Soils are a very important component of the global carbon cycle as they contain the largest sink of carbon in the terrestrial biosphere. At the same time, soil organic carbon (SOC) is the basis for soil fertility and the production of food to feed the growing global population. Healthy soils are ...
Nyawira, Sylvia Sarah
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes in Kenya and Ethiopia]
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Unlocking the potential of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes in Kenya and Ethiopia
A mix of demographic, technological, climate and environmental changes make anticipating and planning the future a complex - but critical step - to increase our food supply while sustaining natural resources. Successful interventions which meet these twin objectives are a priority for governments...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Osiemo, Jamleck
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Prager, Steven D.
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[Strategic foresight analysis for high impact interventions in agriculture and food security]
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Strategic foresight analysis for high impact interventions in agriculture and food security
Most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Kenya, depend heavily on agriculture for income and food security. Any effort aiming to sustain and improve the productivity in agriculture is, therefore, an important step towards improving the livelihoods of many households. Soils are...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart soil practices in Western Kenya.]
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart soil practices in Western Kenya.
Sustainable agricultural practices that enhance soil carbon simultaneously improve farm
yields and income. Despite the expansive literature on adoption of soil carbon practices in
Kenya, there is limited information on the impact of the elemental practices on farm output.
This study attempts to f...
Ng’ang’a, Stanley Karanja
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Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[An evaluation of the impact of soil carbon enhancing practices on farm output in Western Kenya]
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An evaluation of the impact of soil carbon enhancing practices on farm output in Western Kenya
This household survey was conducted among 88 respondents by CIAT in three counties of western Kenya (Bungoma, Kakamega, and Siaya) in 2016. The main aim of the project was to conduct a cost benefit analysis of eight climate-smart soil (CSS) practices, as a step toward understanding whether they w...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Kinyua, Ivy
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Household Survey Data on Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate-Smart Soil Practices in Western Kenya]
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Household Survey Data on Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate-Smart Soil Practices in Western Kenya
Ng’ang’a, Stanley Karanja
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Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Socioeconomic factors that constrain or facilitate the adoption of technologies that promote sequestration of soil carbon in East Africa]
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Socioeconomic factors that constrain or facilitate the adoption of technologies that promote sequestration of soil carbon in East Africa
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, rely on agriculture for their income and food security. Any initiative that might help to sustain and improve productivity in agriculture would be a crucial step in improving people’s livelihoods. The adoption of climate-smart practices...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Miller, Vail
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Owuso Essegbey, George
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Ansah, V.
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Nautsukpo, Delali
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Kingsley, Sam
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana]
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana