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Waldina Bermudez, farmer in the CSV recounts her start and progress with climate-smart agriculture.
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Mrs. Bermudez, one of the early adopters of CSA practices, explains how a farm adaptation plan works.
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Liliana Paz, executive director of Ecohabitats Foundation, leads the talks on farm adaptation plans in Cauca.
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Juan Diego Otero, lead researcher at Cauca's Secretariat for Agriculture, talking about how local technical agricultural committees are critical for adaptation practices in agriculture.
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A representative from the Municipal Agricultural Technical Assistance Unit (UMATA) takes the stage during the morning presentations.
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Yesid González Duque, executive director of Cauca's Regional Autonomous Corporation discusses the importance of strenghtening institutional collaborations as a way to support upscaling CSA.
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Ana Maria Loboguerrero, regional program leader for CCAFS Latin America gives an interview for Cauca's Regional Autonomous Corporation.
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Luis Alfonso Ortega, coordinator for protected areas and climate change at Ecohabitats Foundation, is one of the key people working with the community in Cauca CSV.
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Alfredo Chara, farmer in Cauca CSV, is the community's expert in weather assessments.
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The visit brought guests from Popayan's Municipal Committee for Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar (panela).
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A large range of institutions attended the field visit in Cauca.
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Alfredo Chara (in the background) explains how farmers in Cauca make weather assessments.
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Ana Maria Loboguerrero, regional program leader for CCAFS Latin America gives details on the key aspects of CSA in Cauca.
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Albeiro Rivera, farmer in Cauca, explains the workings of the bicycle-powered water pump.
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Julio Cesar Martínez is one of Cauca's experts in building bicycle-powered water pumps.
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Yesid Duque, director of Cauca's Regional Autonomous Corporation, testing the bicycle-powered water pump.
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Yesid Duque working hard on extracting water using the bicycle-powered water pump.
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Freshly installed solar panels on Waldina Bermudez's roof supply enough energy for 25 lightbulbs and her fridge.
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Mrs. Doris gives a tour of her house garden.
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Mrs. Doris relies on her house garden for her family's food. She learnt how to build a climate-adapted garden during farmer schools organized in Cauca.
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Spring onions rise high in Mrs. Doris house garden.
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Guests in Cauca CSVs head to Daniela Campo's tomato greenhouse.
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Daniela Campo is just 17 and is a farmer in Cauca CSV, in charge of a newly-built tomato greenhouse and a small factory for organic fertilizers.
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Fernando is an expert in growing tomatoes and helps Daniela with her greenhouse.
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Inside Daniela Campo's organic fertilizer factory.
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Several youngsters in Cauca CSV have had a change of heart with regard to their future, as they now want to study agricultural issues and continue the climate-smart work in their communities.
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Adriana Mosquera leads the local kindergarden where children learn how to build gardens and tend to vegetables.
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Children less than 5 years old learn what agriculture is about and are passionate about tending to and eating their greens.
