Towards Policies for Climate Change Mitigation: Incentives and benefits for smallholder farmers

For a long time, agriculture has been neglected by climate negotiators and policymakers in charge of defining national climate policies. This is changing, and the links between climate change and agriculture have become more obvious over the last years. Climate finance provides an opportunity to facilitate the adoption of agricultural practices that support climate mitigation and adaptation. This report presents a number of policies and interventions aimed at harnessing climate finance potential to support a transition to more sustainable agriculture for the benefit of several barriers impeding smallholder farmers smallholder farmers.