Description
The Climate Smart Agriculture Activity (CSA) is a $16 million, four-year award that aims to introduce and promote climate smart technologies for sustainable growth of the agriculture sector and create resilience in communities associated with agriculture. The activity will work on ways to increase public and private sector investment in research and innovation for adaptation and resilience in agriculture. The selected awardee will be required to successfully register their organization to operate in Pakistan and obtain the necessary No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned host government agencies.
• The activity will identify and promote CSA technologies and practices for adaptation.
• The activity will increase the resilience and coping capacity of smallholder farmers.
• The activity will create an enabling environment to promote public and private sector investment in research and innovation systems.
• The activity will work with the government to mitigate risk and provide financial support to smallholder farmers.
• The activity will give due consideration to women involved in agriculture and address the challenges faced by them in the wake of climate change.