Erratic rainfall, heat stress, new pests and degraded soils are already cutting yields and incomes for farmers across Africa, and the damage runs through markets, processors and household nutrition. Five days give experienced practitioners a structured way to respond. You study the three pillars of climate-smart agriculture, which are productivity, adaptation and lower emissions, and learn how to choose practices that suit a given agro-ecological zone and farm type.
Topics include conservation agriculture, agroforestry, integrated soil fertility management, water harvesting, drought-tolerant varieties, climate information services, index insurance and livestock and aquaculture options. A food systems lens then widens the view to storage, post-harvest loss, processing, markets, nutrition and policy. Participants practise screening climate risks, prioritising practices by cost and benefit and designing a scaling pathway with finance and extension. Agronomists, extension managers, agribusiness and cooperative leaders, programme officers in NGOs and donor projects, county agriculture officers and researchers are the intended audience. Afterwards you can prepare a climate-smart project concept or adaptation plan grounded in local evidence. The programme runs in the classroom, online or in-house and leads to a CPD-accredited certificate.
Agriculture is both a victim of climate change and part of the solution, and governments, lenders and development partners now ask that investments show their climate logic. Smallholder systems face shorter growing seasons and more frequent drought and flood, while food prices and nutrition outcomes depend on the whole chain from field to plate. Practitioners need more than a list of techniques; they need a way to choose and sequence them.
The Professional Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems Training Course connects farm-level practice to system-level thinking. It begins with climate trends and risk assessment for crop, livestock and fisheries systems, then reviews proven practices for soil, water, crop and livestock management. Later modules deal with climate information and early warning, insurance and credit products, value chain resilience, post-harvest handling, gender and inclusion, and the policy and finance settings that make adoption possible. Participants also learn basic ways to estimate adaptation benefits and greenhouse gas effects of a practice.
Work is based on field scenarios and project case files from East and Southern Africa. Participants analyse a farming system, draft a prioritised practice package and outline how it would be financed, delivered and monitored. They conclude with a presentation of a climate-smart action plan for their own programme or organisation.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Participants leave the course with:
The programme is grounded in the field realities of African farming systems. It includes:
Day 1: Climate Change and Agricultural Systems
Day 2: Soil, Water and Crop Practices
Day 3: Livestock, Fisheries and Climate Information
Day 4: Food Systems and Value Chain Resilience
Day 5: Finance, Policy and Scaling
The course is intended for practitioners and decision makers in agriculture and food systems, including:
Participants who complete the five days of study and the practical assignments receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
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By the end of the Professional Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems programme, you'll be able to explain the principles of climate-smart agriculture and how it links to food system outcomes, assess climate risks and vulnerabilities for crop, livestock and fishery systems, select soil, water, crop and livestock practices suited to a particular agro-ecological zone, and use climate information services and early warning in farm and programme decisions. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The course is intended for practitioners and decision makers in agriculture and food systems, including: Agronomists and agricultural extension officers, County and national agriculture and livestock officers, Programme managers in NGOs and development partner projects, Agribusiness, cooperative and farmer organisation leaders, Agricultural lenders and insurance product developers, Researchers and academics in agriculture and environment, Food security and nutrition specialists, and Climate change and environment officers working with farming communities.
Professional 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.
Professional 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 Professional Climate-Smart Agriculture & Food Systems starts October 12, 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 Professional 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.
Professional 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 Professional 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 — Professional 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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