The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for the largest part of the Congo Basin forest: two-thirds (some 155 million hectares) are forested and 69 percent of which is dense humid forest. With a surge in world market commodity prices for cocoa in 2008 and a steady 2-5% annual increase...
Beule, H. de
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Cocoa: Driver of Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?]
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Cocoa: Driver of Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Conceptualising smallholder farming households as collective action institutions,
that make interrelated decisions about investment, resource use and allocation in a common
household farm, may contribute to understanding widely observed uncooperative outcomes,
such as yield gaps, gender gaps in p...
Institute of Development Policy and Management
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Lecoutere E
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming]
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“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming
Shade trees are an integral part of most cocoa growing systems across the world. This study assesses farmers’ local knowledge of shade trees at two locations in Ghana with different climatic conditions and vulnerability to climate change. Akumadan is located in the northern dry part of the cocoa ...
Graefe, S.
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Meyer-Sand, L.F.
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Chauvette, K.
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Abdulai, I.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Vaast, Philippe
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Asare, R.
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[Evaluating farmers' knowledge of shade trees in different cocoa agro-ecological zones in Ghana]
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Evaluating farmers' knowledge of shade trees in different cocoa agro-ecological zones in Ghana
Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop in the East African highlands region, including Rwanda, Burundi, north-west Tanzania, west and central Kenya and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These two crops often occur on the same smallholder farms, either planted on separate...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Nibasumba, A.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Baret, P.V.
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Deraeck, J.
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Mukasa, D.
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Wanyama, I.
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Bongers, G.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi]
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Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Providence, Happy
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Acosta, Mariola
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]
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Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
Stomatal regulation is a key process in the physiology of Coffea arabica (C. arabica). Intrinsically linked to photosynthesis and water relations, it provides insights into the plant's adaptive capacity, survival and growth. The ability to rapidly quantify this parameter for C. arabica under diff...
Craparo, A.C.W.
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Steppe, K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Läderach, Peter
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Grab, S.W.
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[Application of thermography for monitoring stomatal conductance of Coffea arabica under different shading systems]
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Application of thermography for monitoring stomatal conductance of Coffea arabica under different shading systems
All too often, the well-intentioned efforts of journalists and development organizations to raise awareness of pressing humanitarian issues has the unintended effect of reducing its human subjects to little more than hapless victims of the latest calamity. Ugandans are hardly alone in having a po...
Acosta, Mariola
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Riley, Simon
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Giller, Onno
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda]
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Seeing through the farmers’ eyes: An exploration of the life of smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda
The scientific community has recognized the importance of integrating farmer’s perceptions and knowledge (FPK) for the development of sustainable pest and disease management strategies. However, the knowledge gap between indigenous and scientific knowledge still contributes to misidentification o...
Liebig, Teresa Ines
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Rahn, Eric
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Läderach, Peter
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Poehling, Hans-Michael
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Kucel, Patrick
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Avelino, Jacques
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[Towards a collaborative research: a case study on linking science to farmers’ perceptions and knowledge on Arabica coffee pests and diseases and its management]
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Towards a collaborative research: a case study on linking science to farmers’ perceptions and knowledge on Arabica coffee pests and diseases and its management
The West African cocoa belt, reaching from Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, is the origin of about 70% of the world's cocoa (Theobroma cacao), which in turn is the basis of the livelihoods of about two million farmers. We analyze cocoa's vulnerability to climate change in the West African cocoa...
Schroth, Götz
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Läderach, Peter
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Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac
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Bunn, Christian
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Vulnerability to climate change of cocoa in West Africa: patterns, opportunities and limits to adaptation]
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Vulnerability to climate change of cocoa in West Africa: patterns, opportunities and limits to adaptation
Presentations of Understand, Desing, Act: Climate-proof your supply chain
Module 1: Understand climate change
Module 2: How is climate change affecting my supply chain
Module 3: How can I manage the effects climate change in having on my supply chain?
Module 4: How can I scale up climate smart a...