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Title: | The value of climate-resilient seeds for smallholder adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa | Contributor(s): | Cacho, Oscar J (author) ; Moss, Jonathan (author) ; Thornton, Philip K (author); Herrero, Mario (author); Henderson, Ben (author); Bodirsky, Benjamin L (author); Humpenoder, Florian (author); Popp, Alexander (author); Lipper, Leslie (author) | Publication Date: | 2020-10 | Early Online Version: | 2020-08-31 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1007/s10584-020-02817-z | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29631 | Abstract: | Climate change is threatening food security in many tropical countries, where a large proportion of food is produced by vulnerable smallholder farmers. Interventions are available to offset many of the negative impacts of climate change on agriculture, and they can be tailored to local conditions often through relative modest investments. However, little quantitative information is available to guide investment or policy choices at a time when countries and development agencies are under pressure to implement policies that can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals while coping with climate change. Among smallholder adaptation options, developing seeds resilient to current and future climate shocks expected locally is one of the most important actions available now. In this paper, we used national and local data to estimate the costs of climate change to smallholder farmers in Malawi and Tanzania. We found that the benefits from adopting resilient seeds ranged between 984 million and 2.1 billion USD during 2020–2050. Our analysis demonstrates the benefits of establishing and maintaining a flexible national seed sector with participation by communities in the breeding, delivery, and adoption cycle. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Climatic Change, 162(3), p. 1213-1229 | Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1573-1480 0165-0009 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140201 Agricultural Economics 140205 Environment and Resource Economics 070108 Sustainable Agricultural Development |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 380101 Agricultural economics 380105 Environment and resource economics 300210 Sustainable agricultural development |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 190101 Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article UNE Business School |
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