Support and Extension Services for CSA

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In relation to the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), this content highlights the support, services, and outputs provided during the GACSA Annual Forum 2016. It covers the Compendium on extension services for CSA, successful index-based insurance examples, and collaborative efforts for achieving climate-smart agriculture goals. The emphasis is on extension services as key players in technology dissemination, capacity building of farmers, and advocacy for policy support.

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Support Support, services , services and and extension for extension for CSA CSA Federica Matteoli (FAO Federica Matteoli (FAO) ) GACSA Annual Forum 14 GACSA Annual Forum 14- -17 June, 2016 17 June, 2016

Outputs for extension Outputs for extension under GACSA Knowledge Action Group under GACSA Knowledge Action Group 1. Compendium on extension services & approaches for CSA 2. A review of existing examples of successful index-based insurance for scaling up (Ethiopia, India, Senegal, USA, West Africa) 3. Web-based knowledge resources on CSA

Compendium on extension Compendium on extension approaches and services for CSA approaches and services for CSA Goal: map existing tools as well as knowledge media to support extension services in light of CSA Team: 20 contributions from 30 authors based in 19 organizations, including international agencies, academia & research institutes, governmental institutions, private sector and NGOs Outcome: 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)

Preliminary findings & Preliminary findings & recommendations recommendations Extension 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/tools

Preliminary findings & Preliminary findings & recommendations recommendations Main gaps Gaps 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 extension Local language often a barrier for mass climate information dissemination Weak leverage of traditional & indigenous knowledge Gender dimension rarely targeted

Preliminary findings & Preliminary findings & recommendations recommendations A few lessons learned Farmer-to-farmer extension is effective both in terms of productivity increase and for inclusion of women & marginalized groups in extension roles Farmers organizations/unions can be a key player for R&D, replicating & upscaling of innovations Different 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 - Compendium

A review of existing examples of A review of existing examples of successful successful index index- -based insurance for scaling up 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 1. Weather Index Insurance in India: Opportunities and Challenges Pramod Aggarwal (IWMA, CCAFS) 2. GACSA Weather Index Insurance (WII) Case Study West Africa Mark Ruegg (Celcius Pro) 3. The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4) Jim Hansen (IRI) 4. Status of crop insurance mechanisms in the United States Rebecca Shaw (WWF)

Identify existing Identify existing online knowledge online knowledge platforms/hubs on CSA platforms/hubs on CSA 38 resources were mapped Including Communities of Practices, thematic pages, blogs, knowledge repositories (including data, publications, media) Target group of online resources Online resources by type of organization Policy makers, Researchers & Research & academia Researchers & Practitioners Development Organization Practitioners Consortium Policy makers & Practitioners Non-Governmental Organization Policy makers Development Bank Researchers Government 0 5 10 15 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Number of resources on CSA pillar(s) Adaptation & resilience; Mitigation Productivity & incomes Adaptation & resilience Adaptation & resilience Adaptation & resilience Productivity & incomes Productivity & incomes Mitigation Productivity & incomes; Adaptation & resilience; Mitigation Mitigation 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16