Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

17 Sept 2024, 10:30

1.201 (Paulinerkirche)

27. Droughts, Agriculture, and the Economy: Time and Place Matter

Mr Leonard Krapf (University of Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 10:30

Oral

Context: More frequent and more severe droughts are among the most visible consequences of climate change in drier regions of the world and a major challenge for global agriculture.

Objectives: We aim to measure drought damages to agricultural production more accurately across all countries and regions in the world from the 1960s until today.

Methods: We combine weather data with crop...

98. The effects of digital yield monitoring on greenhouse gas emissions in the US

Thomas Kopp (University of Siegen)

17/09/2024, 10:50

Oral

The effects of digital yield monitoring on greenhouse gas emissions in the US

Introduction

Digitalization in crop production likely affects the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture through several direct and indirect effects (Figure 1). Direct effects include more efficient...

121. Smallholder Welfare and Weather Extremes: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change Adaptation Measures

Marlene Wätzold (Georg-August University of Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 11:10

Oral

Smallholder Welfare and Weather Extremes: Assessing the Effects of Climate Change Adaptation Measures

Keywords: Climate change adaptation, household resilience, sustainable cocoa, agricultural practices

Introduction and Research Objective
Climate change is a major threat to food production systems (Wheeler and Braun 2013). Frequent extreme weather events, such as droughts and...

190. Economic performance of cocoa agroforestry systems in southern Bahia, Brazil

Steffi Dekegel (Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade (PPGE/UESC); Antwerp Zoo Centre for Research and Conservation)

17/09/2024, 11:30

Oral

Keywords
Cocoa, Agroforestry, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural productivity, Brazil

Introduction
Cocoa is an important agricultural commodity traded globally and with a constantly increasing demand. Cocoa production, however, is confronted with significant environmental and socio-economic challenges in tropical regions, due to its association with deforestation, biodiversity...