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Farmers with mobile phones - Flickr/IICD

Apps for Africa

Prize-winning software applications are helping East African farmers cope with climate challenges
An Indian wheat farmer - Flickr/CIMMYT

Heat ages wheat

Wheat ages early in hot temperatures, so global warming could lead to lower yields
Oedaleus asiaticus juvenile locust by Muren Bao

What locusts like to eat

Locusts prefer what grows on degraded land, and avoid crops rich in nitrogen – to scientists' surprise
Man walking through a flooded ricefield by Flickr/ World Bank Photo Collection

Agriculture after Durban

This policy brief outlines how science can help improve policies for agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Ziziphus fruit in Mozambique by Flickr/tonrulkens

Money doesn't grow on trees

The perfect balance between cash crops and less lucrative tree-planting