February 2020. Add-Value and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) traveled to COAC 4 de Octubre in Riobamba Ecuador, and together with the institution´s field staff visited smallholder farmer clients located in Riobamba, Cajabamba, Penipe, and Quimiag. Field visits and interviews were done with smallholder farmers producing tomato, broccoli, quinoa, potato, strawberry, maize, and cattle (milk), to assess the incidence of climate change in their productive activities and consider potential adaptation measures that can help them build resilience and mitigate the effects of climate change. This effort is part of the development of the Small Farmers Climate Adaptation Fund (SMAF), an impact fund that aims at introducing climate adaptation measures for smallholder farmers through a group of MFIs in Latin America.
