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The agricultural sector will be hit hard by climate change. More than 265 million people are facing a five percent decrease in growing season duration in the next 40 years due to an increasingly variable and hotter climate sweeping across the globe. Climate change will affect all four aspects of ...

Knowledge about future weather conditions, such as when the rains will fall and for how long, is crucial for farmers’ decision-making. In sub-Saharan Africa, 95% of farmland is rainfed agriculture. Persistent events such as drought and prolonged rainfall can spell disaster, which is why being abl...

We bring you news on policy, science and from the field (CCAFS Climate Smart Villages) on climate change and food security matters from East Africa. In the run up the World Economic Forum, CNBC Africa sought our views regarding food security in Africa. Read more about what Africa needs to move fo...

In order to fully understand how land is being used for food production and foresee how land use will change in the future, reliable crop maps are essential. Not only can crop maps help identify yield gaps and monitor crops affected by drought, they can also help tackle environmental issues. As a...

The main objective of this brochure is to learn more about CCAFS activities and results in Nicaragua and potential future work through three farms in Matagalpa department. These farms were selected because joint projects developed by CIAT/CCAFS, local organizations such as CECOCAFEN Cooperative (...

This extensive project has struck up collaborations across Latin America to assist policy makers incorporate the latest climate and agriculture science and tools in national adaptation and mitigation plans.

This report by CCAFS and CIMMYT highlights some early evidence from Climate-Smart Villages in Haryana. It gives an overview of the adoption of climate smart agriculture in Karnal district of Haryana. Climate Smart Villages are sites where farmers, researchers, and local government partners and th...

CIAT’s research showed that coffee production is highly sensitive to climate change and that by 2050 coffee growing areas will move approximately 300 meters up the altitudinal gradient and push farmers at lower altitudes out of coffee production, increase pressure on forests and natural resources...

This research project facilitates meeting spaces for policymakers, agriculture scientists and farmers’ associations to improve climate policy development in Uganda and Tanzania.

This project organizes platforms for scientists and policymakers to exchange climate information and create better policies to build climate-smart food systems in West Africa.