While food security is a renewed source of concern at the global level, the greening of agrifood systems remains a top priority to limit its impacts on climate change and natural resources.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO released two new reports that explore climate-smart technical solutions in the agrifood sector in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic.

EBRD and FAO’s Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change (FINTECC) programme developed the reports, which are funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

The two institutions highlight in the reports, opportunities for investment in selected crop-farming technologies and practices – including conservation agriculture, drip irrigation, pasture improvement, and precision agriculture – to stimulate economic growth and advance climate change mitigation and adaptation.