Small farmers in Brazil are facing the harsh realities of climate change head-on, but a new study published in the Strategic Management Journal warns that many of their strategies may be unintentionally deepening their vulnerability.

Led by Dr. Lucrezia Nava, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Business Management at the University of Exeter Business School, and co-authored by Dr. Jorge Chiapetti and Dr. Rui Barbosa da Rocha of Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, and Dr. Maja Tampe of Universitat Ramon Llull, the study explores how smallholder cocoa producers in Southern Bahia respond to climate threats such as severe droughts and economic crises.