Finding climate smart agriculture in civil-society initiatives

• DOI: 10.1007/s11027-024-10108-6
• Publication Date: 2024-02-20T07:03:26Z
• Authors: Federico Davila; Brent Jacobs; Faisal Nadeem; Rob Kelly; Nami Kurimoto
• Keywords: Civil Society; CLARITY; Adaptability; International development

Abstract International civil society and non-government organisations (NGOs) play a role in implementing agricultural projects, which contribute to the mitigation, adaptation, food security dimensions of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Despite growth CSA, it remains unclear how CSA is designed, conceptualised, embedded into development projects led implemented by NGOs, creating lack clarity as direction future interventions. This paper examines extent programmes from NGO sector actively incorporate principles benefit smallholder farmers under major pillars CSA. Drawing six projects’ documentation since 2009, we conducted thematic analysis reveal alignment with discuss allows for localised adaptability given diverse contexts NGOs work. We find that despite definition focus, practices make heterogenous contributions adoption principles. illustrate diversity ways ‘done’ global across areas: greening forests, knowledge exchange, markets, policy institutions, nutrition, carbon climate, gender. need balance contextual three explicit consideration trade-offs reduce unintended outcomes initiatives. conclude reflections on boundary agents sector.