UNB, Dhaka :
Small farmers in developing countries are more than victims of climate change though they are the vital part of solution to global warming, according to a report issued by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Smallholder Advantage, a report on IFAD’s response to climate change, shows how investments in access to weather information, technology transfer and disaster preparedness are helping smallholder women and men feed themselves and their families on a warming planet – while restoring degraded ecosystems and reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint.
“We see smallholder farmers as an important part of solution to the climate change challenge,” said IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze. “With around 500 million smallholder farms responsible for around four-fifths of food supplies in developing countries, we recognise that rural women and men operate vital businesses on the climate frontline.”
“Small farmers often experience more extreme and unpredictable weather, yet they are among the least represented in national and global policymaking on climate change,” Nwanze added. “What IFAD emphasises in the climate change debate is that smallholders are among the most effective clients for public funds for dealing with issues around climate change.”
The report draws on experiences from IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), which was launched in 2012 to make climate finance work for smallholder farmers. ASAP blends climate finance from multiple donors with large-scale agricultural investment programmes that are financed by IFAD and its partners.
Small farmers in developing countries are more than victims of climate change though they are the vital part of solution to global warming, according to a report issued by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Smallholder Advantage, a report on IFAD’s response to climate change, shows how investments in access to weather information, technology transfer and disaster preparedness are helping smallholder women and men feed themselves and their families on a warming planet – while restoring degraded ecosystems and reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint.
“We see smallholder farmers as an important part of solution to the climate change challenge,” said IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze. “With around 500 million smallholder farms responsible for around four-fifths of food supplies in developing countries, we recognise that rural women and men operate vital businesses on the climate frontline.”
“Small farmers often experience more extreme and unpredictable weather, yet they are among the least represented in national and global policymaking on climate change,” Nwanze added. “What IFAD emphasises in the climate change debate is that smallholders are among the most effective clients for public funds for dealing with issues around climate change.”
The report draws on experiences from IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), which was launched in 2012 to make climate finance work for smallholder farmers. ASAP blends climate finance from multiple donors with large-scale agricultural investment programmes that are financed by IFAD and its partners.
