Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierPhilip Thornton: 0000-0002-1854-0182
cg.creator.identifierPolly Ericksen: 0000-0002-5775-7691
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0246en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1364-503Xen
cg.issn1471-2962en
cg.issue1934en
cg.journalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Aen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ccafsCLIMATE-SMART TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICESen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.volume369en
dc.contributor.authorThornton, Philip K.en
dc.contributor.authorJones, Peter G.en
dc.contributor.authorEricksen, Polly J.en
dc.contributor.authorChallinor, Andrew J.en
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-01T18:01:20Zen
dc.date.available2010-12-01T18:01:20Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2654
dc.titleAgriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ worlden
dcterms.abstractAgricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa faces daunting challenges, which climate change and increasing climate variability will compound in vulnerable areas. The impacts of a changing climate on agricultural production in a world that warms by 4°C or more are likely to be severe in places. The livelihoods of many croppers and livestock keepers in Africa are associated with diversity of options. The changes in crop and livestock production that are likely to result in a 4°C+ world will diminish the options available to most smallholders. In such a world, current crop and livestock varieties and agricultural practices will often be inadequate, and food security will be more difficult to achieve because of commodity price increases and local production shortfalls. While adaptation strategies exist, considerable institutional and policy support will be needed to implement them successfully on the scale required. Even in the 2°C+ world that appears inevitable, planning for and implementing successful adaptation strategies are critical if agricultural growth in the region is to occur, food security be achieved and household livelihoods be enhanced. As part of this effort, better understanding of the critical thresholds in global and African food systems requires urgent research.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2011-01-13
dcterms.bibliographicCitationThornton PK, Jones PG, Ericksen PJ Challinor AJ. 2011. Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 369(1934):117-136.en
dcterms.extentp. 117-136en
dcterms.issued2011-01-13
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherRoyal Societyen
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectfood securtyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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