Climate Smart Land Preparation Options:Climate Smart Agriculture Knowledge Products for Extension Workers

This Decision Tool aims to help field level extension staff make climate smart decisions on which land preparation 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. Reference to technical guides relevant to the practices/technologies outlined are included at the end of the tool. The tool focuses on some of the best bet Climate Smart Land Preparation Options for Maize and Sorghum production in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)region.