The second edition of the handbook, again reviews the epidemiology of helminth parasites of ruminants, and presents procedures and techniques for their diagnosis, survey and control. It has been enlarged to encompass a broader range of helminth species in a wider geographical area. The book is de...
Hansen, James
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Perry, Brian D.
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[The epidemiology, diagnosis and control of helminth parasites of ruminants. A handbook]
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The epidemiology, diagnosis and control of helminth parasites of ruminants. A handbook
Agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change. Agricultural production is highly vulnerable even to 2C (low-end) predictions for global mean temperatures in 2100, with major implications for rural poverty and for both rural and urban food security. Agricultur...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Ainslie, A.
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Angelone, C.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Hansen, James
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Ingram, J.S.I.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Lau, Charlotte
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change]
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Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change
In October 2011, the CGIAR program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (I4) organized a joint workshop hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The workshop was designed to identify and address issues su...
Nicola, F. de
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Hill, R.V.
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Carter, M.
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Choularton, R.
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Hansen, James
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Osgood, D.
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[Index insurance for managing climate-related agricultural risk: toward a strategic research agenda]
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Index insurance for managing climate-related agricultural risk: toward a strategic research agenda
Rwanda’s variable and changing climate is an increasingly serious challenge to the country’s
agricultural sector and farming population. Climate information services are emerging as a
means to support farmers to manage risk and provide an opportunity to build the resilience of
agriculture to clim...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Hansen, James
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[Review of climate service needs and opportunities in Rwanda]
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Review of climate service needs and opportunities in Rwanda
This report presents the work done during farmer training workshops on probabilistic seasonal forecasting and forecast-based advisories, in Wote, Makueni County, Kenya. This activity took into consideration the fact that farmers in Mahueni County in semi-arid eastern Kenya mainly rely on rainfall...
Njiru E
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Ariithi CKK
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Rao, K.P.C.
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Mutinda D
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Hansen, James
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[Farmer training workshops on understanding probabilistic seasonal forecasts: Wote, Kenya, 14-16 and 20-23 September 2011]
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Farmer training workshops on understanding probabilistic seasonal forecasts: Wote, Kenya, 14-16 and 20-23 September 2011
This report describes a workshop that trained roughly 40 intermediaries to adapt this approach in the Kilimajaro region of northern Tanzania. The three-day intermediary training workshop (11-13 September 2015) was followed by a two-day farmer training workshop, which gave a subset of trainees han...
Hansen, James
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[Training workshop on communicating weather and climate information with farmers, Same, Tanzania, September 2013]
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Training workshop on communicating weather and climate information with farmers, Same, Tanzania, September 2013
This report presents the outputs of the planning workshop for the Rwanda Climate Services
for Agriculture Project. The main objective of this planning workshop was to engage key
partners in project planning, revise the project’s specific activities, revise the timeline and
work-plan for all imple...
Nsengiyumva, G
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Kagabo, Desire M.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Hansen, James
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[Planning workshop for Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project]
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Planning workshop for Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project
A joint collaborative initiative between ICPAC, CCAFS and IRI was launched publically
through a series of presentations and side sessions at the 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate
Outlook Forum (GHACOF44) in Kampala, Uganda, on 30 August 2016. This initiative is part
of the Climate Services for ...
Mwesigwa JB
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Hansen, James
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Dinku ,T.
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Owusu A
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[Regional Climate Services for Agriculture Project Presentation, and Demonstration and Discussion of Agricultural Maprooms: Launch Events at 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum]
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Regional Climate Services for Agriculture Project Presentation, and Demonstration and Discussion of Agricultural Maprooms: Launch Events at 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum
Regional crop production forecasting is growing in importance in both, the public and private sectors to ensure food security, optimize agricultural management practices and use of resources, and anticipate market fluctuations. Thus, a model and data driven, easy-to-use forecasting and a risk ass...