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IAMO Policy Brief 49 examines whether and to what extent the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices reduces food insecurity in Africa. The findings are based on an empirical research study conducted by IAMO among farms in Senegal, Egypt and Morocco.
Agriculture remains central to the livelihoods and economies in Africa. At the same time, the sector faces recurrent food deficits and limited capacity to adapt to climate-induced stresses, constraining progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Climate change has further heightened the vulnerability of African farming systems, particularly because much of the region’s agriculture remains predominantly rain-fed and highly sensitive to both natural climate variability and anthropogenic climatic changes. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely recognized as a promising approach to strengthen resilience while sustaining productivity and environmental integrity. Although a wide range of CSA practices exists and is promoted by international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Bank, farmer uptake remains low, and it is not yet well understood how these practices influence food security in Africa.
IAMO Policy Brief 49 addresses this gap by examining whether and to what extent the adoption of CSA practices reduces food insecurity among 287 farm households in Senegal, Egypt, and Morocco. Eight CSA practices are assessed, and their impact on food insecurity is estimated using the marginal treatment effect (MTE) framework. The results provide evidence to guide policies and interventions that target and strengthen resilient, sustainable, and food-secure agricultural systems.
IAMO Policy Brief 49 “Adopting climate-smart agriculture to enhance food security: empirical evidence from African farms” was published in English and French. The issues can be downloaded free of charge on the following website: https://www.iamo.de/en/iamo-policy-briefs.
About IAMO
The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) analyses economic, social and political processes of change in the agricultural and food sector, and in rural areas. The geographic focus covers the enlarging EU, transition regions of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, as well as Central and Eastern Asia. IAMO works to enhance the understanding of institutional, structural and technological changes. Moreover, IAMO studies the resulting impacts on the agricultural and food sector as well as the living conditions of rural populations. The outcomes of our work are used to derive and analyse strategies and options for enterprises, agricultural markets and politics. Since its founding in 1994, IAMO has been part of the Leibniz Association, a German community of independent research institutes.
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