Topic Guide: Climate change, food security and agriculture

Grist, Natasha

doi:10.12774/eod_tg.april2015.gristn

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“…This makes agriculture highly dependent on consistent temperature ranges and water availability, which are exactly what climate change threatens to undermine. In addition, plant pests and diseases will likely increase in incidence and spread into new territories [33], bringing further challenges for agricultural productivity. While climate change will have both positive and negative impacts on crop yields -meaning that for some crops in some areas, yields will rise while others elsewhere suffer -negative impacts have outweighed positive impacts to date [34].…”

Section: Csa Addresses the Relation Between Climate Changementioning

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Review on The Expected Role of Climate Smart Agriculture on Food System in Ethiopia

Kebeda

2019

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This paper reviews various articles, reports and documents on expected role of climate smart agriculture on food system and factors affecting its adoption in Ethiopia. Climate change is global phenomena and is already negatively impacting agricultural production globally and locally. Climate risks to cropping, livestock and fisheries are expected to increase in coming decades, particularly in low-income countries where adaptive capacity is weaker. By 2030, 90% of the world's major crops, including maize, rice and wheat, will experience reduced or stagnant growth rates as a result of climate change. Climate change is expected to have a greater impact in low-income countries such as Ethiopia because of low numbers of trained people, poor infrastructures and limited economic capability to respond to the challenges. Developing countries such as Ethiopia are less capable of mitigating or adapting to the changes due to their poverty and high dependence on the environment for subsistence. The mainstay of the Ethiopian economy is rain fed agriculture, which is heavily sensitive to climate variability and change. So, this climate change risks require changes in agricultural technologies and approaches to improve the lives of those still locked in food insecurity and poverty and to prevent the loss of gains already achieved. To achieve food security and agricultural development goals, adaptation to climate change will be necessary. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrative approach to address the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change. CSA practices in Ethiopia includes proven practical techniques such as mulching, intercropping, conservation agriculture, crop rotation, integrated crop-livestock management, agroforestry, improved grazing and improved water management. CSA has great role in improving food system by addressing food security, reducing poverty and addressing the relationship between climate change and agriculture. Access to information, access to finance and insurance, access to Agricultural input and access to Credit service are some factors that affecting Adoption of CSA. Therefore climate-smart agriculture is essential approach that farmers are supported to adopt to sustain their livelihoods.

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Section: Csa Addresses the Relation Between Climate Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Review on The Expected Role of Climate Smart Agriculture on Food System in Ethiopia

Kebeda

2019

WJASS

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“…Although farmers recognise that irrigation is a highly desired agricultural input, the history of poor performance of many schemes also makes farmers cautious. Irrigation is likely to be an important means of adapting to climate change to enable food security, making it essential that irrigation services are made more reliable (Grist, 2015).…”

Section: Irrigation Is…mentioning

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“…Climate change and its associated impacts will affect agricultural systems in both the short and long term (Grist, 2015) through:…”

Section: Box 22 Beware Of Unintended Impacts On Surface and Groundwamentioning

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Topic Guide: Irrigation infrastructure for sustainable and improved agricultural productivity

Makin¹

2016

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Evidence on Demand supports the professional development of Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Advisers at DFID. Technical Competency Frameworks for the advisory groups guide the support provided. Evidence on Demand also supports cross-cutting or development competencies which cover areas of technical knowledge and skills needed by advisers to effectively deploy their core technical skills and knowledge in development policy and operations. The Evidence on Demand team is led by a DAI (which incorporates HTSPE Limited) and IMC Worldwide Limited Joint Venture. Both firms are established development consultancies with considerable experience in managing resource centres. The Joint Venture is backed by a core consortium of specialist organisations. The consortium provides technical support for developing quality assured resources, answering helpdesk enquiries and supporting consultancy services. Please go to the Evidence on Demand website (www.evidenceondemand.info) for further details.

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Topic Guide: Climate change, food security and agriculture

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Review on The Expected Role of Climate Smart Agriculture on Food System in Ethiopia

Review on The Expected Role of Climate Smart Agriculture on Food System in Ethiopia

Topic Guide: Irrigation infrastructure for sustainable and improved agricultural productivity

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