Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies

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dc.creatorMwongera, Caroline
dc.creatorShikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
dc.creatorTwyman, Jennifer
dc.creatorLäderach, Peter R.D.
dc.creatorAmpaire, Edidah L.
dc.creatorAsten, Piet J.A. van
dc.creatorTwomlow, Stephen
dc.creatorWinowiecki, Leigh Ann
dc.date2017-02
dc.date2016-06-13T20:26:59Z
dc.date2016-06-13T20:26:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:53:45Z
dc.descriptionApproaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need to address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach that draws on participatory bottomup, qualitative, and quantitative tools to assess the heterogeneity of local contexts, and prioritize context-specific CSA options. This is an imperative if countries are to respond to the COP21 agreement and meet their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs). The CSA-RA is designed to assess biophysical including climatic, socio-cultural, economic and technological characteristics at the household, farm and community/regional level. The CSA-RA employs gender-disaggregated methods, including gender differences in perceptions of climate change and its impacts. The CSA-RA combines common participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and rapid rural appraisal (RRA) tools into one methodology, that disaggregates the gender dimension, and includes resource mapping; climate calendars; historical calendars; cropping calendars; organization mapping; transect walks; key informant interviews; farmer interviews; and pairwise ranking matrix. The tool collects qualitative and quantitative data from various stakeholders (farmers, local leaders, researchers, local-level agricultural experts, private sector actors, donor organizations, and policy implementers), allowing expansive analysis, triangulation and validation. Application of the CSA-RA in Tanzania and Uganda reveals heterogeneity across the sites in terms of vulnerability, constraints and CSA priorities among different social groups (gender) and agro-ecological zones. Thus, the CSA-RA allows stakeholders to simultaneously take into account biophysical and socio-economic aspects to target and implement CSA.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/75715
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/116694
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMwongera, Caroline; Shikuku, Kelvin M.; Twyman, Jennifer; Läderach, Peter; Ampaire, Edidah; Van Asten, Piet; Twomlowd, Steve; Winowiecki, Leigh A.. 2016. Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies. Agricultural Systems . 151: 192-203.
dc.subjectclimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectdata analysis
dc.subjectagricultura climáticamente inteligente
dc.subjectagricultura
dc.subjectanálisis de datos
dc.titleClimate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies
dc.typeJournal Article

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