Journalists' day out in Climate-Smart Villages
Journalists from leading media visited Climate-Smart Villages in Karnal, Haryana to witness how farmers there have adopted climate-smart agriculture practices and have improved yields, increased incomes and are conserving scarce resources.
By Dharini Parthasarathy, Communications Specialist, CCAFS South Asia
To time with the launch of the Climate-Smart Alliance during the UN Climate Summit in New York, CCAFS organised a media field visit to Climate-Smart Villages in Haryana for journalists in India.
Seven journalists from leading media- the BBC, The Hindu, Voice of America, Times of India, InterPress Services and Reuters, among others- interacted with farmers and researchers to understand how climate-smart agriculture can help farmers adapt to climate change.
The resulting coverage showcased how technology and conservation agriculture practices are helping farmers in Karnal adapt to a changing climate.
Dr ML Jat, Senior Agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Surabhi Mittal, Senior Economist at CIMMYT, participated in the visit and gave a broad introduction to the media on how CCAFS and CIMMYT are working with farmers in Climate-Smart Villages.
BBC: India's farmers beating climate change with technology
Inter Press Service: U.N. Pushes Climate-Smart Agriculture – But Are the Farmers Willing to Change?
Reuters (UK): FEATURE-Climate-smart farmers get tech savvy to save India's bread basket
Voice of America: India's 'Climate Smart' Villages Target Sustainable Agriculture
The Hindu: Messages draw out village women to farming
The Hindu: Everyone has weather updates on their fingertips in this village
The Hindu: Karnal farmers get climate-smart
India Climate Dialogue: Climate smart villages show how to adapt, and make money
Global Village http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/09/25/how-climate-smart-villages-in-bangladesh-india-and-nepal-are-preparing-farmers-for-the-future/
View a slideshow from the visit
