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Experiences from the Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwes Agricultural Extension System Project Presented at the Southern Africa Regional Climate Services Workshop Elephant Hills Resort, Victoria Falls -Zimbabwe Henry

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Experiences from the Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Extension System Project

Presented at the Southern Africa Regional Climate Services Workshop Elephant Hills Resort, Victoria Falls -Zimbabwe

Henry Muchedzi

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Outline

  • Project objectives
  • Project approach
  • Project achievements
  • Conclusion
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Project objectives

  • To integrate climate change adaptation in the

Department of AGRITEX

  • To enable smallholder farmers to make better decisions

and plans utilising climate information. The strategy was to:

  • Build the capacity of AGRITEX staff on vulnerability and

capacity assessment and use of climate information - (historical records and forecasts)

  • Train SHF to utilize climate information, monitor rain

gauges & trends, keep records to feed into farm planning and budgeting

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Our approach with farmers

Long Before the Season Historical Climate Data

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Just before the season Seasonal Forecast Participatory Planning & Budgeting At start & during the Season 10 -day Forecast & early warnings

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  • 1. Before

season Analyse historical climate data

  • 2. Before

season Train extension staff

  • 3. Before

season Participatory exercises with farmers, Discuss PSF with farmers

  • 4. During

season MSD/NEWU send 10/5 day forecasts by SMS to farmers. Provide updated SCF

  • 5. After season

Review experience + National learning

  • Workshop. Identify

improvements in process for the following season

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Project Achievements (1)

  • Significant impact on AGRITEX staff- a core group of

practitioners trained - 224 prov & dist officers vs. a target of 170, 1,023 AEWs vs. 1560 AEWs in 3 pilot provinces

  • Engaging farmers to understand the presence and

effects of CC appears to be a successful entry point to influencing farmer practices. Over 6,000 smallholder farmers trained by trained AEWs and some farmer groups developed plans to reduce exposure to risks and vulnerability to CC

  • Generalized recognition of the utility of the approach-

uptake of approach by other development actors & mainstreaming in new projects

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Conclusion

  • Appropriate technologies for coping with drought for

livestock keepers required-In most cases what farmers need is the knowledge about existing technologies for adaptation.

  • Need for area specific meteorological data – do we

have enough evidence to convince government to invest in Met infrastructure?

  • Explore mechanisms for effective & rapid dissemination
  • f seasonal and 10 day weather forecasts
  • Develop simple materials for farmers and AEWs in local

language

  • A potential sustainable approach - low cost and fits as

part of extension activities & AGRITEX keen to see the approach scaled up to cover more Provinces

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Thank you

  • Henry.Muchedzi@practicalaction.org.zw
  • www.practicalaction.org