todd rosenstock- what is climate-smart agriculture in africa?
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Todd Rosenstock (ICRAF) presenting on the topic: What is climate-smart agriculture in Africa? At the Global Landscapes Forum, Lima, Peru, 6 December 2014. At 'The Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance – a unique partnership and systemic approach to food insecurity and climate change in Africa" side event. Discussion forum hosted by World Vision. See: http://www.landscapes.org/glf-2014/agenda-item/day-1-dec-6/side-events-sessions-for-and-by-youth-private-sector-and-civil-society-organizations/css-slate-1/africa-climate-smart-agriculture-alliance-unique-partnership-systemic-approach-food-insecurity-climate-change-africa/ and http://worldagroforestry.org/cop20TRANSCRIPT
What is climate-smart agriculture in Africa?
Uluguru Mountains in Eastern Tanzania
Word cloud of the FAO ‘CSA Sourcebook’
Importance of food security, adaption and mitigation depends on location
Foodsecurity
Mi ga onAdapta on
Map: Wheeler & von Braun 2013
The AU-iNGO Alliance definesCSA that supports food security & resilience
mitigation is co-benefit when possible
Agroforestry
Nutrition security
Poverty alleviation
Natural resource
management
Improved
cook-stove
Conservation
agriculture
Increased yields
Soil quality & carbon
Reduced
degradation &
erosion
Dietary
diversity
Intercropping
Market access
Increase income
Participatory
approach
Kolero, Tanzania