Scaling of climate-smart agriculture via climate-smart villages in Southeast Asia : insights and lessons from Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar

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This paper presents a synthesis of diverse experiences of climate-smart villages (CSV) in Southeast Asia. CSVs have leveraged knowledge transfer activities via farmer-to-farmer engagements and roving workshops. They have also assisted in development of national policies where climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and CSVs can be mainstreamed. Policies such as Vietnam’s Nong Thon Moi national rural development program, Myanmar’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy and the Philippine Department of Agriculture systemwide program: Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture, are all significant policy drivers of scaling CSA via CSVs in these countries. An 8-step guide on setting up CSVs has been developed.

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PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY, SCALING UP, CLIMATE POLICY, RESEARCH TO POLICY, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, INNOVATION ADOPTION, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, VIET NAM, MYANMAR, PHILIPPINES, FAR EAST ASIA

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