Food security and agriculture

Coffee farmers in northern Sumatra are vulnerable to extreme weather but most have no access to insurance. Zurich, together with impact insurtech provider Blue Marble, has developed an innovative way to help coffee plantations build climate resilience.

A new study warns of a dramatic rise in heatwave exposure across Central Asia's croplands by the end of the 21st century, viewing the combined effects of climate change and shifting patterns of land use as dominant drivers.

Climate change is pushing pest insects and mites into new territories. Many pests are migrating from the equator to cooler regions that used to keep them at bay.

While Peru's canal systems of the past may have looked similar to those of the present, they functioned in more efficient, flexible ways. The key to adapting to our present and future climate may lie in comprehending how people used it.

This paper shows how expert-driven and explainable artificial intelligence models can probabilistically detect multiple agriculture-related hazards.

The April 2025 CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases, as part of its monitoring of countries at risk of famine and to provide early warnings of impending crop shortfalls.

New agricultural insurance products have been launched today tailored for smallholder horticulture farmers in Uzbekistan. The insurance covers six key crops across five region to aid climate-vulnerable horticulture farmers.

Action Against Hunger is working to identify the early warning signs of rising hunger and malnutrition.