Responding to rainfall variability has always been one of the most critical risks facing farmers. It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on prioritie...
Bird, Jeremy
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Roy, Srabani
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Shah, Tushaar
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Pavelic, Paul
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McCornick, Peter G.
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[Adapting to climate variability and change in India]
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Adapting to climate variability and change in India
The increasing frequency of climatic risks, such as flood, drought, heat and cold waves, is causing significant loss of farm productivity and income in agriculturally dependent communities. Timely availability of reliable information on weather conditions, agro-advisories, and market information ...
Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Shirsath, Paresh B
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Spatial targeting of ICT-based weather and agro-advisory services for climate risk management in agriculture]
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Spatial targeting of ICT-based weather and agro-advisory services for climate risk management in agriculture
In developing countries, drought can cripple communities. Its impact is often long-lasting, especially if smallholders have to sell off farming equipment in order to survive the loss of crop income. And in the developed world, drought in a major food-producing region can push up food prices world...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Nersisyan, A
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Leigh, RA
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Dibb-Leigh, JA
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hoefner, F
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[Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change]
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Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Nersisyan, A
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Leigh, RA
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Dibb-Leigh, JA
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hoefner, F
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[Perspectives: legislating change]
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Perspectives: legislating change
This paper assesses the effect of monsoon droughts on the production, demand, and prices of seven major agricultural commodities - rice, sorghum, pearl millet, maize, pigeon pea, groundnut and cotton. A partial generalised equilibrium model is developed to simulate the effects of deficit rainfall...
Kumar, P.
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Joshi PK
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Projected Effect of Droughts on Supply, Demand, and Prices of Crops in India]
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Projected Effect of Droughts on Supply, Demand, and Prices of Crops in India