Improving smallholder agricultural systems is central to achieving climate-smart agriculture (CSA). This module focuses on local-level institutions and their role in facilitating the adoption of climate-smart agricultural strategies. The module demonstrates the importance of local institutions for CSA projects (Section 12.1); outlines priorities, needs, similarities and differences between key institutions (Section 12.2); and discusses considerations to bear in mind when building inter-institutional synergies for CSA initiatives (Section 12.3). Finally, it offers basic, practical guidelines to help practitioners and policy-makers build institutional support for CSA (Section 12.4).policies that are more appropriate.
Publication year
2013
Authors
Kristjanson, P.M.; Gordes A; Sessa R; Braimoh A; Vermeulen S J
Language
English
Keywords
agriculture, climate change, farming systems, food security
Geographic
Kenya
