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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2014, Vol. 13 Issue (4): 698-712    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60698-X
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Financing Sustainable Agriculture Under Climate Change
HUANG Ji-kun ; WANG Yang-jie;
1.Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R.China
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摘要  Agriculture is facing great challenge in meeting global food security and is expected to face even greater challenge under climate change. The overall goal of this paper is to examine how finance can be used to achieve the joint objectives of development, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture in developing world based on literature review. The results show that agriculture is much under invested and foreign aid also has not increased appropriately to assist developing countries to maintain sustainable agriculture under climate change. There are a wide range of areas in mitigation of and adaptation to climate change that need substantial investment. Major areas and successful cases mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture that have worked in developing countries are examined. A list of areas that have worked, could work and be scaled up or transferred is identified and discussed. This study concludes that mainstreaming agricultural mitigation and adaptation into agricultural development programs, enhancing local capacity, and considering different stakeholders’ needs are major experiences for successfully financing sustainable agriculture under climate change.

Abstract  Agriculture is facing great challenge in meeting global food security and is expected to face even greater challenge under climate change. The overall goal of this paper is to examine how finance can be used to achieve the joint objectives of development, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture in developing world based on literature review. The results show that agriculture is much under invested and foreign aid also has not increased appropriately to assist developing countries to maintain sustainable agriculture under climate change. There are a wide range of areas in mitigation of and adaptation to climate change that need substantial investment. Major areas and successful cases mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture that have worked in developing countries are examined. A list of areas that have worked, could work and be scaled up or transferred is identified and discussed. This study concludes that mainstreaming agricultural mitigation and adaptation into agricultural development programs, enhancing local capacity, and considering different stakeholders’ needs are major experiences for successfully financing sustainable agriculture under climate change.
Keywords:  finance       climate change       agriculture       developing countries  
Received: 15 October 2013   Accepted:
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2012CB955700), the World Institute for Development Economics Research of United Nations University (UNU- WIDER), and the International Development Research Center (107093-001).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence HUANG Ji-kun, Tel: +86-10-64889440, Fax: +86-10-64856533, E-mail: jkhuang.ccap@igsnrr.ac.cn   

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HUANG Ji-kun ; WANG Yang-jie; . 2014. Financing Sustainable Agriculture Under Climate Change. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(4): 698-712.

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