Project timeframe
01/2022 - 12/2024
Research Area(s)
Budget:
EUR 231,405
Funding
European Union (EU)
Partner(s)
Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation|International Soil Reference and Information Centre|International Livestock Research Institute |Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization|Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research |Rwanda Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board
Background
In East Africa, over the years, climate change has led to a drastic reduction in the quality and resilience of the land, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and food and nutrition insecurity for the growing urban and rural populations. In response, governments in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda have included Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) in their national policies.
CSA can mitigate the impacts of climate change by focusing on three aspects of agricultural production: (i) sustainable intensification, (ii) increased resilience to climate change, and (iii) contributions to climate change mitigation through reduced carbon emissions from land use through sequestration of carbon in soils.
In line with the above, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation subcontracted Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) to support these countries in the Land, Soil and Crop Information Services (LSC-IS) project carried out by their national agricultural research institutes. This project aims to provide LSC material in an organized and accessible form for effective and well-informed decision-making.
Objectives
The project aims to develop sustainable land, soil and crop information hubs in national agricultural research organizations to enhance the effectiveness of national Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) and contribute to rural transformation and climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda.
Key activities and outputs
In this project, CIFOR-ICRAF’ is mandated to:
- Identify past and current initiatives of LSC in Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda and around the selection of stakeholders; sketch AKIS; and review methodology for user needs and capacity assessment.
- Design and conduct an LSC-IS demand and capacity assessment.
- Consolidate input to LSC hub design by identifying the country’s and stakeholders’ specific demands and capacities, generic and country-specific requirements as well as translate results into recommendations for designing LSC hubs.
- Support project visibility among its stakeholders and communicate results and impact stories to its membership and regional forums.
Relevant Link(s)
Land, Soil and Crop Information Services (LSC-IS) to support Climate-Smart Agriculture (DeSIRA)
Donors
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