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In this town in Peru’s highlands over 3,000 metres above sea level, in the mountains surrounding the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the Quechua Indians who have lived here since time immemorial are worried about threats to their potato crops from alterations in rainfall patterns and temperatures. 
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Ethiopia has an estimated 70 million smallholder farmers, many of whom only grow sufficient amounts of crops like grain and coffee to support their families like those in Lalibela, Amhara Region. Climate change will inevitably have an impact on people’s lives.
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Naderev M Saño: As governments convene in Japan to discuss environmental change, the need for action to avoid a global food crisis is clear.
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The changing climate does not have to mean greater food insecurity in Africa. Many communities across the continent are already building resilience by stimulating their existing ecosystems and available natural resource bases. Building on such good practices, and properly managing the unavoidable effects of climate change, will unlock Africa’s potential to feed itself. The future need not be a future of want.
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Mix of meteorological data and ancient water management methods are key to saving pasture from erratic rainfall Via Guibert del Marmol
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Worried about the effects of global warming on agriculture, water and food security in their communities, social organisations in Central America are demanding that their governments put a priority on these issues in the COP20 climate summit.
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In Kenya, food security is a great concern for at least 10.8 million people, although the prevalence has also shrunk from 33 percent to 24.3 percent over the last 25 years. But what experts still don’t agree on is the extent to which climate change is affecting food security.
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Jim Yong Kim urges campaigners and scientists to work together to form a coherent plan in the fight against climate change
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José Alberto Chacón weeds between bean plants on his small farm in Pacayas, on the slopes of the Irazú volcano, in Costa Rica. The terraces help control water run-off that would otherwise cause soil erosion.
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This report explores the complex challenges facing the agricultural and food industry, such as climate change, technological innovation and demand for greater transparency.
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