East Africa Climate-Smart Villages AR4D Sites: 2017 Inventory Citation Bonilla-Findji O, Recha J, Radeny M, Kimeli P. 2018. East Africa Climate-Smart Villages AR4D Sites: 2017 Inventory. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Hoima Uganda Borana Ethiopia Nyando Kenya Lushoto Tanzania CSA sub-practice Mitigation potential Country CSV sites Crop Tested Evaluated # HH 1 Gender assessed Potential gender impacts Improved breeds (small ruminants) X Kenya Nyando Galla Goats, Red Maasai Sheep X - 2750 - X Improved varieties - - - Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nyando Hoima Lushoto Sorghum, Pigeon pea, Beans, Maize Sorghum, Finger millet, Beans, Maize, Cassava, Sweet potatoes Potatoes, Beans, Maize X X X - - - 3525 2700 1980 - - - X X X Intercropping - - - Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nyando Hoima Lushoto Sorghum-Pigeon pea, Beans-Maize Beans, Maize Beans, Maize X X X - - - 3525 2700 1980 - - - X X X Agroforestry (alley cropping) X X X Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nyando Hoima Lushoto Casuarina, Grevillea Casuarina, Grevillea, Fruit trees Casuarina, Grevillea, Fruit trees X X X - - - 1340 1390 1210 - - - X X X Water harvesting (cisterns, tanks, pans) - - - Kenya Uganda Tanzania Nyando Hoima Lushoto X X X - - - 215 133 312 - - - X X X 1 HH: households Inventory of CSA practices in East Africa’s Climate-Smart Villages Total practices: 5 Gender impact assessed for: 0 Potential gender impact known for: 5Practices with mitigation potential: 2 Hoima Uganda Borana Ethiopia Nyando Kenya Lushoto Tanzania Market services Country CSV sites Available Tested Evaluated # HH Gender assessed Potential gender impacts Input subsidies Kenya Nyando X - - - - - Input subsidies Uganda Hoima X - - - - - Input subsidies Tanzania Lushoto X - - - - - Agro-Met service Country CSV sites Tested Evaluated #HH Potential gender impacts Seasonal forecast Kenya Nyando - - 3525 - Uganda Hoima - - 2700 - Tanzania Lushoto - - 1980 - Financial services Country CSV sites Available Tested Evaluated # HH Gender assessed Potential gender impacts Capacity building/ Technical assistance (by dev agencies/ programs) Kenya Nyando X - - 3525 - X Uganda Hoima X - - 2700 - X Tanzania Lushoto X - - 1980 - X Informal individual credits/loans - - - - - - - - Informal group loans Kenya Nyando X - - 3525 - X Uganda Hoima X - - 2700 - X Tanzania Lushoto X - - 1980 - X CCAFS Regional Program Leader for East Africa Dawit Solomon (d.solomon@cgiar.org) Science Officer for East Africa Maren Radeny (m.radeny@cgiar.org) Regional CSV Coordinator John Recha (j.recha@cgiar.org) Contacts Acknowledgments This CSV inventory was implemented as part of CCAFS Flagship 2 activities under the global and regional coordination of Osana Bonilla-Findji and John Recha, respectively. We would like to acknowledge the valuable support of our local partners and focal points from each site. Inventory of CSA practices in East Africa’s Climate-Smart Villages Hoima Uganda Borana Ethiopia Nyando Kenya Lushoto Tanzania Parameter Amount Narrative Total annual P 1.337 mm In a single rainy season of 524 mm (Mar-May) and a dry season of 813 mm (Jun-Feb) Max # of consecutive dry months 5 months (< 100 mm) Max T rainy season 30.40C Max T dry season 31.00C Highest Tmin 15.60C April Climate-Smart Nyando (Kenya) * m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 1100- 2500 1-5 Ha 467 64% Food: beans, maize, green grams, pigeon pea, cowpeas, sweet potatoes Food/cash: sorghum, finger millet , tomatoes, kales, cassava ,bananas , sheep , goat , cow, fish, chicken Nyando-CSV -0.27ºN 35.07ºW Main crops and livestock Climatic conditions Source: www.worldclim.org Source: www.ccafs-analogues.org*CCAFS Household (2011), Community and Gender baselines (2014) Areas whose future projected climate (by 2030) is similar to the current climate in this CSV High rainfall variability in the expected onset, long dry spells and extreme flooding during the late onset. Extensive soil erosion leading to land degradation affecting about 40% of the landscape Climate-related risks Areas of climatic similarit Women specific