The Sixth assessment of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2021) has reconfirmed the growing scientific consensus that the earth's warming is due to anthropogenic increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. With rising temperatures, climate change will result in increasingly unpredictable and variable rainfall, varying seasonal patterns and more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events. Climate change modifies the growing conditions for crops, weeds, pests, and diseases, affecting crop yields and placing significant pressure on agricultural systems and local livelihoods. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to their small farm sizes, limited access to capital and technical support and low adaptive capacity (Morton, 2007).
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2022.1087219Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2022
Authors
Catacutan, D.C.; Harvey, C.A.; Öborn, I.; van Noordwijk, M.
Language
English
Keywords
climate, risk management, small scale farming, sustainable agriculture
