Weathering the storm: root and tuber crops boost climate resilience

As climate change advances, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, and they pose a major threat to poor smallholder farmers who produce most of the food in the tropics. The good news is that some crops and varieties can increase farmer resilience and help them bounce back from climatic shocks.

Research in the Philippines published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction examines how root crops – particularly sweetpotato and cassava – helped vulnerable households cope with the destruction and recovery from super-typhoon Mangkhut.

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