Ph ot o: K . T ra ut m an n Ph ot o: T . M uc ha ba (C C A F S) • Regional and national engagement, synthesis and strategic research (incl. PAR in CSVs) • 1100- 2500 64% Climate-Smart Nyando (Kenya) * m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 1-5 Ha 467 Flagship projects Partners Contacts CSA Practices Agro-climaticservices i i Tree planting (casuarina, grevillea) Seasonal forecast (meteorological forecasting, indigenous knowledge) Capacity building tech. assistance Informal group loans Improved breeds (Galla goats, Red maasai sheep) Improved varieties (sorghum, pigeon pea, beans,maize, millet) Water harvesting Intercropping 1340 3525 3525 3525 2750 3525 3525 215 Gender aspect assessed Potential gender impact EA Regional Science officer Maren Radeny (m.radeny@cgiar.org) CSV coordinator John Recha (j.recha@cgiar.org) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya Meteorological Department Kericho and Kisumu County Departments of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Vi Agroforestry CSV profile developed by Osana Bonilla-Findji, Patricia Alvarez-Toro and Julian Ramirez-Villegas The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth, led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). CCAFS brings to scale climate smart agricultural practices, technologies and institutions which contribute to increased food and nutritional security, low emissions development, sustainable landscapes, and increased gender equity. This work was implemented as part of CCAFS Flagship 2, which is carried out with support from CGIAR Fund Donors and through bilateral funding agreements. For details please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/donors. CCAFS is supported by: Available in Site, not by CCAFS (sorghum-pigeon pea, beans-maize) Financial services 2017: Field testing of CSA portfolio and # of households involved Analyzing the science-policy-practice interface in climate change adaptation in East and West Africa Science for a food-secure future Testedi Evaluated Tested & Evaluated Mitigation potential Households i Input subsidies Market incentives Parameter Amount Narrative Total annual P 1225 mm Divided in two rainy season of 570 mm (Mar– May) and of 275 mm (Oct-Dec) a dry season of 380 mm. Max # of consecutive dry months 5 months (< 100 mm) Max T rainy season 24.0ºC Max T dry season 25.2ºC Highest Tmin 13.8ºC February Climate-Smart Lushoto (Tanzania) * m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 900- 2250 0.1-1 Ha 3315 22% Food: beans , maize, Irish potato Food/cash: cabbages, tomatoes, cassava , cow , chicken Cash: fruits Main crops and livestock Climatic conditions Source: www.worldclim.org Source: www.ccafs-analogues.org*CCAFS Household (2011) and Gender baselines (2014), ImpactLite (2013) Areas whose future projected climate (by 2030) is similar to the current climate in this CSV Rainfall variability, late in expected onset and early cessation, long dry spells, land degradation through erosion, and floods in lowlands. Upsurge in crop and livestock pests and diseases. Climate-related risks Areas of climatic similarity Specific Ph ot o: H . D ie ud on ne (C IP ) Lushoto-CSV -4.79ºN 38.41ºW Climate-Smart Lushoto (Tanzania) * • Regional and national engagement, synthesis and strategic research (incl. PAR in CSVs) • Flagship projects Partners Contacts CSA Practices Agro-climaticservices Financial services Market incentives Gender aspect assessed Potential gender impact CSV profile developed by Osana Bonilla-Findji, Patricia Alvarez-Toro and Julian Ramirez-Villegas The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth, led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). CCAFS brings to scale climate smart agricultural practices, technologies and institutions which contribute to increased food and nutritional security, low emissions development, sustainable landscapes, and increased gender equity. This work was implemented as part of CCAFS Flagship 2, which is carried out with support from CGIAR Fund Donors and through bilateral funding agreements. For details please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/donors. CCAFS