%0 Journal Article
%@ 0308521X
%A Andrieu, N
%A Sogoba, B
%A Zougmore, R B
%A Howland, F
%A Samake, O
%A Bonilla-Findji, O
%A Lizarazo, M
%A Nowak, A
%A Dembele, C
%A Corner-Dolloff, C
%D 2017
%F icrisat:9962
%I Elsevier
%J Agricultural Systems
%K Climate change; Decision support; Adaptation; Mitigation; Agricultural development; West Africa; Climate-smart agriculture; Climate-Smart Agriculture Prioritization; Mali; CSA
%P 13-24
%T Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/9962/
%V 154
%X Agricultural productivity and growth in Mali are under threat from erratic rainfall, resulting in more frequent dry years. The national economy is vulnerable to climate change due to 50% of the gross domestic product coming from the agricultural sector and 75% of the population living in rural areas. The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) concept arises from a need to provide innovative solutions towards the complex and integrated goals of increasing yields, improving resilience, and promoting a low emissions agricultural sector. A major challenge for policymakers to operationalize CSA is the identification, valuation (cost-benefit), and subsequent prioritization of climate-smart options and portfolios (groups of CSA options) for investment. This paper presents the process, results, and lessons learned from a yearlong pilot of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Prioritization Framework (CSA-PF) in Mali. Key national and international stakeholders participated in the co-development and prioritization of two CSA portfolios and related action plans for the Malian Sudanese zone. Initial steps towards outcomes of the process include inclusion of prioritized CSA practices in ongoing development projects and prompting discussion of modifications of future calls for agricultural development proposals by regional donors.
%Z This work was implemented as part of the CGIAR Research Program  on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS),which is carried  out with support from CGIAR Fund Donors and through bilateral  funding agreements (the CGIAR Fund Council, Australia (ACIAR),  European Union, International Fund for Agricultural Development  (IFAD), Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, Switzerland, USAID, UK  and Thailand). For details please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/donors.  We acknowledge the Malian officials, Representatives of the European  Union in Mali, and other stakeholders that participated in the process.  We are thankful to the teams of researchers that piloted the CSA-PF  and sharedmethods and lessons, especially fromGuatemala and Cauca,  Colombia. The views expressed in this document cannot be taken to reflect  the official opinions of these organizations.