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Supporting smallholder farmers

The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) Action Track on Agriculture and Food Security focuses on building the resilience of smallholder producers to intensifying climate shocks and stresses. It incorporates an ambitious goal, diverse partnerships, a ‘Year of Action’ to build significant momentum on the five planned outcomes, and on-going implementation in the coming decade.

Activity period 2019–2020
Last CoAct update 2023
Web URL https://climateaction.unfccc.int/Initiatives?id=Support_for_Smallholder_Farmers
Output effectiveness
0.00
Accountability Index
0.00
Inclusiveness Index
0.29
Num. actors 10
Functions Knowledge production, Technical implementation, Funding
SDGs 2 8 9 13 15 17
Themes land use, human settlements
Policy focus Mainly adaptation
Sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Financial and insurance activities
Implementation countries
Target Target type
Enhance resilience to climate shocks and extreme events for 300 million small-scale farmers People/countries affected target
Scaling up access for at least 100 million small-scale producers to reach insurance, markets, finance and productive safety nets Economic target
US$750 million to enhance resilience to climate shocks and extreme events for 300 million small-scale farmers Funding target