Soil and water conservation (SWC) practices like that of erosion control and soil fertility measures were commonly practiced in the semiarid region of southern Mali since the 1980s. The SWC practices were mainly meant to increase water availability in the subsurface, reduce farm water runoff and ...
Zemadim, Birhanu
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Traoré, K.
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Gumma, Murali K.
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Badolo, F.
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Tabo, R.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: Integrated research on water and land use]
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A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: Integrated research on water and land use
Climate variability and change will have far reaching consequences for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, the
majority of whom depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Crop modelling can help inform the improvement of
agricultural productivity under future climate. This study applies ...
Akinseye, Folorunso M
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Traoré, Pierre Sibiry
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Agele, Samuel O
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Improving sorghum productivity under changing climatic conditions: A modelling approach]
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Improving sorghum productivity under changing climatic conditions: A modelling approach
The Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach, designed by the University of Reading (UoR), focuses on improving farmers' livelihood and resilience against the effect of climate change. It provides farmers with accurate, locally specific climate and weather inform...
Nenkam, Andrée M
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Traoré, Bouba
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Moctar, Dicko M
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Traoré, Sibiry
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Kassogué, Issa
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Scaling up climate services for agriculture in Mali Initial findings from piloted implementation of PICSA approach in Africa RISING project intervention zone, southern Mali]
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Scaling up climate services for agriculture in Mali Initial findings from piloted implementation of PICSA approach in Africa RISING project intervention zone, southern Mali
Monsieur Tigana est agriculteur à Kolondialan, un petit village dans la région de Koulikoro au
Mali. Avec l’appui du Projet RIC4REC, il a souscrit au Programme SMS-Sandji de Orange Mali. Il
raconte : “Un jour en septembre 2016, j’avais prévu de recruter des manœuvres pour récolter
mon champ mais ...
Traoré, Bouba
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Gareka, Fatoumata
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[Informations climatiques et conseils agricoles au bout des doigts au Mali]
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Informations climatiques et conseils agricoles au bout des doigts au Mali
Deforestation due to farmland expansion, fragile soils, undulating terrain, and heavy seasonal rains makes the highlands of Ethiopia vulnerable to soil erosion. The diverse terrain of the rural highlands requires spatially explicit investments in land management structures. This paper utilizes re...
Schmidt, E.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Expanding sustainable land management in Ethiopia: scenarios for improved agricultural water management in the Blue Nile]
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Expanding sustainable land management in Ethiopia: scenarios for improved agricultural water management in the Blue Nile