“Climate” is not the easiest topic to talk about. The topic of climate and climate change can feel abstract, politically loaded, or secondary to urgent farm problems. In a previous fact sheet we presented ways to make “climate” an attractive topic for farmers. But how can you deal with a sceptical audience during a climate-smart farming demo?
How to Design a Climate Demo for Sceptical Audiences? Read More »
What is a prop? A prop is a physical or visual object used to support, illustrate, or enhance a climate-smart demonstration or message.
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Many climate-smart practices are invisible, or their impact becomes visible only over time. Think about practices for soil improvement that increase resilience, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, or improve water retention.
Ways to Demonstrate ‘Invisible’ Climate-Smart Practices Read More »
Climate and climate smart farming can be perceived as distant, theoretical, or even politically loaded concepts. Especially since farmers are primarily focused on the realities of running a profitable and resilient farm.
How to make ‘climate’ an attractive topic for farmers? Read More »
Interactive methods are important to stimulate peer-to-peer exchange during on-farm demos. In climate smart demos, this is even more important since interactive discussion and exchange help to turn abstract concepts such as GHG emissions into practical and more hands-on experience. Interactively involving farmers increases farmers’ confidence and willingness to adopt climate smart farming practices.
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