Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente (ACI) en Colombia: diagnóstico y retos de política pública

Abstract

Only 6 out of the 15 millions of hectares for potential agriculture use in Colombia are harvested. Furthermore, just 6% of its lands with agricultural potential have irrigation systems developed. This sub-use of potential resources, and Colombia's vulnerability to climate variability and climate change, threaten its food production, food security and its socio-economic development. This article analyses Climate Smart Agriculture practices implemented by farmers from the main food union associations, which have the possibility to increase farmers' resilience to climate change and variability. The food union associations take into consideration official forecasts from the meteorological agency into their decision-making process; nonetheless, there are still challenges around the translation, transfer and adoption of this climate information, the heterogeneous levels of resilience and adaptation among them, the overlap between agriculture and environmental public policies, and the need to strengthen the institutions and the intra- and inter-unions relations, along with the relationship with the State and its public policies.