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New South Asia Smart-Agriculture Learning Platform launched

25.05.2012

South Asia is considered one of the most vulnerable regions to climate variability and change due to its high population, high exposure to climatic risks, chronic food insecurity, widespread poverty, and relatively limited adaptive capacity. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), recognizing the region needs to implement elements of climate smart agriculture (CSA), launched a novel learning platform to improve agricultural resilience to changing weather patterns, and to reduce emissions footprint. The platform aims to encourage communication between policymakers, political leaders, researchers, farmers and civil society.

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