Transforming South Africa’s Agricultural Sector by Integrating Climate-Smart Agriculture in Support of the Green Economy – Switch Africa Green Programme Policy Brief

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions needed to transform and reorient agricultural systems to effectively support development and ensure food security in a changing climate. CSA aims to tackle three main objectives: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change; and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions, where possible.