About Course

Training on Climate –smart Agriculture

About the Program

Agriculture is one of the very first industries heavily affected by climate change. Extreme weather events, changing rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, and a rapid spread of pests and diseases pose substantial challenges to the industry’s productivity and resilience. In addition, global population growth and increased urbanization only keep straining existing food systems. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) takes a multidimensional approach focusing on those systems and practices that can boost productivity and enhance food security while preserving natural resources and minimizing GHG emissions.

This workshop has been exclusively developed to help its delegates capture synergies between climate risk mitigation, adaptation, and food security. The program provides fundamental CSA knowledge and skills for those willing to undergo a transformation both within agricultural value chains and at different policy levels.

Program Objectives

• Appreciate the role of climate-smart agriculture in mitigating the consequences of climate change
• Establish linkages between climate change and food security and comprehend the need for enhancing sustainable production
• Familiarize themselves with climate-smart applications in various agricultural domains
• Integrate climate-smart thinking into agriculture policy planning and promote climate-smart transformation
• Implement participatory approaches while designing the country’s agriculture development plans
• Employ climate-smart thinking when creating sustainable agriculture development project plans

Target Audience

• Policymakers
• The staff of Agriculture Ministries
• Development practitioners
• Development project/program planners and managers
• Agriculture sectoral specialists
• Those willing to transform traditional agricultural practices into climate-smart ones

Training Period

• Classroom: 5 Days
• Online: 7 Days

Modules

Module 1

• Climate change and its implications for the agriculture industry
• How does the agriculture sector contribute to climate change?
• Linking climate change and food security; The effects on different groups of society
• Understanding climate-smart agriculture, its benefits, and objectives
• Case studies highlighting the effects of climate change on different agricultural systems
• Principles of climate-smart agriculture
• Gender Issues in climate-smart Agriculture

Module 2

• Climate-smart crop management – selection and diversification
• Water resources management and irrigation techniques
• Soil health management and conservation
• Integrated pest management and disease control
• Climate-smart livestock management – production, grazing, productivity improvement
• Nutrition strategies to reduce emissions
• Animal health and disease management

Module 3

• Climate-smart farming – agroforestry and silvopasture
• Conservation of agriculture and reduced tillage
• Precision agriculture; Use of advanced technologies
• Agro ecological approaches
• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting climate data
• Applying climate forecasting in agriculture
• Climate risk assessment; Risk mitigation and decision making

Module 4

• Policy and financing of climate-smart agriculture
• Promoting climate-smart transformation
• Integration of climate change considerations into agricultural development plans
• Participatory Approaches and stakeholder engagement
• Mainstreaming CSA at various levels
• Challenges and opportunities associated with CSA

Module 5: Case Studies/Dialogue on Climate-smart Transformation/Best Practices /Challenges

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will be awarded a certificate of course completion