Workshop Report: Scaling Up Climate Information Services for Farmers and Pastoralists in Tanzania through ICTs and Rural Radio
| cg.contributor.crp | Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security | |
| cg.coverage.country | Tanzania | |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | TZ | |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | |
| cg.subject.ccafs | CLIMATE SERVICES AND SAFETY NETS | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaur, Harneet | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tall, Arame | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mwanga, Robert O.M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kisanga J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-31T11:54:28Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2015-12-31T11:54:28Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69451 | |
| dc.title | Workshop Report: Scaling Up Climate Information Services for Farmers and Pastoralists in Tanzania through ICTs and Rural Radio | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Under the auspices of this GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa, the World Food Program (WFP) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) co-organized a two-day ICT and Radio Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop in Tanzania to define a nationally appropriate strategy for scaling up climate information services for farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania through ICTs and interactive rural radio. This national ICT and radio consultation workshop brought together 28 participants representing government MDAs, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN agencies, academic and research institutions, farmer based organizations, and telecom operators to brainstorm best options to streamline delivering tailored climate information to end users. The two-day workshop was held in Dar es Salaam on 27-28, April 2015. The workshop began with a brief overview of the objectives, methodology, and key recommendations from each study. This was followed by a summary of important findings, and then a question-and-answer session in which participants agreed with the key recommendations and overall findings. Participants were introduced to a draft information flow model that includes three important components: production, delivery and feedback. The plenary session gave participants room to share feedback from discussion groups. Final consensus was built on the role of each stakeholder and type of intervention needed on the ground in the short- and longer terms to enhance the delivery of climate information services for farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania. The model derived from this workshop gives a clear picture of the information flow needed to communicate agro-advisories and other climate information services at a large scale in the country. The model has three important components: the production side, delivery side, and feedback side. Particular stakeholders and technological interventions were identified for each of these components. Successful stories from India and Africa, that are relevant to the Tanzanian context, were presented to strengthen the discussions. These case studies prompted discussions on the financial sustainability of the business models, and triggered the idea to adopt similar innovations in Tanzania. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Kaur H, Tall A, Mwanga S, Kisanga J. 2015. Scaling Up Climate Information Services for Farmers and Pastoralists in Tanzania through ICTs and Rural Radio, Dar es Salaam on 27-28, April 2015: GFCS Adaptation Programme in Africa. CCAFS Workshop Report. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | CCAFS Workshop Report | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2015-12-31 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.subject | food security | en |
| dcterms.subject | climate change | en |
| dcterms.subject | agriculture | en |
| dcterms.type | Report |