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Enabling advisory services for climate-smart agriculture

Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices requires changes in the behavior and strategy of millions of farmers. Rural Advisory Services (RAS) can play a crucial role in transitioning to CSA and help build resilient agrifood systems if a conducive environment for their effective functioning is created.

Author: Rasheed Sulaiman V, Director of the Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP), Hyderabad, India

Disclaimer: This report was prepared for the Global Alliance for Climate-smart Agriculture (GACSA) and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Language: English

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Enabling advisory services for climate-smart agriculture

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