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Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...


Ouédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Moussa, Abdoulaye S.Partey, Samuel T.Thornton, Philip K.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Badiane Ndour, Ndèye YacineSomé, LéopoldNaab, Jesse B.Boureima, MoussaDiakite, L.Quirós, Carlos[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa

According to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, changes in the climate over the last 30 years have already reduced global agricultural production by 1 – 5 % per decade relative to a baseline without climate change. In addition, recent studies indicate that even a 2 degrees increase in global tem...


Dhanush, DBett, Bernard K.Boone, Randall B.Grace, DeliaKinyangi, JamesLindahl, Johanna F.Mohan, CVRamírez Villegas, JuliánRobinson, Timothy P.Rosenstock, Todd S.Smith, J.Thornton, Philip K.[Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases]Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases

Claessens, LievenStoorvogel, J.J.Antle, John M.Thornton, Philip K.Herrero, Mario T.[Sweet potato for adapting to climate change in the mixed croplivestock systems of East Africa.]Sweet potato for adapting to climate change in the mixed croplivestock systems of East Africa.

Climate change science has been discussed and synthesized by the world's best minds at unprecedented scales. Now that the Kyoto Protocol may become a reality, it is time to be realistic about the likelihood of success of mitigation activities. Pastoral lands in the tropics hold tremendous sequest...


Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.McCrabb, G.J.Kruska, R.L.Atieno, F.Jones, Peter G.[Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?]Is it possible to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in pastoral ecosystems of the tropics?
Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.Ericksen, Polly J.Rufino, Mariana C.Notenbaert, An Maria Omer[Assessing household level vulnerability to climate change]Assessing household level vulnerability to climate change

The Earth’s climate is changing at unprecedented rates, largely due to anthropogenic factors (IPCC 2007). This, together with other drivers such as population increases and increased demand for crop and livestock products, is causing agro-ecosystems to evolve faster than previously expected. Thes...


Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.[The role of multi-scale modeling in assessing livelihood adaptation strategies to climate change]The role of multi-scale modeling in assessing livelihood adaptation strategies to climate change
Vuren, D.P. vanOchola, W.O.Riha, S.Giampietro, M.Ginzo, H.Henrichs, T.Hussain, S.Kok, K.Makhura, M.Mirza, M.Palanisama, K.P.Ranganathan, C.R.Ray, S.Ringler, ClaudiaRola, A.Westhoek, H.J.Zurek, M.Avato, P.Best, G.Birner, R.Cassman, Kenneth G.Fraiture, Charlotte deEasterling, B.Idowu, J.Pingali, Prabhu L.Rose, S.Thornton, Philip K.Wood, S.[Outlook on agricultural change and its drivers]Outlook on agricultural change and its drivers

The mixed crop-livestock systems of the developing world will become increasingly important for meeting the food security challenges of the coming decades. The synergies and trade-offs between food security, adaptation, and mitigation objectives are not well studied, however. Comprehensive evalua...


Thornton, Philip K.Rosenstock, Todd S.Förch, WiebkeLamanna, ChristineBell, PatrickHenderson, Benjamin B.Herrero, Mario T.[A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries]A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries

Making decisions in natural resource management involves an understanding of the risk and uncertainty of the outcomes, such as crop failure or cattle starvation, and of the normal spread of the expected production. Hedging against poor outcomes often means lack of investment and slow adoption of ...


Jones, Peter G.Thornton, Philip K.[Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management]Spatial modeling of risk in natural resource management
Milne, EleanorAynekulu, ErmiasBationo, B. AndréBatjes, Niels H.Boone, Randall B.Conant, Richard T.Davies, JonathanHanan, NiallHoag, DanaHerrick, Jeffrey E.Knausenberger, WalterNeely, ConstanceNjoka, JesseNgugi, MoffattParton, BillPaustian, KeithReid, Robin S.Said, Mohammed YahyaShepherd, Keith D.Swift, DavidThornton, Philip K.Williams, StephenMiller, SueNkonya, Ephraim M.[Grazing lands in sub-Saharan Africa and their potential role in climate change mitigation: What we do and don't know]Grazing lands in sub-Saharan Africa and their potential role in climate change mitigation: What we do and don't know

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