This study employed the Just and Pope stochastic production frontier to assess the effectiveness of farmer preferred technologies in reducing production risk related to climate variability in Eastern Uganda. Data for this study were obtained from 315 households, 9 focus group discussions and 23 k...
Kansiime, KM
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Shisanya, AC
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Wambugu, KS
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[Effectiveness of technological options for minimising production risks under variable climatic conditions in eastern Uganda]
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Effectiveness of technological options for minimising production risks under variable climatic conditions in eastern Uganda
The objective of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of simulating maize yield in a sub‑tropical region of southern Brazil using the general large area model (Glam). A 16‑year time series of daily weather data were used. The model was adjusted and tested as an alternative for simulating mai...
Bergamaschi H
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Costa, S.M.S. da
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Wheeler TR
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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[Simulating maize yield in sub-tropical conditions of southern Brazil using Glam model]
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Simulating maize yield in sub-tropical conditions of southern Brazil using Glam model
Reducing emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as methane and nitrous oxide, and sequestering carbon in the soil or in living biomass can help reduce the impact of agriculture on climate change while improving productivity and reducing resource use. There is an increasing demand...
Olander, L
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Tubiello, F.N.
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Herold, Martin
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[Synthesis and Review: Advancing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Quantification]
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Synthesis and Review: Advancing Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Quantification
Efficient methods to explore plant agro-biodiversity for climate change adaptive traits are urgently required. The focused identification of germplasm strategy (FIGS) is one such approach. FIGS works on the premise that germplasm is likely to reflect the selection pressures of the environment in ...
Khazaei H
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Street K
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Bari, A.
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Mackay M
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Stoddard FL
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[The FIGS (Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy) approach identifies traits related to drought adaptation in Vicia faba genetic resources]
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The FIGS (Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy) approach identifies traits related to drought adaptation in Vicia faba genetic resources
Climate change has resulted in increased vulnerability of smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Zimbabwe where there is limited capacity to adapt to changing climate. One approach that has been used to adapt to changing climate is in-field water harvesting for improved crop yields in the semi-...
Nyamadzawo, George
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Wuta, Menas
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Nyamangara, Justice
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Gumbo D
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[Opportunities for optimization of in-field water harvesting to cope with changing climate in semi-arid smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe]
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Opportunities for optimization of in-field water harvesting to cope with changing climate in semi-arid smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe
Climate change and global population increase are two converging forces that will jointly challenge researchers to design programs that ensure crop production systems meet the world s food demand. Climate change will potentially reduce productivity while a global population increase will require ...
McClean, Phillip E.
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Burridge J
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Porch, TG
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[Crop improvement in the era of climate change: An integrated multi-disciplinary approach for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)]
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Crop improvement in the era of climate change: An integrated multi-disciplinary approach for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Parasitic weed, Striga gesnerioides is a major constraint to cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] productivity in West and Central Africa. Efforts are being made to identify major genes that determine the race specific resistances to S. gesnerioides in cowpea and to develop resistant varieties w...
Muranaka S
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Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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[Stability of Striga gesnerioides resistance mechanism in cowpea under high- infestation level, low soil fertility and drought stresses]
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Stability of Striga gesnerioides resistance mechanism in cowpea under high- infestation level, low soil fertility and drought stresses
Agriculture emits a range of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gas metrics allow emissions of different gases to be reported in a common unit called CO2-equivalent. This enables comparisons of the efficiency of different farms and production systems and of alternative mitigation strategies across all ...
Reisinger, Andy
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Ledgard S
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[Impact of greenhouse gas metrics on the quantification of agricultural emissions and farm-scale mitigation strategies: a New Zealand case study]
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Impact of greenhouse gas metrics on the quantification of agricultural emissions and farm-scale mitigation strategies: a New Zealand case study
Soil tillage and other methods of soil management may influence CO2 emissions because they accelerate the mineralization of organic carbon in the soil. This study aimed to quantify the CO2 emissions under conventional tillage (CT), minimum tillage (MT) and reduced tillage (RT) during the renovati...
Silva-Olaya AM
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Cerri, Carlos Eduardo
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La Scala, Newton
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Dias, C.T.S.
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Cerri, C.C.
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[Carbon dioxide emissions under different soil tillage systems in mechanically harvested sugarcane]
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Carbon dioxide emissions under different soil tillage systems in mechanically harvested sugarcane
We employ a single-country dynamically-recursive Computable General Equilibrium model to make health-focussed macroeconomic assessments of three contingent UK Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation strategies, designed to achieve 2030 emission targets as suggested by the UK Committee on Climate Change. ...
Tarp Jensen H
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Keogh-Brown MR
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Smith, R.D.
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Chalabi Z
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Dangour, Alan D.
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Davies, M.
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Edwards, P.
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Garnett, Tara
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Givoni M
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Griffiths U
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Hamilton I
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Jarrett J
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Roberts I
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Wilkinson P
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Woodend, J.
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Haines A
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[The importance of health co-benefits in macroeconomic assessments of UK Greenhouse Gas emission reduction strategies]
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The importance of health co-benefits in macroeconomic assessments of UK Greenhouse Gas emission reduction strategies