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dc.contributor.authorMwongera, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorShikuku, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorTwyman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorLäderach, Peter
dc.contributor.authorAmpaire, Edidah L.
dc.contributor.authorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.contributor.authorTwomlow, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorWinowiecki, Leigh A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:58:18Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:58:18Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.identifier.citationMwongera, Caroline; Shikuku, Kelvin M.; Twyman, Jennifer; Läderach, Peter; Ampaire, Edidah; Van Asten, Piet; Twomlowd, Steve; Winowiecki, Leigh A.. 2016. Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies. Agricultural Systems . 151: 192-203.
dc.identifier.issn0308-521X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/962
dc.description.abstractApproaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need to address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach that draws on participatory bottomup, qualitative, and quantitative tools to assess the heterogeneity of local contexts, and prioritize context-specific CSA options. This is an imperative if countries are to respond to the COP21 agreement and meet their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs). The CSA-RA is designed to assess biophysical including climatic, socio-cultural, economic and technological characteristics at the household, farm and community/regional level. The CSA-RA employs gender-disaggregated methods, including gender differences in perceptions of climate change and its impacts. The CSA-RA combines common participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and rapid rural appraisal (RRA) tools into one methodology, that disaggregates the gender dimension, and includes resource mapping; climate calendars; historical calendars; cropping calendars; organization mapping; transect walks; key informant interviews; farmer interviews; and pairwise ranking matrix. The tool collects qualitative and quantitative data from various stakeholders (farmers, local leaders, researchers, local-level agricultural experts, private sector actors, donor organizations, and policy implementers), allowing expansive analysis, triangulation and validation. Application of the CSA-RA in Tanzania and Uganda reveals heterogeneity across the sites in terms of vulnerability, constraints and CSA priorities among different social groups (gender) and agro-ecological zones. Thus, the CSA-RA allows stakeholders to simultaneously take into account biophysical and socio-economic aspects to target and implement CSA.
dc.format.extent151: 192-203
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V
dc.subjectClimate-Smart Agriculture
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectData Analysis
dc.subjectAgricultura Climáticamente Inteligente
dc.subjectAgricultura
dc.subjectAnálisis De Datos
dc.titleClimate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.creator.identifierKelvin Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074X
cg.creator.identifierJennifer Twyman: 0000-0002-8581-5668
cg.creator.identifierLeigh Winowiecki: 0000-0001-5572-1284
cg.creator.identifierPeter Läderach: 0000-0001-8708-6318
cg.identifier.dataurlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HCFDU8
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.journalAgricultural Systems
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid77667
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.05.009


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