Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia

Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia

How to cope with climate variability and adapt to climate change are key challenges for smallholder farmers globally. In low-income countries, farmers have typically received little, if any locally relevant weather or climate information. Although climate services have contributed to increased avail...

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Main Authors: Graham Clarkson, Peter Dorward, Sam Poskitt, Roger D. Stern, Dominic Nyirongo, Katiuscia Fara, John Mwangi Gathenya, Caroline G. Staub, Adrian Trotman, Gloriose Nsengiyumva, Francis Torgbor, Diana Giraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Climate Services
Subjects:
PICSA
Climate services
Participatory extension
Smallholder farmers
Innovation
Empowerment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880722000164

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