Abstract
AbstractNamibia is the most arid country in southern Africa, though agriculture still plays a great economic and social role in the arid country. Throughout the country, agriculture is mainly dominated by animal production with crop production being mainly concentrated in the north-east parts of Namibia, where smallholder farmers practice subsistence farming of cereals and grain legumes. Due to the aridity of the country, these smallholder farmers mainly grow small grain cereals such as pearl millet and other grain legumes, which are drought-tolerant. Though these farmers mainly practice subsistence farming, their productivity is critical in achieving national food security. With the advent of climate change, these smallholder farmers are increasingly being exposed to extreme weather conditions such as flooding, droughts, and high temperatures, which threaten their household food security. This chapter presents aspects of climate-smart agriculture that is being promoted in Namibia to increase the resilience of these smallholder farmers. Aspects that are limiting the greater adoption and effective research on climate-smart agriculture are also highlighted. With smallholder farmers being significant in national food security, localized research informed by indigenous knowledge systems must be promoted in Namibia to increase the adoption of the identified climate-smart technologies.KeywordsAdaptationClimate changeClimate-smart agricultureConservation agricultureFood securityMitigationRainfallSustainable land management
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