CCAFS approach for climate information services inspired a rural development program in Burkina Faso
Citation
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. 2017. CCAFS approach for climate information services inspired a rural development program in Burkina Faso. Reported in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Annual Report 2017. Outcome Impact Case Report.
Abstract/Description
The CCAFS Climate Information Services in West Africa project, in collaboration with meteorological services, radio stations, and mobile phone companies, was instrumental to the development of a component dedicated to the use and dissemination of climate information for VALPAPE program in Burkina Faso. A study tour to was organised to the Climate-Smart Villages of Tibtenga (Burkina) and Cinzana (Mali), made up of a group of 20 people from local communities, agricultural services, farmers' associations, national extension services and agricultural research.
