That goal that remains unmet and in any case is far below what will be needed, according to the report.
Rich countries in 2015 vowed to muster $100 billion in climate aid for poorer nations annually by 2020. 'Rainfall will be scarcer but also more erratic, with flash floods threatening crops and soil stability,' it said.Ĭorn, also called maize, requires a lot of water to grow, which will add to pressure on farmers to switch to strains that mature earlier, or to switch to more resilient crops such as cassava, peanuts, beans, sorghum and millet.īut moving to different crops is easier said than done, as there can be strong market preferences, IFAD said.įarmers also face many financial and technical hurdles as they contemplate a switch, from advice on seeds and the acquisition of new tools to the processing and storage of crops to prevent spoilage. 'The eight countries analysed are very different, landlocked, coastal, mountainous or semi-arid, but the conclusions are repeated and grim,' said IFAD, a specialised UN agency. It projected a temperature rise of around two degrees Celsius (3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) by 2069, and up to 2.6C in some places.
