Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as an approach for reorienting agricultural development under the realities of climate change. Prioritising research-for-development activities is crucial, given the need to utilise scarce resources as effectively as possible. However, no framewo...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Baedeker, Tobias
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Baethgen, Walter E.
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Bunn, Christian
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Friedmann, Michael
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Howden, Mark
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Kilcline, Kevin
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Nangia, Vinay
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Kumar, Shalander
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West, Paul C.
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Keating, Brian
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[A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research]
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A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research
Low maize yields and the impacts of climate change on maize production highlight the need to improve yields in eastern and southern Africa. Climate projections suggest higher temperatures within drought-prone areas. Research in model species suggests that tolerance to combined drought and heat st...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Crossa, J.
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Zaidi, P.H.
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Grudloyma P
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Sánchez, C.
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Araus, J.L.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Magorokosho, C.
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Bänziger, Marianne
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Menkir A
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Hearne S
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Atlin, Gary
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[Identification of drought, heat and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize (Zea mays L.)]
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Identification of drought, heat and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize (Zea mays L.)
Setimela, P.
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Gasura, E.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Zaman-Allah, M.A.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Boddupalli, P.M.
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[When the going gets tough: Performance of stress tolerant maize during the 2015/16 (El Niño) and 2016/17 (La Niña) season in southern Africa]
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When the going gets tough: Performance of stress tolerant maize during the 2015/16 (El Niño) and 2016/17 (La Niña) season in southern Africa
The increasing demand for food from limited available land, in light of declining soil fertility and future threats of climate variability and change have increased the need for more sustainable crop management systems. Conservation agriculture (CA) is based on the three principles of minimum soi...
Thierfelder, Christian
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Rusinamhodzi, Leonard
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Ngwira AR
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Mupangwa, W.
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Nyagumbo, Isaiah
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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[Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge]
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Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa: Advances in knowledge
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the biophysical and socioeconomic impacts of climate change on maize production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) using adapted improved maize varieties and well-calibrated and validated bioeconomic models. Design/methodology/approach: ...
Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
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Gbegbelegbe, Sika
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Shiferaw, Bekele
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Prasanna, Boddupalli
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Sonder, Kai
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Boote, Kenneth J.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Robertson, Richard D.
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[Maize systems under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Potential impacts on production and food security]
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Maize systems under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Potential impacts on production and food security
Plant breeding and improved management options have made remarkable progress in increasing crop yields during the past century. However, climate change projections suggest that large yield losses will be occurring in many regions, particularly within sub-Saharan Africa. The development of climate...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Sonder, Kai
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Zaidi, P.H.
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Verhulst PN
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Mahuku, George S.
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Babu, R.
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Nair SK
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Das, B.
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Govaerts, Bram
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Vinayan, M.T.
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Rashid Z
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Noor JJ
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Devi, P.
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Vicente, F. san
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Prasanna, Boddupalli
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[Maize production in a changing climate: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies]
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Maize production in a changing climate: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies
Drought affected rice areas are predicted to double by the end of this century, demanding greater tolerance in widely adapted mega-varieties. Progress on incorporating better drought tolerance has been slow due to lack of appropriate phenotyping protocols. Furthermore, existing protocols do not c...
Jagadish, Krishna S.V.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Kumar, Arvind
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Somayanda, Impa M.
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Craufurd, Peter Q.
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[Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?]
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Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance in rice?
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists, particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the extent and the persistence of rural poverty in these environments. Stochastic shocks erode smallholder farmers' long...
Hansen, James
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Hellin, Jon
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Fisher, Eleanor
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Etten, Jacob van
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Rose, Alison
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction]
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Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction
Low maize (Zea maysL.) yields and the impacts of climate change on maize production highlight the need to improve yields in eastern and southern Africa. Climate projections suggest higher temperatures within drought-prone areas. Research in model species suggests that tolerance to combined drough...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Crossa, J.
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Zaidi, P.H.
,
Grudloymad P
,
Sánchez, C.
,
Araus, J.L.
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Thaitad S
,
Makumbi, Dan
,
Magorokosho, C.
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Bänziger, Marianne
,
Menkirf A
,
Hearnef S
,
Atlin, Gary
,
[Identification of drought, heat, and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize]
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Identification of drought, heat, and combined drought and heat tolerant donors in maize
Given the accumulating evidence of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent need to develop more climate resilient maize systems. Adaptation strategies to climate change in maize systems in sub-Saharan Africa are likely to include improved germplasm with tolerance to drought and h...
Cairns, Jill E.
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Hellin, J.
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Sonder, Kai
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Araus, J.L.
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MacRobert JF
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Prasanna, Boddupalli
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[Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Adapting maize production to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa