https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/half-of-worlds-smallholder-farmers-using-just-12-of-arable-land-could-meet-additional-food-needs https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/y82ok9f1/1000426183.jpg People harvesting wheat in Hankar village, Ladakh, India. Smallholders are already producing nearly a third of everything humanity eats, despite operating with a fraction of the resources devoted to larger farms. Photo for representation. downtoearth en 2026-09-21T06:17:13.025Z Half of world’s smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs Agriculture, Food, Farming, Sustainable Food Systems, regenerative farming, Whole Earth Farming: Smallholders and the Great Regenerative Transformation, Hugh Locke, smallholder farmer https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/climate-change-likely-intensified-nepals-cascading-flood-disaster-wwa https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/20i0x4ez/Untitled-design-1.png A joint Indian-Nepali team clears the blocked portion of the Chilime tunnel using excavators and loaders after flooding. Water inflow and large boulders have slowed rescue efforts. https://cf-images.assettype.com/downtoearth/2026-09-21/lzreuko6/image-23.png Climate-sensitive processes potentially contributing to failure. Conceptual representation of the main mechanisms through which climate variability and climate change may have influenced the stability of the Rasuwa rock wall. downtoearth en 2026-09-21T05:47:10.590Z Climate change likely intensified Nepal’s cascading flood disaster: WWA Nepal flood, climate change, World Weather Attribution, Himalayan hazards, glacial collapse, cascading floods, Langtang Lirung, permafrost thaw, glacier retreat, mountain disasters, climate justice, extreme events, risk reduction, early warning, emission reductions