Agriculture and Food Systems
Agriculture and food systems is one of the most vulnerable sectors to the climate crisis. Shifts in seasonal patterns, including temperature and precipitation, and increased extreme events are having a significant negative impact on agriculture production, livelihoods, and food security. Agriculture and food systems also contribute to climate change from greenhouse gas emissions, such as from livestock, rice paddies, excessive use of fertilizers, and the conversion of forests and other ecosystems to agricultural uses. USAID is developing and scaling climate-smart agriculture practices and approaches to increase or maintain productivity, build resilience, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions in support of the goals in USAID’s Climate Strategy. USAID also supports partner governments in reforming national sectoral and fiscal policy to shift market incentives towards climate-smart agriculture and food systems approaches.
Operationalizing USAID’s Climate Strategy to Achieve Transformative Adaptation and Mitigation in Agricultural and Food Systems
This commissioned report presents six detailed operational and technical recommendations and targets for adaptation, mitigation, and finance in agrifood systems that align with those of USAID’s 2022–2030 Climate Strategy.
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