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Grounding Research<\/h3>\n

PICSA is informed by years of research with farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

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Scoping Research<\/h3>\n

Research is an important part of implementing PICSA and informs the PICSA process from start to finish. This begins with scoping research, which focuses on the following three elements:<\/p>\n

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  1. National meteorology services<\/em> – what capacity exists for production and analysis of locally-specific historical climate data?<\/li>\n
  2. Existing service provision for farmers<\/em> – what services already provide climate services to farmers?<\/li>\n
  3. Agricultural and climate systems<\/em> – what are the key agricultural practices, decisions, risks, and opportunities? How are these affected by climate and weather?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Bangladeshi farmers draw a Seasonal Calendar as part of scoping research in Bangladesh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    This research informs the selection of historical climate data, which is then used with farmers. It also guides the selection of stakeholders who will be trained in PICSA, as well as the crop, livestock and livelihood information that is used with farmers.<\/p>\n

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    Evaluating PICSA<\/h3>\n

    Evaluating PICSA is important to understand its impacts for farmers, and to inform future improvement. This typically involves a quantitative survey with a random sample of farmers trained in PICSA. The survey is then followed by more detailed qualitative case studies with individual households. The Evaluation<\/a> page contains more detail on evaluating PICSA.<\/p>\n

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    Research on PICSA<\/h3>\n

    Several ongoing research projects are also being conducted on PICSA. These include:<\/p>\n