Implications of a changing climate on food security and smallholders’ livelihoods in Bogotá, Colombia

• Main Authors: Anton Eitzinger, Peter Läderach, Christian Bunn, Audberto Quiroga, Andreas Benedikter, Antonio Pantoja, Jason Gordon, Michele Bruni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Musa; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s11027-012-9432-0

Small farmers who supply the city of Bogotá with food are facing many challenges that are jeopardizing their livelihoods and by extension, the food security of Colombia’s capital. We expect future changes in climatic conditions to exacerbate the plight of the small farmers and this is expected to co...