Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers

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cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leeds
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Guelph
cg.contributor.affiliationBangor University
cg.contributor.affiliationCity University of London
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.creator.identifierLindsay Stringer: 0000-0003-0017-1654
cg.creator.identifierEvan Fraser: 0000-0001-5124-488X
cg.creator.identifierDavid Harris: 0000-0002-4561-2487
cg.creator.identifierChristopher Lyon: 0000-0003-2319-2933
cg.creator.identifierLaura Pereira: 0000-0002-4996-7234
cg.creator.identifierElisabeth Simelton: 0000-0002-0486-627X
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.007
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-FP1_Scenarios
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1462-9011
cg.journalEnvironmental Science & Policy
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ccafsPRIORITIES AND POLICIES FOR CSA
cg.volume104
dc.contributor.authorStringer, Lindsay
dc.contributor.authorFraser, Evan
dc.contributor.authorHarris, David
dc.contributor.authorLyon, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Laura
dc.contributor.authorWard, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorSimelton, Elisabeth
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-26T13:29:22Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-26T13:29:22Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/111564
dc.titleAdaptation and development pathways for different types of farmersen
dcterms.abstractOne of the greatest challenges humanity faces is feeding the world’s human population in a sustainable, nutritious, equitable and ethical way under a changing climate. Urgent transformations are needed that allow farmers to adapt and develop while also being climate resilient and contributing minimal emissions. This paper identifies several illustrative adaptation and development pathways, recognising the variety of starting points of different types of farmers and the ways their activities intersect with global trends, such as population growth, climate change, rapid urbanisation dietary changes, competing land uses and the emergence of new technologies. The feasibility of some pathways depends on factors such as farm size and land consolidation. For other pathways, particular infrastructure, technology, access to credit and market access or collective action are required. The most viable pathway for some farmers may be to exit agriculture altogether, which itself requires careful management and planning. While technology offers hope and opportunity, as a disruptor, it also risks maladaptations and can create tradeoffs and exacerbate inequalities, especially in the context of an uncertain future. For both the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2015 Paris Agreement to be achieved, a mix of levers that combine policy, technology, education and awareness-raising, dietary shifts and financial/economic mechanisms is required, attending to multiple time dimensions, to assist farmers along different pathways. Vulnerable groups such as women and the youth must not be left behind. Overall, strong good governance is needed at multiple levels, combining top-down and bottom-up processes.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationStringer L, Fraser E, Harris D, Lyon C, Pereira L, Ward C, Simelton E. 2020. Adaptation and development pathways for different types of farmers. Environmental Science & Policy 104:174–189.en
dcterms.extent174-189
dcterms.issued2020-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectfood systemsen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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