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Identifying Suitable Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices for Scale-Up in Thailand - TCP/THA/3604

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Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Category Factsheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) With global weather patterns becoming increasingly unpredictable, like many other regions, Thailand’s agricultural production systems and communities are expected to suffer from rapidly fluctuating temperatures and increased frequencies and intensities of extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods. This will inevitably have adverse impacts on agricultural productivity, endangering economic growth and the livelihoods of the vulnerable smallholder farmers dependent on this sector for their well-being. In addition, decreasing productivity will substantially impact regional and national food security statuses. It is therefore imperative that agricultural systems evolve with practices that help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigatition), and to adjust to the rapid environmental changes. However, the abilities of these agricultural production systems and dependent communities to cope with the constraints and opportunities that come with climatic variability are still not well understood, and should therefore be given higher priority, in order to enhance resilience. Developing farmers’ capacities and knowledge to make climate smart choices in their agricultural practices is crucial, but requires in-depth understanding of the local socio-economic contexts and suitability in different agro-ecological zones of a country. Climate smart agriculture (CSA), which incorporates adaptation and mitigation measures while ensuring productivity, has the potential to build synergies and limit trade-offs in agriculture under present climate uncertainties, and reduce existing knowledge gaps and non-alignment between sectors and policies. Thailand has developed a national sector strategy to promote an approach that is consistent with CSA. However, there is limited understanding of how CSA technologies and approaches are being adopted or deployed by relevant government agencies. Against this background, the project aimed to enhance the resilience to climate change of rural communities in four regions (north, northeast, central and south), through the identification and proactive promotion of CSA practices.

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