What is climate-smart agriculture in Africa?

Uluguru Mountains in Eastern Tanzania

Word cloud of the FAO ‘CSA Sourcebook’

Importance of food security, adaption and mitigation depends on location

Foodsecurity

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Map: Wheeler & von Braun 2013

The AU-iNGO Alliance definesCSA that supports food security & resilience

mitigation is co-benefit when possible

Agroforestry

Nutrition security

Poverty alleviation

Natural resource

management

Improved

cook-stove

Conservation

agriculture

Increased yields

Soil quality & carbon

Reduced

degradation &

erosion

Dietary

diversity

Intercropping

Market access

Increase income

Participatory

approach

Kolero, Tanzania