Crop residues (CR) have become a limited resource in mixed crop-livestock farms. As a result of the increasing demand and low availability of alternative resources, CR became an essential resource for household activities, especially for livestock keeping; a major livelihood element of smallholde...
Valbuena, Diego
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Erenstein, Olaf
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Teufel, Nils
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Swain, B.B.
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Germaine, I.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[Identifying determinants, pressures and trade-offs of crop residue use in mixed smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia]
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Identifying determinants, pressures and trade-offs of crop residue use in mixed smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus
Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers’ perception of climate change and
adaptation strategies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper West regions of Ghana. Results showed
that DTM varieties are a via...
Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Bamire, Simeon Adebayo
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Akinola, Adebayo A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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[Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana]
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Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies. This article addresses this research gap, ...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]
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Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria
The savanna region of Africa is a potential breadbasket of the continent but is severely affected by climate change. Understanding farmers perceptions of climate change and the types of adjustments they have made in their farming practices in response to these changes will offer some insights in...
Tambo JA
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
,
[Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna]
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Smallholder farmers perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna