International research for development is under increasing pressure to demonstrate development outcomes that enhance people’s food security and well-being while preserving the natural resource base. The CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) integrates t...
Förch, Wiebke
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Cramer, Laura
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Barahona, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Back to baselines: measuring change and sharing data]
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Back to baselines: measuring change and sharing data
The southern part of the Mediterranean basin is among the regions that are characterized by recurrent droughts and it is threatened by the effects of climate change. To deal with these problems in wheat, improved techniques of rain water conservation and adapted varieties need to be developed. Co...
Karrou M
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[Tillage system and genotype effects on early vigor and water use in bread wheat in the Mediterranean region]
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Tillage system and genotype effects on early vigor and water use in bread wheat in the Mediterranean region
Climate change is an unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people. Climate change affects agriculture and food security, and likewise, agriculture and natural resource management affect the climate system. These complex and dynamic relationships are also shaped by e...
WorldFish
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[CGIAR Research Program on climate change, agriculture and food security factsheet]
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CGIAR Research Program on climate change, agriculture and food security factsheet
Developing countries participating in the mitigation mechanism of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+), need to determine a national forest reference emission le...
Romijn E
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Ainembabazi, John H.
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Wijaya, A.
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Herold, Martin
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Angelsen, A.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia]
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Exploring different forest definitions and their impact on developing REDD+ reference emission levels: A case study for Indonesia
Successful adaptation of agriculture to ongoing climate changes would help to maintain productivity growth and thereby reduce pressure to bring new lands into agriculture. In this paper we investigate the potential co-benefits of adaptation in terms of the avoided emissions from land use change. ...
Lobell, David B.
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Baldos ULC
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Hertel TW
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[Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments]
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Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments
The ecological adaptation of shea butter trees was assessed based on their dendrometric and production traits in four shea butter tree parks occurring in different climatic zones of Bénin. A total of 99 rectangular plots of 50 × 30 m were established within the four parks according to a random sa...
Kakai RG
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Akpona TJD
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Assogbadjo, A.E.
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Gaoue OG
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Chakeredza, S.
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Gnangle PC
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Mensah, G.A.
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Sinsin B
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[Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa]
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Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa
Drought tolerance is a complex trait of increasing importance in potato. Our knowledge is summarized concerning drought tolerance and water use efficiency in this crop. We describe the effects of water restriction on physiological characteristics, examine the main traits involved, report the atte...
Monneveux, P.
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Ramírez, D.
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Pino, M.T.
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[Drought tolerance in potato (S.Tuberosum L) Can we learn from drought tolerance research in cereals?]
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Drought tolerance in potato (S.Tuberosum L) Can we learn from drought tolerance research in cereals?
Drought affected rice areas are predicted to double by the end of this century, demanding greater tolerance in widely adapted mega-varieties. Progress on incorporating better drought tolerance has been slow due to lack of appropriate phenotyping protocols. Furthermore, existing protocols do not c...
Jagadish, Krishna S.V.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Kumar, Arvind
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Somayanda, Impa M.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?]
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Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?
China s forest bioenergy policies are evolving against the backdrop of pressing national energy challenges similar to those faced by OECD countries, and chronic rural energy challenges more characteristic of developing countries. Modern forest bioenergy could contribute to solutions to both of th...
Kahrl F
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Su Y
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Tennigkeit, Timm
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Yang Y
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Xu, Jianchu
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[Large or small? Rethinking China s forest bioenergy policies]
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Large or small? Rethinking China s forest bioenergy policies