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The Future of Agriculture Is Climate-Smart Agriculture

Climate change is not a distant threat; it’s a stark reality. Extreme weather events, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and destructive storms are all part of the new normal.
 
Agriculture, the bedrock of our society, is under siege, with farmers facing unpredictable growing conditions threatening their livelihoods. A Cornell-led study estimates that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change. This is the equivalent of losing about seven years of farm productivity increases since the 1960s. The study also found that climate change has widened the gap between the most and least productive regions.
 
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