Seed systems and climate change adaptation

Improved crop varieties are often proposed as one of the most promising pathways for smallholder producers to adapt to climate change. This KIT working paper, supported by SeedNL, explores what would be required from seed systems to assure smallholder farmers benefit from adapted cultivars to adapt to climate change. To do so, the paper addresses the promise of variety improvement in adapting to climate change from a smallholder farmer, seed-user perspective.