Scaling Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in African Agriculture
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) can help improve food security, increase resilience, and reduce emissions from agri-food systems, with huge benefits for people, the planet and economies. This event showcases how investment planning has supported the prioritization of CSA in Africa, driven sustainable investments, and influenced agricultural policies. The session will examine lessons learned from piloting CSA investment plans and how these plans can be scaled up through effective policies, context-specific technologies, and innovative financing for successful agricultural systems transformation.
00:00 Welcome and opening remarks
07:03 Actions done by Lesotho to ensure climate-smart agriculture
10:50 Zimbabwe’s experience with implementing climate- smart agriculture
16:11 Policies and investments to support climate-smart agriculture implementation at scale
20:59 Climate Smart Agriculture investment planning, NDCs, and the role of research
24:15 Financing African countries to support key agricultural systems transitions
29:30 Financing to support a shift to climate-smart agriculture
36:45 Closing remarks
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Speakers
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Andrew Jarvis
Associate Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
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Abir Lemseffer
Director General of Morocco Foodex and Director General of the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture to Climate Change
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Stancilae Tapererwa
Agricultural Extension (AGRITEX), Chief Director, Zimbabwe
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Lefulesele Lebesa
Director of Agricultural Research, Lesotho
Moderator
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Ferzina Vistasp Banaji
Communications Lead, Climate Change, World Bank
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