The unpredictability of crop yields in climate vulnerable regions is damaging in many ways,
negatively impacting food security as well as imports, exports, food prices, and people’s
livelihoods. The CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) is an open
source, flexible crop-forecasti...
Gyawali, Dhiraj Raj
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Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
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Kanel, Damodar
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Burja, Kurt
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Arun, K.C.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hansen, James W.
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Rose, Alison
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[Inseason crop yield forecasting for early warning planning of food security using CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) in Nepal]
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Inseason crop yield forecasting for early warning planning of food security using CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) in Nepal
This report summarizes the discussions, deliberations and recommendations made during the side event, Advancing the use of gridded, online climate information for risk management in the Horn of Africa, to the Forty Eighth Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 48). This event was co...
Kipkogei, Oliver
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Siebert, Asher
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Jordan, Pamela
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Cousin, Remi
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Jama, Abdi
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Hansen, James W.
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[Advancing the use of gridded, online climate information for risk management in the Horn of Africa]
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Advancing the use of gridded, online climate information for risk management in the Horn of Africa
Our belief that index insurance holds significant potential to reduce climate risk for small-holder farmers through its protection and promotion roles, significantly improving the welfare of farm households, is why we are bringing together experts from across the insurance, agriculture and climat...
Hellin, Jonathan
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Hansen, James W.
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Rose, Alison
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Braun, Mélody
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[Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation]
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Scaling up agricultural adaptation through insurance: Bringing together insurance, big data and agricultural innovation
Agricultural insurance has been a feature in Nigeria for over two decades. The Federal Government has plans to expand agricultural insurance in the Country as part of several initiatives under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA). The Government wishes to extend crop insurance to those fa...
Hellin, Jonathan
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Hansen, James W.
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Araba D
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[Evidence-Based Insurance Development for Nigeria’s Farmers: Briefing paper for Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)-CCAFS Knowledge-Sharing Workshop, London, 27-28 January 2015]
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Evidence-Based Insurance Development for Nigeria’s Farmers: Briefing paper for Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD)-CCAFS Knowledge-Sharing Workshop, London, 27-28 January 2015