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The Gates Foundation pledged $1.4B to help smallholder farmers in Africa and South Asia adapt to climate change.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $1.4 billion over four years to help smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia adapt to climate change, announced at COP30 in Brazil.
The funding will expand access to climate-smart technologies like digital advisory services, drought-resistant crops, soil health improvements, and biofertilizers, aiming to boost resilience against extreme weather, protect food security, and support sustainable agriculture.
Less than 1% of global climate finance currently targets food systems, despite smallholders producing one-third of the world’s food.
The initiative builds on proven programs such as AI-powered weather alerts and hyper-local forecasts, with research indicating every dollar invested could yield over $10 in returns.
Foundation leaders stress adaptation is both an economic and moral necessity, warning climate impacts could reduce African agricultural productivity by up to 20% by 2050 without urgent action.
La Fundación Gates prometió $1.4B para ayudar a los pequeños agricultores en África y el sur de Asia a adaptarse al cambio climático.