Forest and farm smallholders are fighting for their livelihoods and food security. New research shows producers’ practical measures for climate resilience have impact, but barriers remain to scaling the work up and out. In this ‘super year’ of climate and nature, the latest episode of the Make Change Happen podcast hosts a discussion on what support smallholders need, and who should provide it.

IIED’s ‘Make Change Happen’ podcast provides an opportunity to hear our researchers and guests discuss key global development challenges and explain what we are doing to support positive change. 

Elizabeth Nsimadala, a smallholder farmer in Uganda and president of the Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO), has a clear message on climate resilience and the success of food systems: “We believe in the saying ‘united we stand and divided we fall’”.