Small farmers more than climate victims: IFAD

Small farmers in developing countries are more than victims of climate change, though they are the vital part of solution to global warming, according to a report issued by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), reports UNB.
The Smallholder Advantage, a report on IFAD's response to climate change, shows how investments in access to weather information, technology transfer and disaster preparedness are helping smallholder women and men feed themselves and their families on a warming planet - while restoring degraded ecosystems and reducing agriculture's carbon footprint.
"We see smallholder farmers as an important part of solution to the climate change challenge," said IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze.
"With around 500 million smallholder farms responsible for around four-fifths of food supplies in developing countries, we recognize that rural women and men operate vital businesses on the climate frontline."