Making agriculture part of the solution to climate change-Building

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

MICCA's main goal is to support developing countries in their contribution to mitigation of climate change in agriculture and facilitate their moving towards climate smart agricultural systems, while improving food security and increasing resilience of farming systems. The project implementation is divided into five modules: 1) Better knowledge support 2) Increased awareness, participation and partnerships; 3) Strengthened technical consultative processes; 4) developed communities of practices and 5) Development and advice on options. The duration of the project is five years (2010-2014). The target contribution of the component financed by Finland is 6,36 million euros. So far Finland has supported the project with 3,91million euros.