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Sustainable farming practices, such as zero tillage or integrated pest control, can reduce the need for agricultural inputs like chemicals or water, improve carbon sequestration and help prevent land degradation.
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Opinions and Analysis
Agriculture can adapt to climate change
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
20 November 2009
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No simple solution to livestock and climate change
Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
5 November 2009
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Policy Briefs
Reducing emissions from forest degradation
Tackling forest degradation is an essential element for any global climate deal hoping to reduce forest emissions.
8 July 2009
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Source: The Nature Conservancy
Reducing emissions through African agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Africa can help mitigate climate change while providing co-benefits.
8 July 2009
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Source: World Agroforestry Centre
News and Features
Fall in rice strains highlights China's biodiversity gap
Despite progress in some areas, the dramatic decline in China's rice varieties exemplifies its general loss of biodiversity.
26 November 2009
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Don't ignore agriculture in climate talks, experts warn
Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.
20 November 2009
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Food security in East Africa 'within reach'
13 November 2009
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Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
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Still drinking arsenic
Millions of people still drink arsenic-contaminated water despite scientists' solutions
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
