Cauca leads climate smartness for agriculture in Colombia reaching 150,000 farmers
In 2017, CCAFS, Ecohabitats Foundation and rural communities collaborated to promote the Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Cauca, Colombia. This led to an investment of USD 66 million from the Royalties National Fund to scale climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in at least 8 municipalities.
CSA practices have potentially reached over 150,000 farmers to date, and the CSV in Cauca is now widely known in other countries through South-South exchanges that have been carried out. Cauca's Environmental Authority is slated to receive USD 66 million to further scale out CSA in the region.
Citation
CCAFS. 2021. Cauca leads climate smartness for agriculture in Colombia reaching 150,000 farmers. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).