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Originally published by Capital Newstop
November 13, 2025
3mo ago
Farmers lend a hand in climate change resilience
 Across Africa, smallholder farmers are financing their own fight against climate change, spending billions each year to keep food systems alive as global support lags. A new analysis shows they already shoulder most of the world’s adaptation costs, even as they receive less..
✨ Key Highlights
Farmers across Africa are largely self-funding their climate change resilience efforts, investing billions annually from their own incomes due to inadequate external support. This issue will be a central discussion point at COP30 in Brazil, where farmer federations will advocate for direct climate finance.
- Smallholders globally require approximately US$443 billion annually for climate adaptation, but current global spending reaching them is less than 1% of that need.
- The Pan-African Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO) proposes a Farmers Resilience Fund, starting with US$100 million, to channel funds directly to farmer organizations and cooperatives.
- Farmers in Vihiga Mixed Farmers’ Cooperative in Kenya, like chair Maryanne Waswa, spend between 20 and 40 percent of their income on adaptation measures such as irrigation systems and drought-resistant seeds.
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