east africa csvs: vision, approaches and activities

East Africa CSVs: vision, approaches & activities

• Wote - Water stress (semi-arid), drought, low soil fertility, pests & diseases

• Lushoto - Soil erosion, declining soil

• fertility, water stress, drought, pests & diseases

• Borana -Drought, water stress

Climate related risk profile of CCAFS sites • Nyando -Soil erosion,

declining soil

• fertility, water stress, drought & floods, pests & diseases

• Hoima -Soil erosion, declining

• soil fertility, deforestation, pests & diseases

• Rakai - Soil erosion, declining

• soil fertility, deforestation, pests & diseases

CCAFS-EA vision

A climate resilient region that is food and nutrition secure with equitable access to livelihood opportunities and reduced GHG emission intensity that is supported by well-coordinated institutional frameworks for enabling policies and increasing investments in agriculture and natural resource management

Nyando case: climate risks & info-note

Long rains start early March till end June; maize does well only in this season , sorghum

is planted in February using pre-season rains. Short rains start early October till mid-

December; there is a weak intermediate season in August and September and farmers

respond to this by planting short season, drought tolerant in early August.