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.

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Aerial view of a fishing vessel catching fish using a net in the ocean.
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New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India's summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal's ability to support a crucial element of the region's food supply: marine life.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
A reservoir's lakebed in South Africa is exposed due to drought
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A severe and prolonged drought continues to grip much of Africa, with far-reaching consequences for the environment, economies, and societies across the continent.

European Commission Joint Research Centre
A floating farm in Bangladesh to protect against floods
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A vast area of Bangladesh is below mean sea level, making it vulnerable to high tides. Flooding reduces crop production and increases food insecurity. The cultivation of floating beds known as baira allows communities to adapt to these impacts.

Onewater
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Coffee farmers in northern Sumatra are vulnerable to extreme weather but most have no access to insurance. Zurich, together with impact insurtech provider Blue Marble, has developed an innovative way to help coffee plantations build climate resilience.

Zurich Insurance Group Limited
Yellow, dry maize field in the sun.
Research briefs

A new study warns of a dramatic rise in heatwave exposure across Central Asia's croplands by the end of the 21st century, viewing the combined effects of climate change and shifting patterns of land use as dominant drivers.

Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Climate change is pushing pest insects and mites into new territories. Many pests are migrating from the equator to cooler regions that used to keep them at bay.

Earth.com
Sharecroppers plow a field in Urubamba Valley in Peru
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While Peru's canal systems of the past may have looked similar to those of the present, they functioned in more efficient, flexible ways. The key to adapting to our present and future climate may lie in comprehending how people used it.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Documents and publications

This paper shows how expert-driven and explainable artificial intelligence models can probabilistically detect multiple agriculture-related hazards.

Communications Earth & Environment (Nature)
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