Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture has become a critical target in national
climate change policies. More than 80% of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) refer to the
reduction of agricultural emissions, including livestock, in their nationally determined contribution
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Brandt, Patric
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Harold, Martin
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[The contribution of sectoral climate change mitigation options to national targets: a quantitative assessment of dairy production in Kenya]
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The contribution of sectoral climate change mitigation options to national targets: a quantitative assessment of dairy production in Kenya
Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mutie, J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mango, Joash
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa]
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Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa
This study aims to explain effects of soil textural class, topography, land use, and land use history on soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Lake Victoria region. We measured GHG fluxes from intact soil cores collected in Rakai, Uganda, an area characterized by low‐input smallholder (<2 ha) f...
Wanyama, Ibrahim
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Pelster, David E.
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Wanyama, George N.
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Atzberger, Clement
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands]
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Land Use, Land Use History, and Soil Type Affect Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes From Agricultural Landscapes of the East African Highlands
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Ndour, N.Y.B.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Some, L.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ouédraogo, M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: Evidence from West Africa]
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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: Evidence from West Africa
IMPACTlite survey dataset: detailed information about household composition, production systems and activities, land and labour allocatio n, income from on farm and off farm activities, household consumption of food, and asset, with a particular gender lens on control over resources, land ownersh...
Silvestri, Silvia
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Quirós, Carlos F.
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Teufel, Nils
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Singh, Dhiraj
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Kiplimo, Jasper
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Impact Lite Dataset]
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Impact Lite Dataset
Climate-induced livelihood transitions in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There is limited evidence on what such transitions might look like. We carried out fieldwork in 12 sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to understand changes in farming systems in the recent past,...
Rufino, Mariana C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Jones, Peter G.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty]
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Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty
What are the key factors that contribute to household-level food security? What lessons can we learn
from food secure households? What agricultural options and management strategies are likely to benefit female-headed households in particular? This paper addresses these questions using a unique d...
Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Quirós, Carlos
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mango, Joash
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Claessens, Lieven
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa]
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Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa
Livestock play a significant role in rural livelihoods and the economies of developing countries. They are providers of income and employment for producers and others working in, sometimes complex, value chains. They are a crucial asset and safety net for the poor, especially for women and pastor...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Grace, Delia
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[The roles of livestock in developing countries]
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The roles of livestock in developing countries
Successfully meeting the mitigation and adaptation targets of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA) will depend on strengthening the ties between forests and agriculture. Climate-smart land use can be achieved by integrating climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and REDD+. The focus on agriculture for food ...
Carter, Sarah
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Arts, Bas
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Giller, Ken E.
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Glolcher, Cinthia S.
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Kok, Kasper
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Koning, Jessica de
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Reidsma, Pytrik
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Salvini, Giulia
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Herold, Martin
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[Climate-smart land use requires local solutions, transdisciplinary research, policy coherence and transparency]
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Climate-smart land use requires local solutions, transdisciplinary research, policy coherence and transparency
In the last 40 years, large areas of the Mau forest, the largest contiguous tropical montane forest in East Africa, have been cleared for agriculture. To date, there are no empirical data on how this land use change affects carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes from soil respiration and soil methane (CH4) ...
Wanyama, Ibrahim
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Pelster, David E.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Martius, C.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Soil carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from forests and other land use types in an African tropical montane region]
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Soil carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from forests and other land use types in an African tropical montane region