The two farmers Dilbag Singh and Paramjit Singh talk about the changes in weather and how they are trying to adapt. Both have had to switch to hybrid seeds that require less pesticides and water, but still produce higher yields. Paramjit is also trying to grow poplar trees to complement his agric...
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[Dilbag Singh and Paramjit Singh (Farmers) - Madyapur, Punjab, India]
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Dilbag Singh and Paramjit Singh (Farmers) - Madyapur, Punjab, India
Ardaman Singh is an experienced Indian farmer who have been cultivating for 35 years. He talks about the problems posed by the erratic rainfall and changed temperatures and how they are trying to compensate their income by growing vegetables and fodder in additon to the traditional crops. The vil...
Dr.R.P.Singh, Deputy Faculty, Dept of Plantbreeding and Genetics at the Punjab Agricultural University describes the decreased water availability due to climate change and how they are working to select crop varieties that need less water and to help farmer to make better use of irrigation.
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[Dr. R.P. Singh, Punjab Agricultural University - Ludhiana, Punjab India]
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Dr. R.P. Singh, Punjab Agricultural University - Ludhiana, Punjab India
Indramani Kumari is a female farmer from the village Jamnapur in India, who talks about the lack of water and how it made the villagers lives fragile. As a consequence the youths are leaving the village, the fields are producing less, and the boreholes and rivers are drying out. More people have ...
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[Indramani Kumari (Farmer) - Jamnapur Village, Bihar India]
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Indramani Kumari (Farmer) - Jamnapur Village, Bihar India
Discussion around the research gaps & key findings that have relevance to current policy processes - Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research, CCAFS, at the Closing the gender gap in farming under climate change event held 19 March 2015 in Paris Read more about the event: http://bit.ly/18SCcGG
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[Closing the Gender gap seminar: Sonja Vermeulen]
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Closing the Gender gap seminar: Sonja Vermeulen
Interview with Kate Raworth - Senior Researcher at OXFAM. Filmed at The Conference on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security, 4 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
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[What is the First Output OXFAM Would Like From Its Partnership With CCAFS?]
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What is the First Output OXFAM Would Like From Its Partnership With CCAFS?
Interview with Kate Raworth - Senior Researcher at OXFAM. Filmed at The Conference on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security, 4 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
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[Will a focus on marginalised communities help target research?]
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Will a focus on marginalised communities help target research?
Susila Devi is a farmer from Jamnapur in India who talks about the importance of education when adapting to changes in the climate. Due to her education she was able to read up on alternative fodder solutions to feed her animals, since the lack of water reduced the regular fodder options. She was...
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[Susila Devi (Farmer and Social Worker), Jamnapur - Bihar India]
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Susila Devi (Farmer and Social Worker), Jamnapur - Bihar India
Keynote Session IV: 'Improving early warning systems to benefit farm management decision making against climate risk' by Ousmane Ndiyae, from ANACIM (Senegal) Filmed at the annual Science meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) from 7-11th Ap...
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[Ousmane Ndiyae - Improving early warning systems for farmers decision making]
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Ousmane Ndiyae - Improving early warning systems for farmers decision making
In May, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) gender team held several sessions pre-testing an upcoming "Socially Inclusive Participatory Research and Development for Climate Change and Food Security" guide. This took part in Kenya, where we also talk...
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[Remmus Othiambo talks about how his community can work together for a better tomorrow]
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Remmus Othiambo talks about how his community can work together for a better tomorrow