Papers by Mathieu Ouedraogo
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Jan 31, 2023
pramod aggarwal, ashesh ambasta, andrea castellanos, sridhar gummadi, simone højte, deissy martín... more pramod aggarwal, ashesh ambasta, andrea castellanos, sridhar gummadi, simone højte, deissy martínez-baró n, caroline mwongera, mathieu oué draogo, maren radeny, tone rusdal, bjoern ole sander, leocadio sebastian, and reiner wassmann Highlights • Although complex, working across scales and actors is critical for foodsystem transformation. • In most cases, working at the local scale, that is, with farms and districts, is the most important, as this is where action is required. • Through effective cross-scale work, lessons from local levels can shape the thinking of regional and national governments, as well as the private sector. • Involving multiple and ideally nested scales, designing sets of solutions, and developing actionable, fundable, and implementable solutions is likely to provide rich food-system outcomes. • Partners need to provide the tools, signals, and resources so that local people, communities, and policy planners are empowered to drive transformation.
CSA options Implemented and Evaluated across the CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Gl... more CSA options Implemented and Evaluated across the CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Global Inventory Location of the Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites across the five focal CCAFS regions
This paper aims to assess the actual and potential adoption rate of NERICA (New Rice for Africa) ... more This paper aims to assess the actual and potential adoption rate of NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice varieties and identify the determinants of their diffusion and adoption in Burkina Faso. The surveys were conducted in 2009 among 300 rice farmers in 10 villages participating in the rice varietal selection tests. The average treatment effect (ATE) method made it possible to determine a common rate of exposure to and adoption of NERICA of 17% in 2008, and a potential adoption rate of 37%. This means that there is an adoption gap of 20% due to the incomplete diffusion of NERICA, which must be addressed by carrying out more actions to disseminate these varieties. The contact with agricultural research services is a key factor determining the awareness and adoption of NERICA in Burkina Faso.
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017
Cet article vise a evaluer le taux d'adoption actuel et potentiel des varietes de riz NERICA ... more Cet article vise a evaluer le taux d'adoption actuel et potentiel des varietes de riz NERICA (New Rice for Africa) et identifier les determinants de leur connaissance et adoption au Burkina Faso. Des enquetes ont ete menees en 2009, aupres de 300 producteurs de riz de 10 villages rizicoles de selection varietale participative. La methode de l'effet moyen du traitement (ATE) a permis de determiner un taux commun d’exposition et d’adoption des NERICA de 17% en 2008 et un taux potentiel d’adoption de 37%. Ceci montre qu’il existe un ecart d'adoption de 20% lie a la diffusion incomplete des NERICA qu'il faut combler en menant davantage d’actions de diffusion de ces varietes. Le contact avec la recherche agricole constitue le principal facteur determinant de l'exposition et de l'adoption des NERICA au Burkina Faso. --- This paper aims to assess the actual and potential adoption rate of NERICA (New Rice for Africa) rice varieties and identify the determinants of th...
Climate Change Economics, Jan 30, 2023
Weather and climate information services (WCIS) are recognized as a powerful tool to support the ... more Weather and climate information services (WCIS) are recognized as a powerful tool to support the management of climate risk in the context of climate variability. However, the picture of its value for agriculture is not yet well evaluated. This study used the Average Treatment Effect (ATE) framework to assess the impact of WCIS use on yield, income and technical efficiency of cowpea and sesame production in Burkina Faso. The study involved 170 farmers from 17 villages including 11 experimental villages exposed to WCIS and 6 control villages not exposed. The study found that farmers exposed to WCIS changed their crop management's practices. A significant number of farmers used forecasts of the rainy season' length and the onset date to choose which crop and variety to grow, which location and size of plots to crop. Daily forecast information was used for farm crop operations (choosing the date of land preparation, sowing, fertilizing, weeding, etc.), while the seasonal forecast was used for strategic decision (selection of crop and production site location). The use of farm inputs and labor requirements are different between climate-informed farmers and non-exposed farmers, the latter farmers tending to use more labor. The study showed that cowpea producers using WCIS obtained significantly higher yields (848 kg/ha on an average compared to 675 kg/ha for non-WCIS users); higher gross margin (34% higher than non-users). However, the impact of WCIS was not significant for sesame production. This may translate the strong linkage and dependence of the effectiveness of using WCIS with other factors than just climate variability, particularly the ability of the farmer to understand and apply relevant agro-met-advisories and crop-soil-water attributes.
