Did you know the world needs to produce at least 50% more food by 2050 to feed an estimated 9 billion people?
This will be a big challenge in regions where #climatechange is taking a toll on farmers and reducing their crop yields. In West #Africa, close to 6 million farmers are taking action now, using “climate smart” crop varieties that have already boosted productivity by 30%. Learn more. #IDAWorks
The challenge to be climate smart with the world’s agriculture
The West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (WAAPP). Photo Credits: Dasan Bobo/The World Bank Here’s something you may not be aware of: [[tweetable]]agriculture and changes in land use already contribute 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.[[/tweetable]] It’s a statistic that matters in the…