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This presentation highlights the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Initiatives of Tanzania

This presentation highlights the Climate Smart Agriculture CSA) Initiatives in Mozambique

This presentation highlights the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Zimbabwe

This presentation highlights the Climate Smart Agriculture Initiatives and priorities of the kingdom of Eswatini.

The presentation gives a detailed outline of the next steps of the CAADPXP Project Launch held in Lusaka, Zambia

This presentation gives an overview of the CAADXP4 Project

This is an article that introduces the modus operandi of CAADXP4 Project.

This the article that introduced the CAADPXP4 programme of the CCARDESA secretariat

In the Southern Africa region where agricultural productivity is far below potential, a key strategy to facilitate improved agricultural productivity is to increase investments in agricultural research and development (R&D) to levels required to sustain viable agricultural R&D programmes that address current and future priorities.  Given that groups of countries within the region share similar agro-ecological zones and farming systems, there is potential for finding shared solutions to common problems. Although technology spillover is already occurring within the sub-region, significant potential remains for expanding spillovers.

Huge volumes of investments have been made in agricultural development projects worldwide; however, some of the projects fail because of lack or shortage of well- trained local expertise. Advice, lessons, and technical guidance are equally important in ensuring success and sustainability of agricultural projects. Human capital has been placed at the heart of knowledge production and is considered as one of the main forces that underlie countries’ ability to absorb and assimilate new technologies. Shortage of skills especially in developing countries has been identified as one of the key barriers to successful delivery and implementation of new agricultural technologies. It is therefore important that project designers incorporate capacity development strategies during project design phase to ensure that there is a plan of capacity building for relevant stakeholders.