Practices of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)

A major threat to global food security and agricultural sustainability is climate change. As a result, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) has become a comprehensive strategy with the objectives of raising agricultural productivity, boosting resilience to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, this capture goes into great detail in its explanation of climate-smart agriculture practices and their benefits. The different types of practice are as follows (Table 01);

Table 01: Practices of Climate Smart Agriculture.

Practices

Benefits for Sustainable Agriculture

Conservation Agriculture

      ·  Increases water retention

      ·   Diverse crop rotations

      ·   Minimum soil disturbance

      ·   Permanent soil cover

      ·   Maintain soil health

 

Agroforestry

      ·   Providing shade

      ·   Reduce wind speed

      ·   Enhance water retention

      ·    Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions

      ·    Enhance biodiversity

Water Management

      ·   Rainwater harvesting

      ·   Efficient water storage

      ·   Improve water-use efficiency

      ·    Enabling to cultivate during drought periods

 

Agro-ecological Farming

      ·   Enhancing resilience against pests and diseases

      ·   Improve soil health

      ·   Reduce chemical inputs

      ·   Lowering emissions

 

Livestock Management

      ·   Improved feed efficiency

      ·    Manure management

      ·    Reduces methane emissions

 

Renewable Energy Integration

 

      ·    Additional income stream

      ·    Reduces energy emissions

      ·    Save the cost

      ·    Eco-friendly source

 

 

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

      ·    Reduces chemical use

      ·    Minimizes ecological impacts

      ·    Maintains biodiversity

Source: FAO, 2012.

A comprehensive strategy called "Climate Smart Agriculture" addresses the problems that climate change has caused for the agricultural sector. Despite climate change, the combination of these techniques can make a substantial contribution to guaranteeing global food security and implementing sustainable agricultural systems.

Reference:

Hobbs, P., Sayre, K.D. and Gupta, R.K. (2007) “The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 363(1491), pp. 543–555.

FAO (2012). “Sri Lanka”, FOA, Available at: https://www.fao.org/3/W7560E/W7560E05.htm#:~:text=Parakrama%20Bahu%2C%20the%20ruler%20of,repaired%20from%20time%20to%20time (Accessed: 25 August 2023).

Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka

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