Climate Resilient Post-Harvest Agribusiness Support Project (PASP) in RwandaRwanda

Background 1

In Rwanda, climate change will bring floods and droughts, it will increase the incidence of thunderstorms and associated high winds, there will be a change in traditional dry seasons, increased incidence of rainfall, and higher temperatures. These changes will affect existing rural infrastructure and, in addition, pose a threat to planned investments in rural infrastructure. In particular, there is a lack of appropriate guidance and building codes for the construction of post-harvest structures that are resilient to natural disasters and adapted to climate change. This presents major risks to the success of the Post-Harvest Agribusiness Support Project (PASP), funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

In order to address these risks, the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) made a USD 7 million investment, with a focus on designing climate-smart post-harvest and dairy infrastructure. Proposed activities include:

  • A detailed survey of existing post-harvest storage structures and milk collection centers to develop appropriate guidance and building codes.
  • Capacity building for local building contractors and relevant government staff for building code implementation and compliance.
  • Focused consultancies to support the Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) in the development of staple food and dairy grades and standards, and capacity building to processors and other key stakeholders on these standards.
  • Promotion of rainwater management on postharvest facilities and rural infrastructure, and improvement of existing rainwater storage facilities and standards.
  • Improvement of roof designs of rural infrastructure to cope with high winds.
Relationship to CSA

The project aims to ensure that current and future infrastructure investments are resilient to short and long-term climate impacts, and to increase productivity within the agricultural sector.

Impact and lessons learned

The project is expected to increase the resilience of post-harvest infrastructure in Rwanda, and provides valuable lessons in inter-agency coordination, which is crucial for the development of climate-smart infrastructure.

References

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    IFAD. 2013b. Climate Resilient Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project (PASP) including blended Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Grant (ASAP). Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development.

    http://www.ifad.org/operations/projects/design/110/rwanda.pdf This document provides a detailed design report for the Republic of Rwanda Climate Resilient Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project (PASP) including blended Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Grant (ASAP).

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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrative approach to address these interlinked challenges of food security and climate change, that explicitly aims for three objectives:

A. Sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development;

B. Adapting and building resilience of agricultural and food security systems to climate change at multiple levels; and

C. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (including crops, livestock and fisheries).

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Agriculture affects and is affected by climate change in a wide range of ways and there are numerous entry points for initiating CSA programmes or enhancing existing activities. Productivity, mitigation and adaptation actions can take place at different technological, organizational, institutional and political levels. To help you navigate these myriad entry points we have grouped them under three Thematic Areas: (i) CSA practices, (ii) CSA systems approaches, and (iii) Enabling environments for CSA. Each entry point is then described and analysed in terms of productivity, adoption and mitigation potential and is illustrated with cases studies, references and internet links for further information.

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Planning for, implementing and monitoring CSA projects and programmes evolves around issues of understanding the context including identification of major problems/barriers and opportunities related to the focus of the programme; developing and prioritizing solutions and designing plans; implementation; and monitoring and evaluation. Most major development agencies have their own framework for project and programme formulation and management but CCAFS has developed a specific approach for planning, implementing and assessing CSA projects and programme called CSA plan. CSA plan was developed to provide a guide for operationalizing CSA planning, implementation and monitoring at scale. CSA plan consist of four major components: (1) Situation analysis; (2) Targeting and prioritizing; (3) Program support; and (4) Monitoring. evaluation and learning.

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To meet the objectives of CSA, such as agricultural development, food security and climate change adaptation and mitigation, a number of potential funding sources are available. For instance, climate finance sources may be used to leverage agriculture finance and mainstream climate change into agricultural investments. This section offers an overview of potential sources of funding for activities in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) at national, regional and international levels and for a number of different potential ‘clients’ including governments, civil society, development organizations and others. Additionally, it includes options to search among a range of funding opportunities according to CSA focus area, sector and financing instrument.

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CSA Guide provides a short and concise introduction and overview of the multifaceted aspects of climate-smart agriculture. At the same time it offers links to references and key resources that allows for further investigations and understanding of specific topics of interest. In the resource library we have gathered all the references, key resources, terms and questions in one place for a quick overview and easy access that can be used as a part of or independently of the other sections of the website. The resource library is divided into six sections; (1) References – list all publications, links and blogs referred to on the website; (2) Tools – list all the CSA tools presented on the website; (3) Key terms – explains the most important and frequently used terms related to CSA; (4) Frequently asked questions (FAQ) – provides a rapid overview of the most common questions asked on climate-smart agriculture; (5) About – where you can find out more about the purpose and structure of, as well as on the organizations and authors behind the website; (6) Contact.

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