The private sector plays the most important role in financing agricultural investments, innovation and information dissemination where constraints on government investment render private sector actions more important. In East Africa, little is known about the participation of small businesses, in...
Quail, Sheryl
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Onyango, Leah
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Recha, John W.M.
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Kinyangi, James
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[Private Sector Actions to Enable Climate-Smart Agriculture in Small-Scale Farming in Tanzania]
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Private Sector Actions to Enable Climate-Smart Agriculture in Small-Scale Farming in Tanzania
Kinyangi, James
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Delve, Robert J.
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Probert, ME
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[Testing the APSIM model with data from a phosphorus and nitrogen replenishment experiment on an oxisol in Western Kenya]
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Testing the APSIM model with data from a phosphorus and nitrogen replenishment experiment on an oxisol in Western Kenya
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
The majority of Africa’s people derive livelihoods from the agricultural sector. However, a rapidly changing climate hinders the continent from realizing its full potential in agriculture. Emerging patterns of climate variability and climate change have raised the
level of vulnerability for rural...
Kimeli, Philip
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Mungai, Catherine
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Kinyangi, James
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Recha, John W.M.
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[Climate Smart Villages: A Community Approach to Climate Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods]
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Climate Smart Villages: A Community Approach to Climate Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods
The changing climate is a threat to the smallholder farmers. Poverty and limited livelihood options increase vulnerability to climate risks. To counter this, a partnership between research and development organizations and the Nyando rural community developed Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) model t...
Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Kimeli, Philip
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[Uptake of Resilient Crop Interventions to Manage Risks Through Climate-Smart Villages Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya]
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Uptake of Resilient Crop Interventions to Manage Risks Through Climate-Smart Villages Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya