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    Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual

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    Dorward, P.
    Clarkson, G.
    Stern, R.
    Date Issued
    2015-10
    Language
    en
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    Manual
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    Dorward P, Clarkson G, Stern R. 2015. Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual. Walker Institute, University of Reading.
    Permanent link to cite or share this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68687
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    ENGLISH Smallholder farmers are key to food security in sub-Saharan Africa where two thirds of the population depend on small-scale, rain-fed farming as their main source of food and income. Critical farming and household decisions depend upon the weather, for example, how much rain falls, the length and start date of the rainfall season and the timing of dry spells. Such aspects of the weather vary considerably from year to year. The Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach aims to facilitate farmers to make informed decisions based on accurate, location specific, climate and weather information; locally relevant crop, livestock and livelihood options; and with the use of participatory tools to aid their decision making. This field manual is a step by step guide to working though the PICSA approach with farmer groups. It is primarily for the use of facilitators (e.g. NGO and extension field staff who have received training in the use of the PICSA approach). The PICSA approach is divided into twelve steps to be carried out with groups of farmers. Due to the location specific nature of PICSA there are a number of preparatory activities that need to be completed before field staff are trained in the approach.
     
    ESPAÑOL Los pequeños agricultores son un elemento clave de la seguridad alimentaria en el África subsahariana, donde la agricultura de secano a pequeña escala es la principal fuente de alimento e ingreso de dos tercios de la población. Las decisiones importantes relacionadas con el hogar y la producción agrícola y pecuaria dependen del clima, por ejemplo, cantidad de lluvia, longitud y fecha de inicio de la estación lluviosa y el momento en que se den épocas de sequía. Tales aspectos del clima varían considerablemente de un año a otro. El enfoque de los Servicios Integrados Participativos de Clima para la Agricultura (PICSA, sus siglas en inglés) busca facilitar que los agricultores tomen decisiones fundamentadas, basándose en información climática y meteorológica precisa y específica por sitio; cultivos pertinentes según su ubicación; alternativas de especies pecuarias y actividades de subsistencia; todo mediante el uso de herramientas participativas. Este manual de campo brinda instrucciones paso a paso para trabajar el enfoque PICSA con grupos de agricultores. Está dirigido principalmente a facilitadores (p. ej. ONG y extensionistas que han recibido capacitación sobre el uso del enfoque PICSA). Este enfoque consta de doce pasos que se llevan a cabo con grupos de agricultores. Dada la naturaleza específica por lugar, hay una serie de actividades de preparación que es necesario realizar antes de la capacitación del personal.
     
    Other CGIAR Affiliations
    Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
    AGROVOC Keywords
    agriculture; adaptation; food security; farming; climate change adaptation; climate; climatic data; livestock
    Subjects
    CLIMATE SERVICES AND SAFETY NETS; PRIORITIES AND POLICIES FOR CSA;
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