“At the production stage, soils have an important role to play in reducing carbon emissions.”

Climate is the most important challenge farmers face, because “they’re just influenced by it and there is little that they can do,” explains Luisa Volpe of the World Farmers Organization.

The initiative will serve to develop comprehensive soil information at scale for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha

Bibi has been able to expand her farm and now cultivates wheat, rice and jute.

CIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.

Brown’s studies allowed him to develop novel mixed methods and participatory impact pathways to promote new farming practices, such as conservation agriculture, to smallholder farmers in Africa.