Bioversity International has released a brochure discussing the role of agricultural biodiversity at the genetic, species and landscape levels in climate-smart agriculture.
April 2015: Bioversity International has released a brochure discussing the role of agricultural biodiversity at the genetic, species and landscape levels in climate-smart agriculture.
Suggested approaches to climate smart agriculture, which is addressed within the framework of climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as food and nutrition security, include: planting different varieties of crops; integrating different species on the farm; combining mixed crop and livestock systems; diversifying sources of food; adopting landscape approaches; and restoring degraded ecosystems.
The brochure highlights a number of Bioversity International contributions to climate-smart agriculture including, among others, working with women’s groups on new milling techniques, improving trans-boundary access to seed varieties, enhancing seed development and storage, and supporting farmer-to-farmer exchanges of knowledge and information.
Bioversity International is part of the CGIAR Consortium. [Publication: What Can Agricultural Biodiversity Do in the Fight Against Climate Change]