Climate-smart agriculture can “improve farm yields and household incomes, leading to stronger, more resilient communities," said Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Semedo was speaking at the release of FAO’s success stories on climate-smart agriculture, which it says highlights the diversity of potential options across the globe and in various agricultural systems.

Among the examples is a pilot project in China which the World Agroforestry Centre collaborated on. It aims to educate yak herders and provide tools to restore degraded grasslands, improving the productivity of their herds while sequestering atmospheric carbon. (See: Centre research to help farmers access climate finance for better grassland management).

The revitalization of the 800-year old agroforestry system, Kihamba, in Kenya and Tanzania is another climate-smart agriculture example. The system aims to maximize the use of limited land, provide a large variety of foods throughout the year and maintain groundwater health.

Climate-smart agricultural practices are viewed as being able to safeguard food security while building communities resilience to climate change.

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