AICCRA leveraging on networks to communicate climate information and climate smart agriculture to smallholder farmers in Zambia

    Tui, S H and Wilkinson, M and Moyo, M and Ngwira, A and Poulos, A and Schutz, T and Gbegbelegbe, S and Pele, W K and Jacobs-Mata, I (2022) AICCRA leveraging on networks to communicate climate information and climate smart agriculture to smallholder farmers in Zambia. Project Report. AICCRA.

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    Research Program : East & Southern Africa

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    Abstract

    Agriculture in Zambia is facing a growing number of climate related vulnerabilities, variability effects and extreme events, compounded with other challenges and risks1. Poorly functional markets and support services and volatile prices contribute to farmers producing below potential, against an increasing demand for food, feed and energy. Poorly integrated and outstanding policy frameworks pose institutional barriers to investments. Zambia is ranked among the third of countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change2. The impacts of climate variability and risks in the context of farming systems are not well communicated and that influences farmers choices, decisions and capacities to cope and adapt to climate change and make best use of climate smart agriculture. Translation into information that can inform adaptation decisions and risk management remains a challenge, as information does not necessarily reach smallholder farmers equally across agro-ecological zones and agricultural production calendars3. This in turn affects agribusinesses and enterprises improving farmers’ access to agricultural markets and availability of inputs, technologies, finances and services.

    Item Type: Monograph (Project Report)
    Divisions: Research Program : East & Southern Africa
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Series Name: Project Report
    Uncontrolled Keywords: climate smart agriculture, smallholder farmers, networks to communicate, climate information, zambia
    Subjects: Others > Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
    Others > Smallholder Farmers
    Others > Information and Communications Technology
    Depositing User: Mr Nagaraju T
    Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2025 05:20
    Last Modified: 12 Jun 2025 05:20
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13150
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