is supported by: Available in Site, not by CCAFS Tree planting (casuarina, grevillea, fruit trees) Improved varieties (cassava, Irish potatoes, beans, maize) Water harvesting Intercropping 1210 1980 1980 312 (beans, maize, vegetables) i Input subsidies Seasonal forecast (meteorological forecasting, indigenous knowledge) 1980 i Capacity building tech.assistance Informal group loans 1980 1980 EA Regional Science officer Maren Radeny (m.radeny@cgiar.org) CSV coordinator John Recha (j.recha@cgiar.org) International Potato Centre (CIP), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Lushoto District Council, Selian Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 900- 2250 0.1-1 Ha 3315 22% 2017: Field testing of CSA portfolio and # of households involved Analyzing the science-policy-practice interface in climate change adaptation in East and West Africa Testedi Evaluated Tested & Evaluated Mitigation potential Households Science for a food-secure future Parameter Amount Narrative Total annual P 1400 mm Divided in two rainy season of 800 mm (Mar-May) and of 550 mm (Aug-Nov) and a dry season of 50 mm. Max # of consecutive dry months 3 months (< 100 mm) Max T rainy season 30.4ºC Max T dry season 31.2ºC Highest Tmin 17.7ºC March, April Climate-Smart Hoima (Uganda) * m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 620- 1600 1-5Ha 989 22% Food: maize, beans , cassava , sweet potatoes Food/cash: finger millet , sorghum , banana, cows sheep, goats, pigs, poultry Cash: coffee Main crops and livestock Climatic conditions Source: www.worldclim.org Source: www.ccafs-analogues.org*CCAFS Household (2011) and Gender baselines (2014), ImpactLite (2013) Areas whose future projected climate (by 2030) is similar to the current climate in this CSV Rainfall variability, late in expected onset, long dry spells and floods in lowlands. Widespread soil erosion affecting 20% of the landscape, and declining soil fertility. Climate-related risks Areas of climatic similarity Specific Hoima-CSV -1.53ºN 31.54ºW Ph ot o: P . C as ie r (C G IA R ) Ph ot o: J . R ec ha (C C A F S) Climate-Smart Hoima (Uganda) * • Regional and national engagement, synthesis and strategic research (incl. PAR in CSVs) • Flagship projects Partners Contacts CSA Practices Agro-climaticservices Financial services Market incentives Gender aspect assessed Potential gender impact CSV profile developed by Osana Bonilla-Findji, Patricia Alvarez-Toro and Julian Ramirez-Villegas The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth, led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). CCAFS brings to scale climate smart agricultural practices, technologies and institutions which contribute to increased food and nutritional security, low emissions development, sustainable landscapes, and increased gender equity. This work was implemented as part of CCAFS Flagship 2, which is carried out with support from CGIAR Fund Donors and through bilateral funding agreements. For details please visit https://ccafs.cgiar.org/donors. CCAFS is supported by: Available in Site, not by CCAFS Tree planting (casuarina, grevillea, fruit trees) Improved varieties (maize, sorghum, finger millet, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes) Water harvesting Intercropping 1390 2700 2700 133 (beans-maize, cassava) i Input subsidies Seasonal forecast (meteorological forecasting, indigenous knowledge) 2700 i i i Capacity building tech. assistance Informal group loans 2700 2700 EA Regional Science officer Maren Radeny (m.radeny@cgiar.org) CSV coordinator John Recha (j.recha@cgiar.org) Hoima District Government, Hoima District Farmers Association (HODFA), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Makerere University, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) Bulindi m.a.s.l Farm size HH Headed HH 620- 1600 1-5Ha 989 22% 2017: Field testing of CSA portfolio and # of households involved Testedi Evaluated Tested & Evaluated Mitigation potential Households Analyzing the science-policy-practice interface in climate change adaptation in East and West Africa Science for a food-secure future