Agriculture in Africa appears to be the first to be hit by climate change this century, with production projected to drop dramatically across the Continent.
In a technical session during Day1 of the GLF, IFPRI presented findings from each of three new research monographs to shed light on the future of African landscapes: the good, the bad and the ugly.
They foresee that some areas will become better for agriculture (good), some will become worse (bad) and if the bad are bad enough and the good are good enough, internal migration and land grabs could worsen the problem if policies are not in place to help people transition (ugly).
A series of monographs commissioned by IFPRI addressing East, West, and Southern Africa present plausible future scenarios issuing from comprehensive analyses of economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050.
By Erna Klupacs and Charles Plummer.
