Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases
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Dinesh D, Bett B, Boone R, Grace D, Kinyangi J, Lindahl J, Mohan CV, Ramirez-Villegas J, Robinson R, Rosenstock T, Smith J and Thornton P. 2015. Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases. CCAFS Info Note. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
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According to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, changes in the climate over the last 30 years have already reduced global agricultural production by 1 – 5 % per decade relative to a baseline without climate change. In addition, recent studies indicate that even a 2 degrees increase in global temperature will affect agricultural productivity, particularly in the tropics, and this impact will rise with increases in temperature. In this context, this Info Note presents recent evidence on the implications for crops, livestock, and fisheries production, and their associated pests and diseases in Africa.
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Delia Grace https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0195-9489
Johanna Lindahl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1175-0398
Julian Ramirez-Villegas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8044-583X
Timothy Robinson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-963X
Todd Rosenstock https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1958-9500
Philip Thornton https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-0182