From the ground up: Africa aims for sustainable, resilient soil management to combat climate change
Africa’s soils are under threat, especially due to climate change. But improved practices that conserve and maintain soils for future food and nutrition needs are …read more
Animal breeding benefits farmers, offers food secure opportunity for mitigating climate change
A climate-smart agriculture practice brief on improved ruminant genetics summarizes the state of the science and provides implementation guidance for policymakers and investors. Improved ruminant …read more
Viet Nam’s agriculture sector hastens emissions mitigation, joins global climate deal
The agriculture sector of Viet Nam is hastening the development of an action plan for reducing emissions towards a global low-carbon, climate-resilient future. The agriculture sector …read more
Moving mitigation forward: Improving quantification of agricultural greenhouse gases
by Emily Boone A new focus issue of the journal Environmental Research Letters explores the current state and near-term potential for improved quantification of agricultural greenhouse gases. …read more
Climate data “Made in Kenya” – An important first for Africa
The first research center of its kind in Africa, “Mazingira” will generate more precise and cost-effective greenhouse gas emissions measurements for Kenya. This could lay the …read more
Sustainable intensification will not keep us within the 2-degree goal for 2030
If agriculture is to share an economically efficient portion of the mitigation burden, investment is urgently needed to support massive innovation and changes in agricultural …read more
Food and farming under climate change: moving towards a global agreement
High-level discussion highlights pathways for achieving food security under climate change and reducing global emissions from agriculture. Can a global climate change agreement meaningfully respond …read more
