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Women as Agents of Change for Greening Agriculture and Reducing Gender Inequality (2023)

Created Oct 10 2023, 4:34 AM by Veronica Del Motto
  • Agriculture

Crop yields are expected to drop by 8% to 10% as temperatures rise between .5 to 2 degrees Celsius, adding urgency to the need for climate-smart solutions. This detailed policy brief from the UNDP highlights the essentiality of women for greening agriculture in Pakistan. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach for transforming agri-food systems toward green and climate-resilient practices, which emphasizes enhancing profitability for greater economic gains, reducing negative externalities (e.g., carbon emissions) and boosting positive ones (e.g., carbon sink or biodiversity), and efficient use of resources to rebuild natural assets. Read more.