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The way forward: policies and financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture








This is Info note number 3 of 3 drawn from The State of Food and Ag riculture 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 challenge of climate change.

The Info note 2 discusses the constraints to adoption of improved agricultural practices for mitigation and adaptation to climate change.



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