East Africa: Landmark Survey Finds Adaptation to Climate Change On Smallholder Farms Taking Root

7 September 2012

NAIROBI, KENYA (7 September 2012) — Smallholder farmers across East Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to new research recently published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).

At the same time, the survey evidence suggests that many of the changes in farming practices are incremental, rather than transformative in nature, and that high levels of food insecurity prevent many from making all of the changes needed in order to cope with a changing climate.

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