Une analyse du degré de prise en compte de l'agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) dans l... more Une analyse du degré de prise en compte de l'agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) dans les projets de développement agricole est nécessaire pour optimiser les actions vers une résilience accrue des communautés rurales visà-vis du climat. n L'outil de programmation et d'indicateur d'AIC développé par le programme CCAFS en collaboration avec « Feed the Future » de l'USAID est un outil pertinent pour l'analyse de la prise en compte de l'AIC dans les projets de développement agricole. n Les sept projets terrain du PARC-DAD ont intégré à des degrés différents la dimension AIC. n La quasi-totalité des projets terrain sont plus orientés vers la productivité que vers l'adaptation et l'atténuation. Cette série de nouvelles résume les résultats des analyses participatives sur le caractère AIC des projets terrain du Projet d'appui à la résilience climatique pour un développement agricole durable (PARC-DAD) au Niger. Cette activité s'est inscrite dans le cadre de l'assistance technique (AT) au MEDD du Niger exécutée par le programme de recherche du CGIAR sur le Changement Climatique, l'Agriculture et la Sécurité Alimentaire (CCAFS) Afrique de l'Ouest afin de renforcer les capacités des acteurs nationaux et régionaux à intégrer l'AIC dans la mise en oeuvre du PARC-DAD au Niger.
Climate, Feb 19, 2018
West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to a comb... more West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to a combination of exposure and low adaptive capacity. Climate change has induced an increase in rainfall variability which in turn has affected the availability of water resources, ecosystem services and agricultural production. To adapt to the increased aridity, farmers have used indigenous and modern coping strategies such as soil and water conservation techniques, the use of drought-tolerant crops and varieties, crop diversification, etc., and lately, climate information services (CIS). The latter, according to the discourses, has positively contributed to suitable decision-making in terms of farming, pastoral and fishing management systems. However, the scientific documentation of the engagement approaches, the uptake of the CIS and the ways the delivered information is being used, as well as feedback from the users, is lacking. Additionally, in most of the cases where CIS are introduced, the disconnect between the users and producers of the CIS seems to undercut large-scale uptake. The objective of this paper is to examine the approach used to involve stakeholders in the CIS uptake process in Senegal. We analyzed the experiences and lessons learnt in the country where various CIS products were introduced using participatory methods (stakeholder consultations, interviews, field demonstrations, training workshops, etc.) and innovative stressors (SMS, voice messages, radios, mobile applications, etc.) to effectively involve producers, technicians and policy-makers. Results showed that 16 relevant CIS have been produced out of 27 identified by the various users; 11 CIS diffusion channels have been developed out of 13 requested; 27 climate advisory bodies (MWGs) have been created in 27 districts out of 30 districts in the study zone; about 6800 users have been trained directly and indirectly to effectively use CIS and about 8500 people are receiving CIS via SMS, voice messaging and emails. The opportunities for CIS uptake as well as the challenges that may impede the long-term sustainability of CIS upscaling in the country are highlighted. Recommendations that will improve and sustain the governance system of CIS in Senegal and the rest of West Africa include the involvement of private sectors in the chain of production, delivery and training, and the inciting of producers to largely subscribe to the weather-based index insurance.
Climate Services, Dec 1, 2018
Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Inte... more Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) has been developed. PICSA makes use of historical climate records, participatory decision-making tools and forecasts to help farmers identify and better plan livelihood options that are suited to local climate features and farmers' own circumstances. This approach was implemented in 2016 in two sites in Senegal and Mali, with 57 and 47 farmers, respectively. At the end of the growing season, these farmers were surveyed to explore their perceptions on the use of the approach. In Senegal and Mali, respectively 97% and 76% of the respondents found the approach 'very useful'. The approach enabled farmers to make strategic plans long before the season, based on their improved knowledge of local climate features. Moreover, evidence demonstrates that PICSA stimulated farmers to consider and then implement a range of innovations which included: (i) changes in timing of activities such as sowing dates, (ii) implementing soil and water management practices, (iii) selection of crop varieties, (iv) fertiliser management and (v) adaptation of plans for the season (farm size, etc.) to the actual resources available to them. The study also demonstrated the potential of farmer-to-farmer extension in scaling up the approach, which is of great interest especially in the current context of limited extension services in the West African region.
Climate Risk Management, 2021
To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart ag... more To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?
About CCAFS working papers Titles in this series aim to disseminate interim climate change, agric... more About CCAFS working papers Titles in this series aim to disseminate interim climate change, agriculture and food security research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community.
Inventory of CSA practices in West Africa's Climate-Smart Villages
2017 Inventory of CSA practices in West Africa's Climate-Smart Villages
About 2/3 of the households (HH) had reduced agricultural income in the year 2019, mostly due to ... more About 2/3 of the households (HH) had reduced agricultural income in the year 2019, mostly due to climate-related shocks. Those impacts were higher for female-headed HH (75%). About 20% of HH made changes in their cropping activities and 8% in their livestock activities. Female-headed HH, however, made more frequent changes (75% in crops and 50% in livestock), compared to male-headed HH (16% and 5% respectively). Climate shocks were the main drivers of changes in cropping and livestock's activities for men and women.
Capacitating key stakeholders on assessing the smartness of projects and programs, climate inform... more Capacitating key stakeholders on assessing the smartness of projects and programs, climate information generation and utilization, coverage and quality, participatory action research, modeling for crop yield predictions, delivery of climate information services were effective to develop local expertise that is likely to sustain the actions beyond the project lifespan. ◼ Building dynamic and active partnerships was instrumental for integrated actions on the ground by the various actors. ◼ The new knowledge and skills acquired by key stakeholders can set the foundation for Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) mainstreaming into future projects or programs.
CCAFS Reports aim to disseminate interim climate change, agriculture and food security research a... more CCAFS Reports aim to disseminate interim climate change, agriculture and food security research and practices and stimulate feedback from the scientific community.
Between 2011 and 2017, CCAFS West Africa piloted how the dissemination of climate information ser... more Between 2011 and 2017, CCAFS West Africa piloted how the dissemination of climate information services (CIS) to farmers in its climate-smart village sites (Lawra and Jirapa) in Ghana could help them avert risks associated with climate change and variability. The pilot was executed with 1000 profiled and georeferenced farmers (33% women) through a collaboration with a private information and communication technology (ICT) company, Esoko in Ghana and the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet). During the pilot, Esoko delivered processed weather information received from GMet and other sources to farmers using mobile phone platforms. The Esoko platform also allows farmers to access a call center where CIS is delivered to them vocally in their local dialect. The forecast information included the total rainfall, the onset and end of the rainy season, and a 10-day forecast during the rainy season (Partey et al., 2018). In addition to the weather forecast information, farmers receive market al...
Une analyse du degré de prise en compte de l'agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) dans l... more Une analyse du degré de prise en compte de l'agriculture intelligente face au climat (AIC) dans les projets de développement agricole est nécessaire pour optimiser les actions vers une résilience accrue des communautés rurales visà-vis du climat. n L'outil de programmation et d'indicateur d'AIC développé par le programme CCAFS en collaboration avec « Feed the Future » de l'USAID est un outil pertinent pour l'analyse de la prise en compte de l'AIC dans les projets de développement agricole. n Les sept projets terrain du PARC-DAD ont intégré à des degrés différents la dimension AIC. n La quasi-totalité des projets terrain sont plus orientés vers la productivité que vers l'adaptation et l'atténuation. Cette série de nouvelles résume les résultats des analyses participatives sur le caractère AIC des projets terrain du Projet d'appui à la résilience climatique pour un développement agricole durable (PARC-DAD) au Niger. Cette activité s'est inscrite dans le cadre de l'assistance technique (AT) au MEDD du Niger exécutée par le programme de recherche du CGIAR sur le Changement Climatique, l'Agriculture et la Sécurité Alimentaire (CCAFS) Afrique de l'Ouest afin de renforcer les capacités des acteurs nationaux et régionaux à intégrer l'AIC dans la mise en oeuvre du PARC-DAD au Niger.
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