Climate change and food systems

SJ Vermeulen, BM Campbell… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Food systems contribute 19%–29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, releasing 9,800–16,900 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in …

Climate-smart agriculture global research agenda: scientific basis for action

KL Steenwerth, AK Hodson, AJ Bloom… - Agriculture & Food …, 2014 - Springer
Background Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) addresses the challenge of meeting the
growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer …

[PDF][PDF] IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Chapter 24 Asia

Y Hijioka, E Lin, JJ Pereira… - … : Part B: Regional …, 2014 - nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp
Warming trends and increasing temperature extremes have been observed across most of
the Asian region over the past century (high confidence).{24.3} Increasing numbers of warm …

Is cassava the answer to African climate change adaptation?

A Jarvis, J Ramirez-Villegas, BV Herrera Campo… - Tropical Plant …, 2012 - Springer
This paper examines the impacts of climate change on cassava production in Africa, and
questions whether cassava can play an important role in climate change adaptation. First …

[HTML][HTML] Smallholder farmer cropping decisions related to climate variability across multiple regions

SA Wood, AS Jina, M Jain, P Kristjanson… - Global Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
A long history of household-level research has provided important local-level insights into
climate adaptation strategies in the agricultural sector. It remains unclear to what extent …

The benefits and limitations of agricultural input cooperatives in Zambia

J Blekking, N Gatti, K Waldman, T Evans, K Baylis - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Policymakers in Southern Africa have long viewed agricultural cooperatives as a
way to reach rural households more easily, but because not all rural households can afford …

The dynamics of climate change adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of climate-smart agriculture among small-scale farmers

VO Abegunde, M Sibanda, A Obi - Climate, 2019 - mdpi.com
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the
changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have …

Effectiveness and upscaling potential of climate smart agriculture interventions: Farmers' participatory prioritization and livelihood indicators as its determinants

U Das, MA Ansari, S Ghosh - Agricultural Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Adaptation to climate change is crucial to achieve food security and sustainable
agricultural development. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on climate action …

Enhancing climate resilience of irrigated agriculture: A review

FA Ward - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence showing trends in climate change with a strong likelihood those
changes will continue elevates the importance of finding affordable adaptations by irrigated …

Are food insecure smallholder households making changes in their farming practices? Evidence from East Africa

P Kristjanson, H Neufeldt, A Gassner, J Mango… - Food Security, 2012 - Springer
We explore the relationship between farming practice changes made by households coping
with the huge demographic, economic, and ecological changes they have seen in the last …