Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureClimate change: what does it mean for agriculture and food security 2017
Also available in:
No results found.Climate change will have severe negative effects on agriculture and food security. Low-income countries and poor farmers are particularly at risk. At the same time, agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture has to both adapt to climate change and contribute to mitigation. This requires changes in agricultural practices as well as improvements in livelihood options for poor farm households. Changes in the broader food system are also needed, including reductions in food waste and losses and changes in dietary patterns to reduce their carbon footprint.This is Info note number 1 of 3 drawn from The State of Food and Agriculture 2016. Climate change, agriculture and food security. For sources and more detail, please refer to the complete report (available at www.fao.org/3/a-i6030e.pdf).
The Info note 2 discusses the constraints to adoption of improved agricultural practices for mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
The Info note 3 addresses the policies, institutions and financing needed to address climate change in agriculture.
-
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureImproved farming practices reduce impacts of climate change - but barriers to their adoptoin remain 2017
Also available in:
No results found.The broad adoption of improved farming practices can substantially reduce the number of people at risk of undernourishment; for example, the adoption of nitrogen-efficient crop varieties alone can reduce the risk to more than 120 million people. However, adoption of improved practices remains very low, even in areas where projects have heavily promoted them. Positive change will only come about when barriers to adoption – financial, institutional and policy constraints – are better understood an d removed.This is Info note number 2 of 3 drawn from The State of Food and Agriculture 2016. Climate change, agriculture and food security. For sources and more detail, please refer to the complete report (available at www.fao.org/3/a-i6030e.pdf).
The Info note 1 presents the main contents of the report and discusses the changes needed in agriculture in order to respond to the ch allenge of climate change.
The Info note 3 addresses the policies, institutions and financing needed to address climate change in agriculture.
-
Book (stand-alone)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2016 (SOFA): Climate change, agriculture and food security 2016
The 2016 SOFA report presents evidence on today and tomorrow’s impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems. The report assesses the options to make agriculture and food systems resilient to climate change impacts, while minimizing environmental impacts. It shows that making agriculture and food systems sustainable is both economically and technically feasible. However barriers to the adoption of appropriate technologies and management practices will have to be lowered, especially for smallholder farmers and women farmers amongst them. Likewise, an overhaul is needed of agricultural and food policies to shift incentives in favour of investments, worldwide, in sustainable technologies and practices.
The following complementary information is available :
- Read the In-Brief summary of the full report.
- Read the Flyer.
- See the Infographic - Mitigation
- See the Infographic - Adaptation
- Visit the SOFA webpage. Purchase a print copy.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files