Greenhouse agriculture and drip irrigation are examples of climate-smart agricultural innovations that will be increasingly necessary as the effects of climate change take hold in Kenya and elsewhere in Africa. Climate change and variability are likely to severely compromise agricultural production and food security in many African countries. Yields could fall by up to 50% by 2020, while net revenues from crops could drop by as much as 90% by 2100. Small-scale farmers will be most affected.

There are growing calls from leading agricultural science and policy institutions for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture – agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, enhances resilience to climate change, reduces emissions, and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals.