5 Ways Climate Change is Threatening the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers.

5 Ways Climate Change is Threatening the Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers.For the world’s smallholder farmers, climate change is not a distant threat but a current reality.Although climate change is a global threat, its effects will be felt differently around the world. Smallholder farmers are on the front line of this crisis, which impacts every aspect of their daily lives — from the money they earn from their crops to the food they put on the table for their families. Higher temperatures, lower crop yields In low-latitude regions such as most of Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America, even small changes in temperature and precipitation have led to reduced crop yields for many smallholder farmers. Higher average temperatures have also caused an increase in demand for water, a reduction in soil moisture, and water stress in many regions.