Erratic rainfall, heat stress, pests and degraded soils are cutting yields and incomes for farming households, and projects that ignore these pressures struggle to deliver. Five days of field-oriented planning show participants how to design interventions that raise productivity, build resilience and reduce emissions where possible. Content includes climate risk and vulnerability assessment, agro-ecological zoning, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, water harvesting and small-scale irrigation, drought-tolerant seed, integrated pest management, post-harvest handling, livestock options and climate information services.
Participants learn to prioritise practices using cost-benefit logic, build a work plan and budget, engage farmer groups and cooperatives, and set indicators for adaptation and food security outcomes. A section on financing introduces climate funds, insurance, blended finance and value chain linkages. County and national agriculture officers, NGO programme managers, extension workers, agribusiness staff, donor advisers and cooperative leaders will find direct application. Delivery is classroom-based in 18 cities, online or in-house, and a CPD-accredited certificate is issued at completion. By the end you can prepare a costed implementation plan for a district, cooperative or value chain.
Food systems in Africa face compounding stresses, including shifting seasons, more frequent droughts and floods, rising input costs and growing demand from expanding urban populations. Climate-smart approaches respond by pursuing three goals together: sustainable increases in productivity and income, greater resilience to climate variability, and lower greenhouse gas emissions where feasible.
This course is designed around the practical task of getting such programmes planned and implemented. It begins with the science and policy context, then teaches participants to analyse local climate risks, livelihood zones and gender roles so that practices fit the people expected to adopt them. Training then covers the menu of technologies and management practices, how to assess their costs, benefits and trade-offs, and how to sequence them over several seasons. Implementation topics include institutional arrangements, extension and farmer field schools, input supply, market access, financing, safeguards and monitoring.
Teaching draws on case studies from smallholder systems in East Africa and elsewhere, group work on a district planning exercise and discussions of the obstacles that commonly stall adoption. Participants develop a draft implementation plan for a project or area of their choice.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave the course with:
The course uses participatory methods suited to field practitioners, including:
Day 1: Climate Change and Food Systems Context
Day 2: Risk, Vulnerability and Livelihood Analysis
Day 3: Practices, Technologies and Trade-offs
Day 4: Implementation Planning and Delivery
Day 5: Financing, Monitoring and Scaling
The course serves people who plan, fund or deliver agricultural development, such as:
Participants who attend all sessions and complete the planning exercises are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems programme, you'll be able to explain the principles of climate-smart agriculture and how they link to food security and national policy, assess climate risk and vulnerability for farming systems, value chains and communities, select suitable practices and technologies for different agro-ecological and livelihood contexts, and compare practice options using simple cost-benefit and trade-off analysis. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course serves people who plan, fund or deliver agricultural development, such as: County and national agriculture and livestock officers, Agricultural extension officers and trainers, NGO and development programme managers, Cooperative and farmer organisation leaders, Agribusiness, input supplier and processor sustainability staff, Climate change and environment officers in government, Donor and development partner programme advisers, and Monitoring and evaluation officers in food security projects.
Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems starts November 2, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Planning and Implementation of Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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