COP26 talks must make farming a priority

Leaders and committed climate change activists are in Glasgow for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to share the progress they’ve made since the COP21 in Paris six years ago and to discuss what comes next. One of the issues that must be on the table at COP26 is the worrying impact of climate change on agriculture in Africa.

Agriculture accounts for more than 25 percent of Africa’s GDP while employing more than 70 percent of people that live in rural communities. When agriculture is impacted, women, who work in the agricultural sector, suffer the consequences. The entire agriculture value chain is threatened by climate change.