services and extension for CSA Federica Matteoli FAO GACSA Annual Forum 1417 June 2016 Outputs for extension under GACSA Knowledge Action Group Compendium on extension services amp approaches for CSA ID: 593205
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Support, services and extension for CSAFederica Matteoli (FAO)GACSA Annual Forum 14-17 June, 2016Slide2
Outputs for extension under GACSA Knowledge Action GroupCompendium on extension services & approaches for CSA
A review of existing examples of successful index-based insurance for scaling up (
Ethiopia, India, Senegal, USA, West Africa)
Web-based knowledge resources on CSASlide3
Compendium on extension approaches and services for CSAGoal: map existing tools as well as knowledge media to support extension services in light of CSATeam: 20
contributions from 30 authors based in 19 organizations
, including international agencies, academia & research institutes, governmental institutions, private sector and NGOsOutcome
: report
shows how extension services are contributing to
achieve CSA by disseminating climate information as well as technologies & information on production practices for climate adaption through innovative approaches (e.g. plant clinics, participatory video
)Slide4
Preliminary findings & recommendationsExtension providers can play a key role for:* technology development & information dissemination
* strengthening farmers’ capacity* facilitation and brokering * advocacy and policy support
Rural Advisory Services have limited resources & relatively limited involvement
in climate change adaptation/mitigation (few national providers have specific programs)
Long-term actions
*
Extension reform
is key for effective rural advisory systems
Short-term
actions
* Establishing local level
platforms/mechanisms to improve coordination/collaboration between public sector advisory services & other stakeholders to support innovation processes* Better assist service providers to use ad hoc extension methods/toolsSlide5
Preliminary findings & recommendationsMain gapsGaps in long-term series of climate data does not allow accurate downscaling of seasonal rainfall forecast information, with consequences in the quality of climate information provided by extension agents
Lack of extension agents’ capacities for basic tools (i.e. crop modelling, remote sensing, field observations) & new soft skills
Lack of low-cost incentives to reward farmer-to-farmer extensionLocal language
often a barrier for mass climate information dissemination
Weak leverage of
traditional & indigenous knowledgeGender
dimension rarely targetedSlide6
Preliminary findings & recommendationsA few lessons learnedFarmer-to-farmer extension is effective both in terms of productivity increase and for inclusion of women & marginalized groups in extension rolesFarmers’ organizations/unions
can be a key player for R&D, replicating & upscaling of innovationsDifferent options are available to train extension intermediaries (e.g. product intermediaries, community intermediaries), and need to be further tested
Research shows that synergies can be found with others sectors – e.g. whether climate and weather information could be posted at health clinics and distributed by the health workers.
Regional/International
experience sharing
works through Community of Practices
Hybridization of communication methods
is the best way to ensure that farmers (especially women and marginalized farmers) are reached
Source: Heeb et al. 2016 - CompendiumSlide7
A review of existing examples of successful index-based insurance for scaling up
The document provides an overview of art and practice in the field of
index-based insurance for climate smart agriculture, thanks to case studies and a map of global stakeholders, as well as recommendations to advance the field of insurance schemes for CSA.
Product editor: Professor James Adegoke (
University of Missouri - Kansas
City)
Contributions received
Weather
Index Insurance in India: Opportunities and
Challenges
Pramod
Aggarwal (IWMA, CCAFS)GACSA Weather Index Insurance (WII) – Case Study West AfricaMark Ruegg (
Celcius
Pro)
The
R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4)
Jim
Hansen (
IRI)
Status
of crop insurance mechanisms in the United
StatesRebecca Shaw (WWF)Slide8
Identify existing online knowledge platforms/hubs on CSA38 resources were mappedIncluding Communities of Practices, thematic pages, blogs, knowledge repositories (including data, publications, media)
Adaptation & resilience;
Mitigation
Productivity
&
incomes
Mitigation
Productivity
& incomes; Adaptation & resilience; Mitigation
Adaptation & resilienceSlide9
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