Editor, RE: "Why ‘climate-smart’ agric matters” (The New Times, November 17).

Great article. Climate change is real! Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) indeed matters because, if adopted and practiced, it can increase productivity, fight malnutrition, raise incomes for the rural poor and minimize the effects of climate change in general.

I believe we need an awareness campaign about the causes and effects of climate change and how we can try to minimize them.

Advocating for CSA practices is good thing but CSA is expensive for many small holders in Rwanda and Africa at large. It requires huge investments in technology, equipment and inputs etc which many farmers cannot afford.

I think there is need for both public and private sector partnerships to address some of the fundamental challenges in agriculture and be able to realize Climate Smart Agriculture.

Grace Gasana