Two new reports from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) look at the incentives, and carbon finance instruments that could support smallholders adopt adaptive climate change strategies that will improve food security. The reports were produced in collaboration with the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Programme of the Food and Agricultural Organization. The first of the two reports focuses on incentives for the farmers while the second focuses on policies that will enable farmers to take advantage of the incentives.

Climate finance can be used as an instrument to help smallholders overcome some of the numerous barriers to investments in sustainable agricultural practices. The World Agroforestry Centre's Global Reasearch Project is also helping farmers transition to a more climate resilient agricultural sector that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases carbon sequestration while fostering food security.

 CCAFS Report 6 by Tanja Havemann and Veruska Muccione is called Mechanisms for agricultural climate change mitigation incentives for smallholders.

CCAFS Report 7 titled Towards Policies for Climate Change Mitigation: Incentives and benefits for smallholder farmers was by Charlotte Streck.