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© The Author(s) 2019
T. S. Rosenstock et al. (eds.), The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5_19
Chapter 19
One Size Does Not Fit All: Private-Sector
Perspectives on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Adaptation
Kealy Sloan, Elizabeth Teague, Tiffany Talsma, Stephanie Daniels,
Christian Bunn, Laurence Jassogne, and Mark Lundy
19.1 Introduction
Agricultural researchers understand that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to
production issues: variations in climate, soil, farmer experience and many other factors mean that any advice must be specifically tailored to the given context (OsorioCortes and Lundy 2018). It is less well understood, however, that private sector
supply-chain actors exhibit just as much variability, and also require tailor-made
solutions. Civil society and public-sector donors, when working with businesses
often lump them under a generic heading and approach them in the same way. To
effectively engage private-sector to make substantial contributions to the promotion
of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), they must be understood and approached in
more nuanced ways.
This paper assesses how private-sector actors from different parts of the supply
chain view, understand, and engage with climate change and the promotion of CSA
practices. The private sector is increasingly at the center of market systems
approaches because of their ability to facilitate innovation, access to producers and
continuity of initiative (Vorley et al. 2009, Lundy et al. 2003). Our analysis draws
K. Sloan · S. Daniels
Sustainable Food Lab, Hartland, VT, USA
e-mail: ksloan@sustainablefood.org; sdaniels@sustainablefood.org
E. Teague
Root Capital, Cambridge, MA, USA
e-mail: eteague@rootcapital.org
T. Talsma · C. Bunn · M. Lundy (*)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
e-mail: t.talsma@cgiar.org; bunn@cgiar.org; t.talsma@cgiar.org; m.lundy@cgiar.org
L. Jassogne
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo, Nigeria
e-mail: L.Jassogne@cgiar.org
© The Author(s) 2019
T. S. Rosenstock et al. (eds.), The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5_19
Chapter 19
One Size Does Not Fit All: Private-Sector
Perspectives on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Adaptation
Kealy Sloan, Elizabeth Teague, Tiffany Talsma, Stephanie Daniels,
Christian Bunn, Laurence Jassogne, and Mark Lundy
19.1 Introduction
Agricultural researchers understand that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to
production issues: variations in climate, soil, farmer experience and many other factors mean that any advice must be specifically tailored to the given context (OsorioCortes and Lundy 2018). It is less well understood, however, that private sector
supply-chain actors exhibit just as much variability, and also require tailor-made
solutions. Civil society and public-sector donors, when working with businesses
often lump them under a generic heading and approach them in the same way. To
effectively engage private-sector to make substantial contributions to the promotion
of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), they must be understood and approached in
more nuanced ways.
This paper assesses how private-sector actors from different parts of the supply
chain view, understand, and engage with climate change and the promotion of CSA
practices. The private sector is increasingly at the center of market systems
approaches because of their ability to facilitate innovation, access to producers and
continuity of initiative (Vorley et al. 2009, Lundy et al. 2003). Our analysis draws
K. Sloan · S. Daniels
Sustainable Food Lab, Hartland, VT, USA
e-mail: ksloan@sustainablefood.org; sdaniels@sustainablefood.org
E. Teague
Root Capital, Cambridge, MA, USA
e-mail: eteague@rootcapital.org
T. Talsma · C. Bunn · M. Lundy (*)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
e-mail: t.talsma@cgiar.org; bunn@cgiar.org; t.talsma@cgiar.org; m.lundy@cgiar.org
L. Jassogne
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo, Nigeria
e-mail: L.Jassogne@cgiar.org