Improving Community Resilience Through Climate-Smart Agriculture and Good Natural Resource Governance

The CARE-WWF Alliance project in Nachingwea, Tanzania, improved agricultural yields and food security through climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and Farmer Field and Business Schools. It enhanced financial resilience by establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations and SMEs, and promoted sustainable conservation through Village Land Use Plans and Participatory Forest Management. The project also strengthened local governance via the Community Score Card and advanced women's rights and leadership in natural resource management.

• The adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) through a Farmer Field and Business School approach led to an average 94% increase in sesame crop yields for small-scale producers, 64% of whom were women.
• The project expanded access to climate-resilient seeds by training four farmers as Quality Declared Seed producers, who produced 3,084 kg of improved sesame seed by June 2019.
• Financial inclusion efforts resulted in 918 members across 45 Village Savings and Loan Associations saving US$33,156 in one year, with an average saving of $36 per member.
• The project supported the creation of 47 small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs), of which 53% were headed by women and 40% were environmentally sustainable.
• By 2019, all six project villages had Village Land Use Plans (VLUPs), designating 41,597 hectares for natural resource management, with 98% dedicated to participatory forest management (PFM).
• Participatory Forest Management (PFM) generated US$31,306 over two years for the communities of Mbondo and Majonanga, leading to $16,559 in investments for community-prioritized development, such as a preschool and health insurance.
• The implementation of the Community Score Card in six villages improved governance and transparency, resulting in a 54% fulfillment of score card agreements over 18 months.
• Gender-focused interventions increased women's leadership in natural resource community-based organizations (CBOs) by 35% by 2019, and expanded clean water access to 2,275 people (21% of the population) through the repair of 10 water sources.

APA

WWF International (2022). Improving Community Resilience Through Climate-Smart Agriculture and Good Natural Resource Governance. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/583/9x7efng6m_22_0144_CARE_Nachingwea_Impact_Brief_FIN.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. Improving Community Resilience Through Climate-Smart Agriculture and Good Natural Resource Governance. 2022. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/583/9x7efng6m_22_0144_CARE_Nachingwea_Impact_Brief_FIN.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2022improving, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{Improving Community Resilience Through Climate-Smart Agriculture and Good Natural Resource Governance}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/583/9x7efng6m_22_0144_CARE_Nachingwea_Impact_Brief_FIN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }