Agricultural sector is Key to climate change adaptation Strategies.
Most developing Nations globally depend on Agriculture as a key driver to their economic growth. Kenya, is not an exception.
The current global warming trends, most specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, have a greater potential of increasing the occurrences of extreme weather patterns that can adversely affect the Agricultural sector which is very sensitive to climate variabilities.
Extreme droughts, flooding, temperature variations poses greater risk of affecting small holder agricultural farmers who have less resilience.
Therefore, Nations that are highly dependent on Agriculture, should enhance their adaptive capacities with more focus on small holder farmers who are mainly affected by such extreme weather patterns.
Some of the most practical approaches can be, but not restricted to; small holder farmers aggregation and provision of microinsurance products in collaboration with the insurance industry, Public private engagements with institutions willing to disseminate cost effective Agricultural extension services, financial, technology and capacity building of farmers, provision of sustainable markets for the Agricultural products and development of sustainable and Agriculturally sensitive inflation and fiscal policies to cushion farmers and increase their resilience levels.
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