Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia
Summary. PICSA is a participatory approach that trains smallholder farmers to use climate and weather information for agricultural decision-making. Evaluations across seven countries show 87% of trained farmers made beneficial changes to crops, livestock, or livelihoods. The approach succeeds by treating farmers as decision-makers, tailoring information to local contexts, and strengthening extension and meteorological services. Over 200,000 farmers in 23 countries have been trained, and the method is now integrated into policy and training programs.
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Clarkson, G., Dorward, P., Poskitt, S., Stern, R. D., Nyirongo, D., Fara, K., Gathenya, J. M., Staub, C. G., Trotman, A., Nsengiyumva, G., Torgbor, F. F., & Giraldo, D.. (2022). Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia. Climate Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100298
Clarkson, Graham, et al. “Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia.” Climate Services, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100298.
Clarkson, Graham, Peter Dorward, Sam Poskitt, R. D. Stern, Dominic Nyirongo, Katiuscia Fara, John Mwangi Gathenya, et al.. 2022. “Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia.” Climate Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100298.
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title = {Stimulating small-scale farmer innovation and adaptation with Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Lessons from successful implementation in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South Asia},
author = {Graham Clarkson and Peter Dorward and Sam Poskitt and R. D. Stern and Dominic Nyirongo and Katiuscia Fara and John Mwangi Gathenya and Caroline G. Staub and Adrian Trotman and Gloriose Nsengiyumva and Francis Feehi Torgbor and Diana Giraldo},
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year = {2022},
doi = {10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100298},
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100298
- Countries
- South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, Guatemala, Barbados, India
- Regions
- Africa, Central America, Asia
- Categories
- climate-and-environment, agtech, innovation-networks
- Added
- 2026-04-28