Half of the world's poor people have livelihoods that are dependent on agriculture, so maintaining a sustainable, productive agricultural sector sits at the heart of poverty reduction. Yet the 2008 World Development Report showed that for the poorest, GDP growth in agriculture is about four times more effective in raising incomes than GDP growth in other sectors. The challenges of feeding a global population – likely to peak at 9 billion – are exacerbated by climate change, and nowhere more so than in Africa. Climate change is likely to lead to average crop losses of 10-20% by 2050 in the region, and will add to the vulnerabilities of millions of Africans.
http://cdkn.org/2011/09/climate-compatible-agriculture-%E2%80%93-a-smart-approach-to-poverty-reduction-in-africa/--
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