Olu Ajayi PhD

Nairobi, Kenya02 November, 2016

Programme Design Session to Support Gender-Sensitive Climate Smart

Agriculture in Eastern & Southern Africa

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Outline• Overview of CTA• CTA’s work on CC• Nairobi Working Session

Technical Centre for Agricultural and rural Cooperation (CTA)

Mission: to advance food and nutrition security, increase prosperity & encourage sound NRM in ACP.

-provides access to information & knowledge, facilitates policy dialogue and strengthens the capacity of agricultural and rural development institutions and communities.

CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement between ACP and EU.

Approach

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Promoting agriculture as a sustainable business that can create value for smallholder producers, provide jobs for women and youth, produce nutritious and healthy food for people, and serve as an engine for inclusive growth.

Strategic Goal 3:Enhance capacity of stakeholders in information & knowledge management

Three strategic goals

Strategic Goal 2:Facilitate conducive agricultural policies & enabling environment

Strategic Goal 1: Development of profitable value chains for smallholder farmers

•Conscious choice to refocus operations & resources at regional level.

•1-2 key priority intervention area in each region,

• Regional flagship projects

CTA’s new Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Building on previous achievementFocus on results & impact

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CTA’s Work on Climate Change

Climate (variability & change) is critical to agriculture in ACP region because smallholder farms are rainfed  Agric activities tied to weather recurrent swings ▶▶of food insecurity  Distribution of impact- poor farmers (smallholder & female) with lowest capacity to adapt, but have highest need for food security are disproportionally impacted

Mid-season drought and weather extreme are the “new normal”?

From problems to solutions....... Much information about challenges...but less on solutions to the challenges

Any bloom in the gloom?- specific solutions that work and benefit smallholder especially female farmers?

Sample questions:‒ Which are the specific solutions, their adoption & impact? ‒ How to upscale proven CSA solutions?

Cross cutting or deliberate planning for gender?

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Nairobi Working Session

Objectives of this working session

Knowledge & progress to upscale CSA among female farmers in the region

Roadmap for a project to support gender-focused CSA: What? Who? Where?

Initiate new partnership and build synergies with organizations that are active in this domain

Partnership is our way of operation

...now over to you

YOU as an important resource- broad range of organization, expertise & experiences

Big picture: “What is the specific roadmap to help women farmers who are out there, having to cope with climate change as they pursue their livelihood on daily basis?”

Thank youAhsante sana

Zikomo Kwambili

CTA operates under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement and is funded by the EU.

From Strategy to implementation

Strategy Implementation Plan• Consolidation and Impact-

Orientation• Flagship Regional Projects• Cross-Cutting Global Projects• Robust M&E, learning and sharing

Objectives of this working session Knowledge & progress to upscale CSA among female farmers in the regionScale up proven climate solutions among women farmers in the region: From “Push” to “Pull” Private sector engagement & financing models for CSARoadmap for a project to support gender-focused CSA: What? Who? Where? Initiate new partnership and build synergies with organizations that are active in this domain

From Strategy to implementation

Strategy Implementation Plan• Consolidation and Impact-

Orientation• Flagship Regional Projects• Cross-Cutting Global Projects• Robust M&E, learning and sharing

West Africa Enhancing intra-regional grain value chains

Central Africa Enhancing nutrition through the upgrading of selected sustainable and inclusive roots & tubers value chains

Eastern Africa Building resilient communities through improved livestock and fisheries value chains

Southern Africa Promoting climate-smart solutions for cereal & livestock

Caribbean Sustainable and profitable value chains and agribusiness development

Pacific Leveraging the development food crops and fisheries value chains for improved nutrition and sustainable food systems

Six regional flagship projects

Call for Proposals1. Solutions that respond to the challenges of cc; any hidden rare gems? e.g. Farmers’ adaptation; climatic risk financing mechanisms

2. Understand their impacts- where, extent, drivers?

3. Potentials for scaling up among smallscale farmers