How Does Climate Change Affect Agriculture?
By Mark Chandler | March 30, 2023
Everyone on the planet feels the effects of climate change, but the climate crisis is especially impactful on agriculture and the world’s smallholder farmers.
Smallholder farmers are on the front lines of the escalating climate crisis, battling severe weather events, soil degradation and water scarcity. These farmers, who number approximately 500 million globally, provide food for roughly half the people in their regions. However, they are highly vulnerable to climate change due to inadequate infrastructure, a lack of technical and financial assistance, and other challenges.
Ahead of the Bonn Climate Change Conference, hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change June 3 through June 13, Heifer International hosted a roundtable discussion on how smallholder-led initiatives can address vulnerabilities and build climate resilience in Latin America. The webinar gathered experts to explore case studies and learnings from their own research, successes and challenges.