2. Approaches to Intensification Grow crops in new areas Improve productivity in existing areas Multiple cropping Improved or different crop varieties Enhanced inputs – irrigation, fertiliser, etc. Better farm management Economic and institutional incentives Climate change may limit or enable intensification
9. Climate Uncertainty is Here to Stay In the near term Internal variability Model uncertainty Longer term Scenario / forcing uncertainty Model uncertainty Downscaling Improved understanding of uncertainty?
10. So What are the Options?Climate Compatible Intensification Strategies that are robust across climate uncertainties Portfolios of crop varieties or generalist crops Flexibility in options to avoid maladaptation Enhance resilience / productivity to current climate stresses Risk management – learning from seasonal forecasting Informed by appropriate analysis of climate model data
11. Better Analysis of Climate Model Data Model evaluation and filtering with agriculturally relevant indices