Presentation by Bruce Campbell, director of CCAFS, at the closing session of the Agriculture Advantage event series on the sidelines of COP23. More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage

1. Bruce Campbell
Director, CCAFS

2. A vision for transforming agriculture under
climate change

3. Enabling policy
Two-way extension
enabled by big data
Climate advisory
services and early
warning
Strong farmer
organisations and
networks
Index-based
insurance
Climate-adapted
and low-emission
technologies
Lower emissions in
fields/ landscapes/
supply chains
Enabled business
activity; significant
PPPs
Driving
agricultural
transformation

4. What is the Agriculture Advantage?

6. The Land and Water Advantage
• Solutions to maximize the productive use of water (e.g. solar
water pumps, rainwater harvesting) which enhance resilience.
• Drought, heat and pest tolerant varieties (e.g. potato and
sweetpotato can now be developed in 4 years, and many
mature in 90-100 days).
• Securing land and water rights to mobilize investment.

7. The Gender Advantage
• Incentives for women improves
household nutrition and food
security.
• Feminization of agriculture can drive
transformation
– e.g. women are 43% of agricultural
laborers and over 60% in SSA, South Asia
and Oceania)
• Increase in women’s participation
can result in agricultural
transformation, including faster and
equitable economic growth.

8. The Low Emissions Advantage
Urgent need for climate action and climate finance:
24% of emissions come from agriculture, yet
agriculture receives only 2.5% of public climate finance.
• Financing for climate change
mitigation in agriculture is
increasing, but at small scales.
• Many low emissions options
improve:
• Long-term agricultural
productivity
• Incomes for farmers and
along value chain
• Resilience
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9. The Policy Advantage
• Engaging at the science-policy interface can support
operationalization of policies and programs to deliver action
on-the-ground.
• Multi-level—from community to national to global—and multi-
sector—food-water-climate-energy-banking-ICT-finance-
(among others) nexus.
I. Stock-taking
II. Prioritizing
interventions
IV. Informing design &
implementation
III. Supporting piloting

10. The Breeding Advantage
• Many crops will suffer greatly from 2oC warming (e.g. 60% of bean
growing areas could become unsuitable this century).
• Crop breeding is at the front line of adapting agriculture to climate
change
– Global initiatives grounded in farmers needs can deliver climate-smart
varieties, given sufficient resources.
• Genetic resources form the backbone for adaptation, providing
traits farmers need to confront heat, drought and changing
pest/disease pressures.

11. The Business Advantage
• For every $1 in ODA there is $24 in domestic private sector
spent.
• Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) can scale up climate actions
and improve livelihoods.
• Blending public and private finance can deliver greater
impact.

12. Gender
transformation
Digital agriculture
enabled by big data
Multi-sectoral
actions
Strong farmer
organisations and
networks
Business case for
breeding for long-
term adaptation
Climate-adapted
and low-emission
technologies
Increase investment
in climate actions in
agriculture
Enabled business
activity; significant
PPPs Priorities for
realising the
agriculture
advantage

13. Agriculture decision
• “jointly address issues related to agriculture, including through
workshops and expert meetings”
• “Invites Parties ……. their views on elements to be included in the
work …..starting with but not limited to the following :
– Methods and approaches for assessing adaptation, adaptation co-
benefits and resilience;
– Improved soil carbon, soil health and soil fertility … water
management;
– Improved nutrient use and manure management
– Improved livestock management systems
– Socioeconomic and food security dimensions of climate change in the
agricultural sector
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2017/sbsta/eng/l24a01.pdf

14. For more information:
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/89192