Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (Phase 1)
Established in 2012, the first phase of the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP1) helped ensure that climate risks were considered across IFAD’s work.
With US$300 million in contributions, ASAP1 helped eight million vulnerable small-scale farmers in 43 countries cope with the impacts of climate change and build more resilient livelihoods. It brought 1 million hectares of land under climate resilient practices and mitigated 60 million tons of carbon dioxide—that’s roughly the equivalent annual emissions of about 2,100 commercial airliners. It did so through:
With US$300 million in contributions, ASAP1 helped eight million vulnerable small-scale farmers in 43 countries cope with the impacts of climate change and build more resilient livelihoods. It brought 1 million hectares of land under climate resilient practices and mitigated 60 million tons of carbon dioxide—that’s roughly the equivalent annual emissions of about 2,100 commercial airliners. It did so through:
- Policy engagement: helping agricultural institutions achieve climate change commitments and adaptation priorities.
- Climate risk assessment: facilitating the use of climate risk information when planning investments to increase resilience.
- Women’s empowerment: increasing women’s participation in adaptation activities.
- Private-sector engagement: strengthening private sector and farmer organizations’ participation in adaptation and mitigation activities.
- Natural resource management: strengthening the participation of small-scale farmers in decision-making and improving technologies for managing natural resources.
- Knowledge management: disseminating knowledge on climate-resilient agriculture.
