Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a method of restructuring and reorienting agricultural production systems and food value chains to promote long-term development and food security in the face of climate change. The climate-smart agriculture method aims to decrease trade-offs and create synergies in order to increase the productivity and sustainability of crop and livestock systems, forests, fisheries, and aquaculture. Climate-smart agriculture is neither a new system nor a collection of methods. It’s a new way of looking at growth paths that can make agriculture more productive and sustainable, as well as better suited to contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
What is climate-smart agriculture ?