[Farming First] The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as “agriculture that sustainably increases productivity, enhances resilience, reduces greenhouse gases and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals”.
Women farmers in many developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and lack the ability to adapt easily due to their limited access to resources such as land, capital and technology. As a result, they are less likely to be able to adopt CSA approaches that can reduce the negative impacts of climate change. Developing countries must prioritise investments in climate-smart agriculture to ensure that women farmers can access the resources they need to adapt to a changing climate.