This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Democratic Republic of the Congo that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
Nsombo, Blandine M.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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Waithaka, Michael
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[East African agriculture and climate change: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Summary note]
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East African agriculture and climate change: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Summary note
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Zimbabwe that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
El Corredor Seco en Centroamérica ha sido afectado por la recurrencia de graves sequías en los últimos dos años, que afectan especialmente la producción de maíz y frijol, amenazando la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de aproximadamente 2.5 millones de personas en la región. Más del 50% de la ...
Nowak, Andreea
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Lizarazo, Miguel
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Rojas, Edwin
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Mejía, Mario
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[Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala]
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Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala
This infonote summarizes initial findings of a project entitled
“Impact of communicating seasonal climate forecasts
to cowpea and sesame farmers in Yatenga region, North
Burkina Faso’” undertaken during the 2014 main agricultural
season by scientists from the CCAFS West Africa
programme and the I...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Barry S
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Somé, Léopold
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Grégoire B
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[The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso]
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The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso
In Colombia, agriculture is an economic mainstay, creating direct employment for much of the country s population. Agriculture s dependence on predictable seasonal patterns leaves many communities vulnerable to climate change. Vulnerability assessments attempt to quantify the degree to which a sy...
Peterson C
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Nowak, Andreea
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Jarvis, Andy
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Navarrete C
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Figueroa A
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Riano, N.M.
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Vargas, J.
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[Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia s upper Cauca river basin]
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Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia s upper Cauca river basin
Participatory and deliberative approaches were used in order to draw out and evaluate pathways of adaptation in maize farming in the Kenyan districts of Makueni (in Central Province) and Nandi/Nyando (in Western Province), whilst allowing participants to reflect on and share their own perceptions...
Whitfield, Stephen
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors]
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Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture now exceed emissions from land use, land use change and forestry, including deforestation, and are growing at a rate of about 1% per year (Tubiellio et al. 2015). The main livestock emission sources – enteric fermentation, manure management and manu...
Wilkes, Andreas
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[Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement]
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Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement
Agriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more ...
Waithaka, Michael
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.]
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East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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[Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 125, March 2001]
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Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter: No. 125, March 2001
The first decade of the 21st century has seen several harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food price spike of 2008, with its consequent food riots and resulting political changes in several countries, awoke the world’s leaders to the re-emergence of this threat to human ...
Nelson, Gerald C.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Gray I
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Ingersoll C
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Robertson, Richard D.
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Tokgoz S
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Zhu, T.
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Sulser TB
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Ringler, Claudia
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Msangi S
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You, Liangzhi
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[Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options]
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options