Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.

Scientists can help smallholder farmers get more out of their crops in changing food markets.

Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.

Strategies to reduce rural poverty in the face of climate change will largely depend on improving water management in agriculture.

Nutritional interventions can improve health, save lives and boost economic growth but only if implemented before the age of two.

Traditional knowledge can inform strategies for improving nutrition and help vulnerable populations cope with environmental change.

An innovation systems approach to agricultural research can be better for sustainable development than a linear pipeline approach.

Growing biofuels requires careful consideration, particularly with regards to food security and livelihoods.

A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.

Growing dryland populations are depleting their natural resources, while increasingly-settled agriculture ignores the traditional knowledge needed to tackle future uncertainties, says David Thomas.