Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development
has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase
in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,
with very little change ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Wamukoya, George
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Nyasimi, Mary
,
Mapfumo, Paul
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Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika
,
Amwata, D.
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context]
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Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
The vulnerability of Africa’s agriculture to climate change is complex. It is shaped by biophysical, economic, socio-cultural, geographical, ecological, institutional, technological and governance processes that interact in intricate ways, and can together reduce farmers’ adaptive capacity. Women...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Amwata, D.
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Hove, L.
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Kinyangi, James
,
Wamukoya, George
,
[Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa]
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Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
Extreme climate events can undermine agricultural and rural development progress. Even in years when
extreme events do not occur, the uncertainty that results from climate-related risk is an impediment to
sustainable intensification of agriculture and adoption of climate-smart agricultural produc...
Coffey, Kevin
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Haile, Menghestab
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Halperin, Mea
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Wamukoya, George
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Hansen, James
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Kinyangi, James
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Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
,
[Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa]
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Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa
Extreme climate events can undermine agriculture and rural development. Even in years when extreme events do not occur, the uncertainty that results from climate-related risk is an impediment to sustainable intensification of agriculture and adoption of climate-smart agricultural production pract...
Coffey, Kevin
,
Haile, Menghestab
,
Halperin, Mea
,
Wamukoya, George
,
Hansen, James
,
Kinyangi, James
,
Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
,
Dinesh, Dhanush
,
[Improving early warning systems for agricultural resilience in Africa]
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Improving early warning systems for agricultural resilience in Africa
Agriculture across Africa must undergo a significant transformation to meet the multiple challenges of climate change, food insecurity, malnutrition, poverty and environmental degradation. The case studies described here are just some of the climate-smart agricultural practices that already exist...
Nyasimi, Mary
,
Amwata, D.
,
Hove, L.
,
Kinyangi, James
,
Wamukoya, George
,
[Evidence of impact: Climate-smart agriculture in Africa]
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Evidence of impact: Climate-smart agriculture in Africa