Caroline Mwongera|Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku|Jennifer Twyman|Peter Läderach|Edidah Ampaire|Piet van Asten|Steve Twomlow|Leigh Winowiecki
Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies
International Center for Tropical Agriculture|International Center for Tropical Agriculture|International Center for Tropical Agriculture|International Center for Tropical Agriculture|International Institute of Tropical Agriculture|International Institute of Tropical Agriculture|International Fund for Agricultural Development|World Agroforestry Centre
approaches aim identify prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture csa technologies need address contextspecific multidimensional complexity agricultural systems climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal csara mixed method approach draws participatory bottomup qualitative quantitative tools assess heterogeneity local contexts prioritize contextspecific csa options imperative countries respond cop21 agreement meet intended nationally determined contributions indcs csara designed assess biophysical including climatic sociocultural economic technological characteristics household farm communityregional level csara employs genderdisaggregated methods including gender differences perceptions climate change impacts csara combines common participatory rural appraisal pra rapid rural appraisal rra tools one methodology disaggregates gender dimension includes resource mapping climate calendars historical calendars cropping calendars organization mapping transect walks key informant interviews farmer interviews pairwise ranking matrix tool collects qualitative quantitative data various stakeholders farmers local leaders researchers locallevel agricultural experts private sector actors donor organizations policy implementers allowing expansive analysis triangulation validation application csara tanzania uganda reveals heterogeneity across sites terms vulnerability constraints csa priorities among different social groups gender agroecological zones thus csara allows stakeholders simultaneously take account biophysical socioeconomic aspects target implement csa