Course Content
Chapter 1: Introduction to Climate change and the agriculture concept
Objectives: After completing this chapter, you should be able to:  Know the basic concept of climate change and agriculture  Explain the concept of climate change  Identify cause of climate change  Describe the consequence of climate change on agricultural production  Know the methods to control climate change effect on agricultural production  Describe climate change mitigation in agricultural production  Describe climate change adaptation in the agriculture production  Know the relationship between climate change and agriculture production
0/5
Lesson one: Chapter 1
06:21
Lesson Two: Chapter one
05:05
Lesson Three: Chapter one
06:00
Quiz One
00:06:00
Multiple choice question
00:10:00
Chapter 2: Introduction to Climate Smart-Agriculture (CSA)
Objectives: After completing this chapter you should be able to:  Describe concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture  Identify key characteristics of CSA  Describe why is climate-smart agriculture needed?  Explain the Principles of defining CSA and  Explain the pillars of CSA  Explain the CSA approaches
0/2
Lesson one: Chapter 2
Lesson Two: Chapter Two
Chapter 3: Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices and Technologies
Objectives: After completing this chapter you should be able to:  Define CSA practices and Technologies  Describe CSA practices as a strategy to reduce climate risk in agriculture  Explain the major components of CSA practices and technologies  Explain the role of agricultural extension to scaling up of CSA practices
0/2
Lesson one: Chapter Three
Lesson Two: Chapter Three
Chapter 4 : Policies, Strategies and Institutions relevant to CSA practice in Ethiopia
Objectives: After completing this chapter you should be able to:  Explain polices and strategies for CSA  Identify the key institutions for CSA initiatives  Describe the effectiveness of CSA Policies, Strategies and Institutions
0/2
Lesson one: Chapter Four
Lesson Two: Chapter Four
Chapter 5: Enabling Environments for CSA Implementation Activities
Objectives: After completing this chapter you should be able to:  Identify Untapped Opportunities for Implementing CSA  Identify the key challenges for Implementing CSA in Ethiopia
0/2
Lesson one: Chapter Five
Lesson Two: Chapter Five
Chapter 6: Gender and Social Inclusion in CSA Practices
Objectives: After completing this chapter you should be able to:  Define gender and social inclusion  Explain the role of gender equality in CSA practices  Discuss about social inclusion in CSA practices
0/2
Lesson one: Chapter Six
Lesson Two: Chapter Six
Introduction to Climate-Smart Agriculture
  • Definition of Climate-smart Agricultural Practices and Technologies

Climate smart agricultural practices are practices which help to increase adaptive capacity through efficient use of resources and creating an agriculture system that can stand for the threats of climate change. Climate Smart Agricultural practices are also practices which sustainably increase productivity and resilience system while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Practices are considered as climate-smart if they maintain or achieve increment in productivity as well as at least one of the other objectives of climate-smart agriculture (adaptation and mitigation).  According to FAO, CSA practices are seen as the means to achieve resilience at the same time reducing environmental degradation. FAO defined CSA as agricultural activities that sustainably and efficiently increases productivity and incomes reduces or removes Green House Gas (GHGs) enhances achievement of national food security and development goals. Traditional Climate-smart Agricultural practices are also a part of CSA practices. Correspondingly, Climate-smart Agricultural technologies are technologies which sustainably increase productivity and resilience system while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. All CSA technologies can be CSA practices but, not all CSA practices can be CSA technologies.

  • Examples of Climate-smart Agricultural practices are crop rotation, inter cropping, mulching, manuring, crop residue management, terraces and contour farming, agroforestry, rearing of drought tolerate livestock breed, cover cropping, reduced tillage practices, using improved livestock feeding strategy, using climate-ready crops or thermal stress-tolerant varieties, adjusting planting dates and others.
  • Examples of Climate-smart Agricultural technologies are drought tolerant crop and livestock breeds, water harvesting technologies (geomembran, house roof water harvesting etc.), climate-smart post-harvest technologies (fossil fuel input free agro processing and storage facilities), fossil fuel input free irrigation pump, tractor and other farm machineries, renewable energy (solar panel, electricity and wind) input farm vehicles and others.
    • CSA practices as a strategy to reduce climate risk in agriculture

As a strategy climate-smart agricultural practices are crucial to reduce climate risk in agriculture production and productivity. The strategy of CSA practices is to increasing the overall agricultural production by mitigating and adapting climate risks on agriculture. As part of livelihoods and food security improvement, a multitude of climate-smart agricultural practices are conducted in Ethiopia, both traditionally and innovatively. Currently, climate-smart agricultural development activities carried out in the country are supported by a number of policies, strategies and institutions. These conducted climate-smart agricultural development activities are considered in addressing issues related to climate change and are contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Such climate-smart agricultural practices in Ethiopia include integrated watershed management, integrated soil fertility management, sustainable land management, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, crop residue management, composting, promotion of improved livestock feed and rangeland management.

Previous
Next