More than 100 000 farmers increased their productivity based on climate-site-specific agronomy recommendations in LAM

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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. 2017. More than 100 000 farmers increased their productivity based on climate-site-specific agronomy recommendations in LAM. Reported in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Annual Report 2017. Outcome Impact Case Report.

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About 100 000 farmers in Colombia benefit from climate-site-specific-agronomy-analysis generated by CIAT and Partners . Fedearroz and Fenalce adjusts their blanket recommendation systems with site-specific CSA practices identified by analysis. The former increased 15% its production and reduces 18 % of costs; benefiting 3000 farmers; Fenalce increased 24% its yields and benefit 3335 famers. The- Secretary-of-Agriculture-and-Rural-Development-Pereira used the analysis to identify 119 groups of agroecological-zones within 55923 hectares benefiting 90000 farmers. In Mexico, through MasAgro 4000 farmers access to data-driven-CSA-practices.

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