Helping smallholder farmers mitigate climate change
Key messages - Smallholder farmers can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation but will need incentives to adapt their practices. - Incentives from selling carbon credits are limited by low returns to farmers, high transaction costs, and the need for farmers to invest in mitigation activities long before they receive payments. - Improved food security, economic benefits and adaptation to climate change are more fundamental incentives that should accompany mitigation. - Designing agricultural investment and policy to provide up-front finance and longer term rewards for mitigation practices will help reach larger numbers of farmers than specialized mitigation interventions.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
2012-08-15
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| Subjects: | climate, financial policies, incentives, small farms, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/21730 |
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