Food security and agriculture

Activities aimed to ensure access to and availability of adequate food supplies and the preservation of agricultural livelihoods under the pressures of climate hazards and food chains threats.

Latest Food security & agriculture additions in the Knowledge Base

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Community evacuation center building designed to be earthquake resistant in North Lombok, Indonesia
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Set to open in 2026, the shelter will provide safe refuge for up to 150 animals during disasters, including goats, cows, pigs and dogs.

Humane World for Animals (Humane Society International)
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This study examines the effects of cold plasma seed treatment on the growth and development of herbivores, using rice and FAW as models.

Nature Scientific Reports
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Nepal's agriculture faces disaster risks, increasingly led by women. A firm adopted climate-resilient tech like solar irrigation but struggled with landslide damage. Support for training, repairs, and resilience is crucial.

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
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This white paper examines the relationship between wheat production and changing weather conditions around the globe.

Moody's Investors Service
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The March 2025 CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases, as part of its monitoring of countries at risk of famine and to provide early warnings of impending crop shortfalls.

Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative
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Drylands support global farming but face climate threats, land degradation, and water scarcity. Scaling the solutions (conservation agriculture, water management, crop diversification, policy action) requires investment, collaboration, and innovation.

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Yellow, dry maize field in the sun.
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Dialogue Earth visited two communities in Botswana's Central district, to seek their perspectives on the drought. The consequences of scarce rainfall were visible everywhere, and national and local response mechanisms seemed stretched to their limits.

Dialogue Earth
A farmer tends to his maize crop in Talquezal, Guatemala
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To protect smallholder maize and rice farmers from climate-related hazards, the InsuResilience Solutions Fun partnered with an international consortium to develop the country's first parametric insurance solution for smallholder farmers.

InsuResilience Solutions Fund
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