Identifying Climate Smart Agricultural Practices Used By Small Scale Farmers

Abstract

To better understand what elements, contribute to the spread of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), the current body of research has put more emphasis on the traits of farmers. Therefore, there has been no comprehensive analysis of the many factors that promote or hinder CSA adoption. As a result, the design of interventions often ignores crucial characteristics of technologies or behaviors that might promote or hinder CSA's deployment and define its applicability. Adoption of any practice need to be based on both the farmers involved and the features of the practice itself. Therefore, it is suggested that policies with the goal of mainstreaming CSA technologies give due thought to whether or not such technologies may be used in the places at hand, and place special emphasis on the need of disseminating knowledge about such technologies and practices.