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Terms of Reference: Development of Information, Communication & Technology Based Knowledge Products in 3 Selected Countries

The article is about Post Harvest Losses. 

The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) 2020–2030 draws impetus from the organisation’s Vision 2050, which envisages “a peaceful, inclusive, competitive, middle- to high-income industrialised region, where all citizens enjoy sustainable economic well-being, justice, and freedom”.

Ce livret d'options est une réponse à la discussion approfondie qui a été déclenchée par un message sur le groupe de discussion D-Groups du CCARDESA lors de la 4 ème Conférence mondiale sur l'agriculture intelligente en novembre 2017.

Index-based insurance (IBI) compensates farmers in the event of a loss (Greatrex et al. 2015). IBI generally uses 'proxy' indices relating to specific risks (often climate-related) that may affect a farmer’s yield

Farmers and other actors in agricultural value chains need significant amounts of information to implement Climate Smart Agriculture. Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and Digitalization can play a key role in knowledge exchange, targeting recommendations, market integration and access to finance.

This Options Paper is a response to an extensive discussion that was triggered by a post on the CCARDESA DGroups discussion group during the 4th Global Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in November 2017 and subsequent discussions lasting until today.

This Decision Tool aims to help field-level extension staff make climate-smart decisions on which fertiliser application option best suits their farmers’ context. This tool is not designed as a technical guide to implementation. It is designed to assist extension staff in making climate-smart decisions on improvements to their farming systems with their clients/farmers.

This Decision Tool aims to help field-level extension staff make climate-smart decisions on which pest and disease control options best suit their farmers’ context. This tool is not designed as a technical guide to implementation; it is intended to assist extension staff in making climate-smart decisions on improvements to their farming systems with their clients/farmers.

This Decision Tool aims to help field-level extension staff make climate-smart decisions on which pest and disease control option best suits their farmers’ context. This tool is not designed as a technical guide to implementation. It is designed to assist extension staff in making climate-smart decisions on improvements to their farming systems with their clients. Reference to technical guides relevant to the practices and technologies outlined are included at the end of the tool.