eprintid: 9962
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datestamp: 2017-04-14 05:44:53
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creators_name: Andrieu, N
creators_name: Sogoba, B
creators_name: Zougmore, R B
creators_name: Howland, F
creators_name: Samake, O
creators_name: Bonilla-Findji, O
creators_name: Lizarazo, M
creators_name: Nowak, A
creators_name: Dembele, C
creators_name: Corner-Dolloff, C
icrisatcreators_name: Zougmore, R B
affiliation: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) (Cali)
affiliation: French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) (Montpellier)
affiliation: Association Malienne d'Eveil au Développement Durable (AMEDD) (Koutila)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bamako)
affiliation: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Cali)
affiliation: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (Bamako)
country: Colombia
country: France
country: Mali
title: Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali
ispublished: pub
subjects: CSA
subjects: s28
subjects: s4009
subjects: s61
divisions: CRPS1
crps: crp1.11
full_text_status: public
keywords: Climate change; Decision support; Adaptation; Mitigation; Agricultural development; West Africa; Climate-smart agriculture; Climate-Smart Agriculture Prioritization; Mali; CSA
note: 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.
abstract: 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.
date: 2017-03
date_type: published
publication: Agricultural Systems
volume: 154
publisher: Elsevier
pagerange: 13-24
id_number: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.02.008
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0308521X
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.02.008
related_url_url: https://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?hl=en&q=Prioritizing+investments+for+climate-smart+agriculture%3A+Lessons+learned+from+Mali&btnG=
citation:   Andrieu, N and Sogoba, B and Zougmore, R B and Howland, F and Samake, O and Bonilla-Findji, O and Lizarazo, M and Nowak, A and Dembele, C and Corner-Dolloff, C  (2017) Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali.  Agricultural Systems, 154.  pp. 13-24.  ISSN 0308521X     
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