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One of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world’s human population in a sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent transformations are needed that allow farmers to adapt and develop while also being climate resilient and contributing min...


Stringer, LindsayFraser, EvanHarris, DavidLyon, ChristopherPereira, LauraWard, CarolineSimelton, Elisabeth[Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers]Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers

Feeding and nourishing a growing and changing global population in the face of rising numbers of chronically hungry people, slow progress on malnutrition, environmental degradation, systemic inequality, and the dire projections of climate change, demands a transformation in global food systems. P...


Rawe, TonyaAntonelli, MartaChatrchyan, AllisonClayton, TerryFanzo, JessicaGonsalves, JulianMatthews, AlanNierenberg, DanielleZurek, Monika[Transforming food systems under climate change: Local to global policy as a catalyst for change]Transforming food systems under climate change: Local to global policy as a catalyst for change

Durante el 2019 se realizó un proceso de análisis de las transformaciones que han generado las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA), en los territorios en que han sido establecidas durante los últimos 6 años. El estudio se enfoca en los cambios observables de comunidades, organizaciones o instituc...

During 2019 a process of analysis of the effects or transformations that the Local Agro climatic Technical Committees (MTA) have been carried out, in the territories in which they have been established during the last 5 years. The study focuses on the observable changes of individuals, communitie...


Giraldo Mendez, Diana CarolinaCamacho, KemlyNavarro-Racines, Carlos EduardoMartinez- Baron, DeissyPrager, Steven DRamirez-Villegas, Julian[Cosecha de Alcances: Valoración de las transformaciones producidas por las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) en Latinoamérica]Cosecha de Alcances: Valoración de las transformaciones producidas por las Mesas Técnicas Agroclimáticas (MTA) en Latinoamérica

Current initiatives to store carbon in soils as a measure to mitigate climate change are gaining momentum. Agriculture plays an important role in soil carbon initiatives, as almost 40% of the world’s soils are currently used as cropland and grassland. Thus, a major research and policy question is...


Hijbeek, RenskeLoon, Marloes P. vanIttersum, Martin K. van[Fertiliser use and soil carbon sequestration: trade-offs and opportunities]Fertiliser use and soil carbon sequestration: trade-offs and opportunities

Este documento presenta el reporte de la implementación de la metodología PICSA en los municipios de Betéitiva, Busbanzá, Corrales y Tasco, en el departamento de Boyacá. Se incluye la sistematización del proceso, los pasos y actividades realizadas, resultados y lecciones aprendidas. Se documenta ...


Ríos, David AndrésLlanos Herrera, LizethMuñoz, ArmandoGiraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina[Implementación de Servicios Integrados Participativos de Clima para la Agricultura (PICSA) en Boyacá, Colombia Municipios de Corrales, Betéitiva, Busbanzá y Tasco]Implementación de Servicios Integrados Participativos de Clima para la Agricultura (PICSA) en Boyacá, Colombia Municipios de Corrales, Betéitiva, Busbanzá y Tasco

Being able to access, control, and own productive assets such as land, labor, finance, and social capital enables people to create stable and productive lives. Yet relatively little is known about how agricultural development programs can most effectively deliver these outcomes of well-being, emp...


Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Johnson, Nancy L.Quisumbing, Agnes R.Njuki, JemimahBehrman, J.Rubin, DeborahPeterman, A.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.[Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs: A Conceptual Framework]Gender, Assets, and Agricultural Development Programs: A Conceptual Framework

Asten, Piet J.A. vanStaver, Charles[The importance of banana (Musa sp) for food and nutrition security]The importance of banana (Musa sp) for food and nutrition security

In this paper we apply an integrated biophysical and economic foresight modeling approach to investigate the impacts of climate change on the global agricultural economy, and the role that new crop technology could play in mitigating these impacts. In particular, we examine how the adoption of a ...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Ex-ante Assessment of Drought Tolerant Bean Technology. A case study in the series: Economic Foresight for Understanding the Role of Investments in Agriculture for the Global Food System]Ex-ante Assessment of Drought Tolerant Bean Technology. A case study in the series: Economic Foresight for Understanding the Role of Investments in Agriculture for the Global Food System

According to the most recent IPCC report, changes in climates over the last 30 years have already reduced global agricultural production in the range 1-5 % per decade globally, with particularly negative effects for tropical cereal crops such as maize and rice (Porter et al., 2014). In addition, ...


Ramírez Villegas, JuliánThornton, Philip K.[Climate change impacts on African crop production]Climate change impacts on African crop production

This Working Paper summarizes projected climate change impacts on livestock across Africa, using a combination of literature review and some new results on the projected impacts of climate change on the rangelands of Africa. Findings show that there are many options that can help livestock keeper...


Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Ramírez Villegas, Julián[Climate Change Impacts on Livestock]Climate Change Impacts on Livestock

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