We evaluated 3,046 farmers spread across the country’s districts to establish baseline about climate information and climate change, in September 2016. This Info Note shares insights into the status and needs for climate services in Rwanda at the time of this survey.
Coulibaly, Jeanne Y.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Kagabo, Desire M.
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Mutua, Mercy
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Hansen, James
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[Climate services for agriculture in Rwanda: What farmers know about climate information services in Rwanda]
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Climate services for agriculture in Rwanda: What farmers know about climate information services in Rwanda
Kenya’s dairy processers are increasingly paying attention to energy efficiency in their operations. This is driven by a squeeze on profit margins due to falling international milk prices and high domestic production costs, and energy efficiency requirements of newly enforced regulations on large...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Dijk, Suzanne van
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Odhong’, Charles
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[The potential for reduced consumption of high- emission energy in Kenya’s dairy sector]
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The potential for reduced consumption of high- emission energy in Kenya’s dairy sector
The leaflet provides the short description of the project “In Situ Conservation and Use of Crop Wild Relatives in three ACP countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region" (2014 – 2016) and lists project activities and partners. The project aimed to enhance the link between...
Bioversity International
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University of Birmingham
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University of Mauritius
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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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Zambia Agriculture Research Institute
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[Enhancing the link between in situ conservation and use of crop wild relatives (CWR) in the SADC region to underpin regional food security and mitigate predicted adverse impact of climate change]
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Enhancing the link between in situ conservation and use of crop wild relatives (CWR) in the SADC region to underpin regional food security and mitigate predicted adverse impact of climate change
Global food chains and increasingly interlinked economies mean countries need to work together to reduce emissions of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
Between 2012 and 2015, 150 researchers, research managers, gene bank managers, extension agents, university professors and staff of non-government organizations from Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Guatemala, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe acquired new knowledge and s...
Vernooy, Ronnie
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Otieno, G.
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Bessette, G.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Galluzzi, G.
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Gevel, J.M.J. van de
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, I.
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Mathur, P.N.
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Mittra, S.
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Rudebjer, P.G.
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Steinke, J.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Zonneveld, Maarten van
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[A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm]
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A novel strategy to discover and use climate-adapted germplasm
As climate change pushes livestock, crop and tree production systems towards new realities, societies may seek more comprehensive solutions. Examples of truly radical adaptation — pre-emptive actions at scale that address the root causes of climate risks and reduce climatic footprint — are still ...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Mason M
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Adolph, Barbara
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[Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability]
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Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability
CSA and its principles: food security, mitigation, and adaptation, have been widely recognized as key elements for decision makers to include to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet implementing successful innovations on a wider scale across nations – and even geographies – remains a chall...
Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Nine ways to make agriculture more climate-smart]
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Nine ways to make agriculture more climate-smart
Las Plataformas de Innovación para implementar una Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (PIASAC) para los pequeños agricultores fue un proyecto que tenía como objetivo generar conocimientos y capacidades locales sobre cambio climático y construir opciones de adaptación de manera participativa...
Muller, Christian
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Salgado, Ricardo
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Duron, Marlon
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Le Coq, Jean François
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Varax, Magali de
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Gamba-Trimiño, Catherine
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Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Chia, Eduardo
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Gallardo, Omar
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Andrieu, Nadine
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[Plataformas de innovación para la agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Honduras]
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Plataformas de innovación para la agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Honduras