There is overwhelming evidence that Africa needs to change its agricultural systems for increased productivity, resilience and competitiveness in ensuring food security, income generation, as well as minimization of negative impacts on environment. Research shows that the current agricultural sys...
Mapfumo, Paul
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika
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Wamukoya, George
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Kinyangi, James
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[Climate Smart Agriculture Partnership for Africa: Prospects and Challenges]
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Climate Smart Agriculture Partnership for Africa: Prospects and Challenges
In developing countries, drought can cripple communities. Its impact is often long-lasting, especially if smallholders have to sell off farming equipment in order to survive the loss of crop income. And in the developed world, drought in a major food-producing region can push up food prices world...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Nersisyan, A
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Leigh, RA
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Dibb-Leigh, JA
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hoefner, F
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[Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change]
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Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change
Soil degradation is one of the most serious threats to sustainable crop production in many tropical agroecosystems where extensification rather than intensification of agriculture has occurred. In the highlands of western Kenya, we investigated soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) constraints to ...
Ngoze, S.
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Riha, S.
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Kinyangi, James
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Mbugua, D.
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Pell, A.
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[Nutrient constraints to tropical agroecosystem productivity in long-term degrading soils]
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Nutrient constraints to tropical agroecosystem productivity in long-term degrading soils
The Nile basin experiences wide spread poverty, lack of food and land and water
degradation. Because poverty is linked to access to water for crop, fish and
livestock based livelihoods, improving access to water and increasing agricultural
water productivity can potentially contribute substantial...
Molden, David J.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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Conniff, Karen
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Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Mohamed, Y.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Kinyangi, James
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Breugel, P. van
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Cascao, A.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Demise, S.S.
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Neguid, M.A.
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Naggar, G. el
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[Nile Basin Focal Project. Synthesis report]
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Nile Basin Focal Project. Synthesis report
According to the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, changes in the climate over the last 30 years have already reduced global agricultural production by 1 – 5 % per decade relative to a baseline without climate change. In addition, recent studies indicate that even a 2 degrees increase in global tem...
Dhanush, D
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Grace, Delia
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Kinyangi, James
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Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Mohan, CV
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Smith, J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases]
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Impact of climate change on African agriculture: focus on pests and diseases
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Nersisyan, A
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Leigh, RA
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Dibb-Leigh, JA
,
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hoefner, F
,
[Perspectives: legislating change]
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Perspectives: legislating change
The greater horn of Africa is one of the least developed regions in Africa. Livestock are an important economic resource and an essential asset for poor farmers in this region. Climate variability, population growth, low economic development, limited market integration, and low fertilizer use, am...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Kinyangi, James
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[Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa]
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Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa
There is limited documentation of soil and water management technologies that enhance adaptation to climate change in drylands of Kenya. Rainfall patterns were analyzed in the semi-arid Machakos and Makueni counties of eastern Kenya using historical data. A total of forty...
Recha, John W.M.
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Mati, Bancy M.
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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Kinyangi, James
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya]
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Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a highly active component of soils and sediments, and plays an important role in global C cycling. However, NOM has defied molecular-level structural characterization, owing to variations along the decomposition continuum and its existence as highly functionalized ...
Solomon, D.
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Kinyangi, James
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Biqing, L.
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Heymann, K.
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Dathe, L.
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Hanley, K.
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Wirick, S.
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Jacobsen, C.
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[Carbon (1s) NEXAFS spectroscopy of biogeochemically relevant reference organic compounds]
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Carbon (1s) NEXAFS spectroscopy of biogeochemically relevant reference organic compounds
In Uganda, Ghana and Bangladesh, participatory tools were used for a socio-economic and gender analysis of three topics: climate-smart agriculture (CSA), climate analogue approaches, and climate and weather forecasting. Policy and programme-relevant results were obtained. Smallholders are changin...
Jost, Christine
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Kyazze, Florence B.
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Neelormi, S
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Kinyangi, James
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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Chaudhury, M.
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Tapio-Bistrom, M.L.
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Nelson, S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities]
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Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities