Smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs in the developing world are among those most affected by climate change — yet they are often the least equipped to protect against it. Without resources to combat threats like volatile weather patterns, worsening natural disasters, and crop and livestock diseases, these small-scale producers face lower incomes and higher risks as they struggle to earn a good living.
Nordisk Research Hub is meeting this challenge with a bold commitment to help create a people-, nature-, and climate-positive world. As part of the organization’s business approach to environmental sustainability, we work not only to strengthen the resilience of the farmers, entrepreneurs, and businesses that operate within a market system, but also contribute to the overall sustainability of that system.
We do this by working with market actors to increase their productivity and incomes while providing the tools and connections they need to cope with both short-term and longer-term climate threats.
We help them reduce poor management practices that contribute to environmental degradation and climate change, and identify new, innovative opportunities for wealth creation. For instance, we train smallholder farmers on climate-smart practices that improve their resilience to the effects of changing weather patterns, improving their crop yields and incomes.
We work with policymakers, government institutions, including agencies, and other stakeholders to create a system where environmental stewardship is a critical and attainable aspect of a healthy market system.