Building climate resilient cropping systems
| Project's full title | Building climate resilient cropping systems |
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| Countries | Sri Lanka Zambia |
| Start date | 31/12/2018 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Donor | Germany |
| Recipient / Target Areas | Sri Lanka, Zambia |
| Objective / Goal | Climate-smart crop production practices vary depending on the needs of smallholder farmers. The projects focus on maize based crop systems in subtropical climates (with Zambia as a focus country) and rice-based crop systems in tropical climates (with Sri Lanka as a focus country). |
| Partners | Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - Germany |
| Beneficiaries | Climate-smart crop production practices vary depending on the needs of smallholder farmers. The projects focus on maize based crop systems in subtropical climates (with Zambia as a focus country) and rice-based crop systems in tropical climates (with Sri Lanka as a focus country). |
| Impact |
A climate-smart crop system requires smallholder farmers to use quality seeds adapted to local climate and pests, diversify crop systems, use sustainable mechanization, apply soil and water conservation practices, improve water management and invest in agricultural knowledge transfer. Farming needs to be profitable. By improving their access to inputs, technical advice, credit and other financial services, smallholder farmers have the opportunity to access technologies that improve resilience of crop systems to specific climate stressors and reduce yield gaps. |
| Contact | [email protected] |
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