Kerri Steenwerth, USDA/ARS, Research Soil Scientist in the Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit and Adjunct Professor in the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, is first author on a paper appearing online in the journal Agriculture and Food Security. The authors summarize the findings of the second international Climate Smart Agriculture conference held in March 2013, at UC Davis. “Climate-smart agriculture has become a global policy initiative for economic development, poverty reduction and food security,” says lead author Kerri Steenwerth. “It makes sense for farmers, consumers and food businesses because it is focused on the long-term sustainability of supply chains, and applies both to farmers’ fields and to the natural landscape,” she said. The objectives recommended in the new paper set the stage for a stronger emphasis on moving knowledge into action and involving researchers in helping communities and societies to change and adapt. Egghead, the UC Davis blog about research, recently featured this article, blogs.ucdavis.edu/egghead/ Steenwerth posted a blog entry about the paper on the Biomed Central blog, blogs.biomedcentral/bmcblog/2014/08/26/climate-smart-agriculture-scientists-show-agricultural-progress-in-responding-to-climate-change/ and you can find the original journal article in Agriculture and Food Security, here: agricultureandfoodsecurity/content/3/1/11
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:28:29 +0000
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