Leading scientists from BRICS and other countries recommend that the UNFCCC create an agricultural work program to catalyze needed climate change research and provide a venue to share findings. They identify 12 key areas for strengthening agricultural research, such as pest and disease pressures, soil ecosystems, irrigation efficiency, and human capital development. They also recommend improving the availability of spatial data. The scientists endorse establishing this program during the UNFCCC conference in Durban to help ensure global food security under climate change.

1. LEADING BRICS+SCIENTISTS
RECOMMEND A UNFCCC
WORK PROGRAMME ON AGRICULTURE

2. BACKGROUND
• International research conference on food
security and climate change
– Beijing, 7-8 November 2011
(http://icccfs.ifpri.info)
• Research reports by leading national scientists
from the BRICS countries + Indonesia/US on
food security and climate change challenges
• Research needed identified as part of the
reports and conference exchanges

3. RECOMMENDATIONS
• 2 Categories
– Strengthen agricultural research in 12 areas
– Improve availability/accessibility of spatial data
• Request UNFCCC delegates in Durban to create
an agricultural work program to
– Catalyze needed research
– Provide central venue for research findings

4. STRENGTHEN
AGRICULUTRE RESEARCH

5. 1. PEST & DISEASES PRESSURE

6. 2. SOIL ECOSYSTEMS

7. 3. RUMINANT AGRICULTURE

8. 4. IRRIGATION
STRUCTURE & EFFICIENCY

9. 5. PERENNIAL CROPS

10. 6. GRAIN QUALITY

11. 7. STORAGE TO
REDUCE LOSES

12. 8. BIOTECHNOLOGY

13. 9. LAND USE

14. 10. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

15. 11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

16. 12. HUMAN CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT

17. INCREASE
AVAILABILITY OF
SPATIAL DATA

18. ENDORSMENTS
Scientists from the following countries:
• BRAZIL: Elisio Contini and Geraldo Martha, (EMBRAPA)
• RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Sergey Kiselev & Roman Romashkin, Lomonosov
Moscow State University
• INDIA: PK Joshi, IFPRI New Delhi, and Deepak Shah, Gokhle Institute of
Political Economy
• CHINA: Huajun Tang & Liming Ye, CAAS, and Kevin Chen, IFPRI Beijing
• SOUTH AFRICA: Bob Scholes, Council for Scientific and Industrial Researchand
Sikhalazo Dube, Agricultural Research Council
• INDONESIA: Endah Murniningtyas, Nono Rusono, Setyawati, & Jarot Indarto,
National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS),
• USA: Eugene Takle, Iowa State University, Roger Beachy, Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center, David Gustafson, Monsanto, and Gerald Nelson, IFPRI