in a gender sensitive manner. A Joint Webinar was conducted, for implementing countries of these two programs to share experiences by presenting success stories on the outcomes of mainstreaming gender while considering intersectionality and social inclusion. This publication is a synthesis of the discussions during the webinar.Item Adaptation climatique menée par les agriculteurs(Brief, 2024-03-01) Chevallier, Romy; Tuyishime, NorbertItem COP29: EAFF Call-to-action(Brief, 2024-10-11) Chevallier, Romy; Eastern Africa Farmers FederationThis document serves as a call-to-action from the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), representing 24 farmer organizations across 10 countries and over 25 million farmers. It urges global policymakers to amplify farmers' voices in climate policy discussions, particularly at COP29. The EAFF emphasizes the critical role of agriculture in combating climate change and advocates for increased financial and technical support to strengthen farmers' resilience to its impacts. The call highlights the need for equitable and inclusive climate solutions, focusing on key agenda items such as raising global ambition, setting new climate finance goals, addressing loss and damage, promoting agricultural adaptation, and enhancing soil health. Through this initiative, the EAFF aimed to influence policy, investment, and negotiations at COP29.Item Farmer-led climate adaptation: Project overview(Brief, 2024-04-01) Chevallier, Romy; Tuyishime, NorbertThe Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) in collaboration with Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), is implementing a project to showcase best practice examples of farmer-led adaptation in managing the negative impacts of climate change on agriculture.Item How can Africa attain climate resilient development?(Brief, 2024-03-01) Okem, A.E.; Ali, E.; Chevallier, Romy; Attoh, E.M.N.A.N.; Kapesa, T.; Efitre, J.; Lukorito, C.B.; Nying'uro, P.A.; Ogola, C.; Osei-Amponsah, C.; Wamukoya, G.Item Gender equality and social inclusion in NDC planning and implementation in Africa(Brief, 2024-12) Huyer, SophiaThe analysis assessed the integration of key groups identified in the Paris Agreement into NDC planning and implementation in African countries, in the same sectors of agriculture, livestock and CSA: women, youth, indigenous peoples (IPs), elderly and people with disabilities. The analysis focused on identification of actions, strategies and action plans that indicate concrete planning and action toward implementation of NDC commitments in those three sectors. National documents analyzed for this assessment included strategies, action plans, tools, instruments, data collection or analysis protocols, and monitoring.Item Women and youth in African NDCs(Brief, 2024-12-18) Huyer, SophiaA review of gender and youth in NDCs submitted by African countries at the end of 2022 (updated in December 2024) found a high percentage of references to women and gender, as well as youth. Of a total of 53 NDCs submitted by African countries, 43 made significant references to women or gender. 37 NDCs made one or more references to youth. Gender is increasingly integrated into African NDCs, with specific connections to climate sectors including agriculture, energy, environment and livelihoods. Gender is mainstreamed in many African NDCs, showing a more integrated approach to climate policy across the continent. Most NDCs are still missing a commitment to empowerment – the focus is on women as vulnerable rather than as agents of change. Only 23 NDCs include monitoring or sex- disaggregated data collection, and only 10 commit to gender budgeting.Item Strategic opportunities for scaling Climate Smart Agriculture investments: The policy landscape in Eastern and Southern Africa(Brief, 2024-12) Jalango, Dorcas Anyango; Tesfaye, Lidya Ayalew; Yaregal, Yodit; Ndetu, Veronica; Ogutu, ElizabethItem L'agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) est-elle rentable? Une analyse comparative(Other, 2024-12-23) Thiaw, Moussa; Akinseye, Folorounsho; Kengne, Josiane; Worou, Nadine; Wane, AbdrahmaneCette étude se concentre sur l'analyse économique des technologies d'AIC dans les petites exploitations agricoles au Sénégal. À travers des indicateurs tels que la Valeur Actuelle Nette (VAN), le Taux Moyen de Rendement (TMR) et l'indice de rentabilité (IP), elle évalue la rentabilité des différentes pratiques d'AIC. Les analyses, basées sur des données de 873 chef de ménage agriculteurs, mettent en lumière les bénéfices économiques des pratiques AIC pour les cultures du mil, niébé et d’arachide, tout en mettant en valeur les défis liés à certaines pratiques. Ce travail vise à fournir des recommandations adaptées pour améliorer les revenus et la résilience des agriculteurs face aux risques climatiques croissants.