Food security and agriculture

The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production.

When climate change impacts women’s food production and income, it also means less food for men and children. It is long past time for women’s voices to inform strategies for climate adaptation and crisis-response planning.

This paper combines predictions of agricultural suitability under different climate change scenarios with timber-production maps to show that 240–320 Mha (20–26%) of current forestry land will become more suitable for agriculture by 2100.

This brief draws attention to the key benefits of addressing air pollution and the benefit to human health, climate and crop production: Precipitation and temperature benefits; Human health in Africa; Land degradation; and Crop yields.

Weather-related threats may send grocery prices soaring in the near future, with everything from the coffee crop in Brazil and olives in Europe to wheat and barley in California suffering from the effects of extreme weather conditions.

A sophisticated early warning system is helping farmers fight drought and could provide a blueprint for other nations. UN seeks to protect crops with early warning systems. Meteorological data and text messages tip off farmers.

This study investigates the adaptation strategies employed by smallholder farmers in Konso, Ethiopia, to cope with climate change and variability.

New research into rural small-scale farms in South Africa’s North West province has found that climate-smart farming techniques lead to a better maize yield, a more regular supply of food for the farmers, and a wider variety of crops.