Bridging barriers and solutions for better climate‐adapted agriculture in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Abstract Conflict between agriculture and climate change has long existed, resulting in chronic stresses in farming communities, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). This commentary provides an overview of current limitations in plans to address climate change in agriculture of LMICs and suggests modern approaches and integrated solutions to overcome impediments. Five major limitations were identified: lack of reliable climate data, limited technical capacity to predict future climate conditions, limited capacity to design climate‐resilient crops, lack of societal awareness of climate injustice, and slow process to identify climate‐vulnerable groups in LMICs. Three broad‐scale recommendations in the LMIC context could be improved climate monitoring, building capacity for scientific analyses of crop responses to climate stressors at both physiological and molecular levels, and improving climate adaptation with vulnerable farming communities. Integration of state‐of‐the‐art technologies to combat climate injustices is imperative for the agrarian communities of LMICs. Core Ideas Climate change is detrimental to agriculture, including low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Modern solutions are required to tackle the climate crisis in LMICs. Climate action plans for agriculture and food systems in LMICs should be validated and updated. Five limitations and three broad‐scale solutions were identified.