Pathways for Scaling Up Capacity building at all levels Focus on the most vulnerable How do we support capacity building at scale— what are appropriate business models in each context? Evaluation as a mechanism to promote the positive impact of ideas, but also acknowledge that providing information doesn’t always lead to success for farmers and adjust programs as needed

A full development package: bundling climate services with inputs and interventions needed to fully put them to use Engaging farmers in determining information packages via participatory platforms – Open spaces for dialogue at the outset: two-way communication between farmers, extension agents, met services – Use an understanding of cultural styles of participation and knowledge sharing as a basis for interaction – Apply on both local and regional levels

Better coordination between funding agencies in developing shared mechanisms, extending beyond just climate services Data scarcity? – Far less social data at the community scale than is needed – Understand impacts of data scarcity on quality of info provided – Data sharing initiatives; make data accessible to organizations that can add value – Collaborative initiatives for data development and access (remote sensing, surface obs…) Creating a culture of climate services at multiple levels – Role of media in demonstrating benefits of climate services (i.e. farmer interviews), but ensure that climate services are not set apart from other needed capacities and resources – Learn from marketing techniques

Identify champion cases that have developed mechanisms of engagement that can create data to product pathways; create a broader advocacy network

Open spaces for dialogue with farmers from the outset Demanding integration of climate services into a full development package Telling our story