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Scaling Up Climate Smart Informa3on Services within the Climate Smart Agriculture Framework
From Weather to Climate Time Scales
§ Informa(on needs depend on decisions
§ With increasing lead (me:
• Decisions more context-‐ and farmer-‐specific
• Informa(on more uncertain, more complex
• Therefore the scope of services needed increases
§ Climate services must be more than extension of weather services
Key Challenges to Effec3ve Services for Smallholder Farmers
§ Salience: tailoring content, scale, format, lead-‐(me to farm decision-‐making
§ Legi*macy: giving farmers an effec(ve voice in design and delivery
§ Access: providing (mely access to remote rural communi(es with marginal infrastructure
§ Equity: ensuring that women, poor, socially marginalized benefit
§ Integra*on: climate services as part of a larger package of support
Good Prac3ce Lessons Fostering Salience:
§ Co-‐produc(on of services requires enabling ins(tu(onal frameworks that support sustained interac(ons among climate and agricultural ins(tu(ons and farmers.
§ To be relevant, climate informa(on must be at the local scale of farm decision-‐making.
§ Seamless suites of informa(on and advisories, at a range of lead (mes, enable farmers to manage evolving risks.
Fostering Legi1macy:
§ Give farmers an effec(ve voice in the co-‐design, co-‐produc(on and evalua(on of services.
§ Integra(ng local and scien(fic knowledge fosters trust and meaningful dialog.
Fostering Access:
§ Use of complex, probabilis(c informa(on for seasonal planning is best facilitated through group interac(on.
§ Scalable communica(on channels (ICT, interac(ve radio) can extend the reach and reduce cost of interac(ons.
Fostering Equity:
§ Equitable services require proac(ve targe(ng of women and other socially marginalized groups.
Learning from Good Prac3ce
§ Reviewed 18 case studies:
• Mali, India na(onal agrometeorology advisory program evalua(ons
• 16 other ini(a(ves in Africa and South Asia
§ How do they address the 5 key challenges?
§ Common approaches?
§ Generalizable lessons?
What will it take for climate services to work for smallholder farmers – at scale?
§ Partnerships, processes for co-‐produc(on of services
§ The vulnerable engaged and targeted
Alexa Jay1, Arame Tall2 and James Hansen3
§ Enhanced hydro-‐met service capacity to provide farmer-‐relevant informa(on
§ Scalable communica(on channels
§ Scalable services balanced with context-‐specific needs
1 CCAFS Flagship 2 Communica(ons Officer, IRI, New York. [email protected] 2 CCAFS Flagship 2 Climate Services Coordinator, IFPRI, Washington, DC. [email protected] 3 CCAFS Flagship 2 Leader, IRI, New York. [email protected]
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