Participatory and deliberative approaches were used in order to draw out and evaluate pathways of adaptation in maize farming in the Kenyan districts of Makueni (in Central Province) and Nandi/Nyando (in Western Province), whilst allowing participants to reflect on and share their own perceptions...
Whitfield, Stephen
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors]
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Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors
This blog book tells the story of CCAFS research theme ‘Linking Knowledge with Action’; its approach and lessons learned throughout the years, especially 2014, while illustrating its many achievements through blogs and photos.
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Jost, Christine
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Ferdous, N.
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights]
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Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights
In CCAFS we are building our research for development agenda using outcomes thinking targeted towards five CGIAR intermediate development outcomes (IDOs). Each of our Flagship
research programs and regions are developing theories of change (TOCs), impact pathways (IPs), and monitoring and evaluat...
Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Jost, Christine
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[Lessons in theory of change: CCAFS Southeast Asia Research for Development Workshop]
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Lessons in theory of change: CCAFS Southeast Asia Research for Development Workshop
Central to understanding the usefulness of climate and weather forecasts in support of agricultural decision-making is addressing the issue of who receives what information. Many contend that improved climate forecasts since the late 1990s have had limited impact on smallholder farming communitie...
Tall, Arame
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Chaudhury, M.
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McKune, Sarah
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers]
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Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers
This report presents 4 scenarios for the future of food security, agriculture, livelihoods and environments in East Africa. These scenarios were developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with a wide range of regional stakeholders. Th...
Vervoort, Joost M.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Havlík, Petr
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Jost, Christine
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Rowlands, H.
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[The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios]
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The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios
Uganda, and especially the Rakai district, is highly vulnerable to climate variability and likely to be amongst the worst hit under climate change. Any responses to climate change affected communities cannot be considered complete unless women-specific responses are interwoven in a variety of ada...
Kyazze, Florence B.
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Owoyesigire B
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Chaudhury M
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[Using a gender lens to explore farmers’ adaptation options in the face of climate change: Results of a pilot study in Uganda]
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Using a gender lens to explore farmers’ adaptation options in the face of climate change: Results of a pilot study in Uganda
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Theme Linking Knowledge with Action (K2A) engaged in a two-year social learning process to develop tools, best practices and capacity building trainings around gender sensitive and participatory research for clima...
Ferdous, N.
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Jost, Christine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Closing the Relevance Gap: Lessons in Co-Developing Gender Transformative Research Approaches with Development Partners and Communities]
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Closing the Relevance Gap: Lessons in Co-Developing Gender Transformative Research Approaches with Development Partners and Communities
This paper analyses gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. It examines what factors are associated with the likelihood of adoption of a wide range of CSA practices for 376 women and 375 men in two different areas of Kenya. This information is a...
Bernier, Quinn
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Haglund, E
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Kovarik, C.
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Silvestri, Silvia
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[Gender and Institutional Aspects of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Evidence from Kenya]
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Gender and Institutional Aspects of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Evidence from Kenya
This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-‐level survey, led by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), carried out in 7 villages and 140 households in Lushoto, Tanzania in January 2011. The objective of this baseline effort was to de...
Lyamchai, Charles
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Yanda, P.Z.
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Sayula, George
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Summary of household baseline survey results: Lushoto, Tanzania]
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Summary of household baseline survey results: Lushoto, Tanzania
Hoima District, in West Central Uganda, is predominantly agricultural. A baseline survey, supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) was undertaken in late 2010 aimed at describing the characteristics of farming systems and better understandi...
Mubiru DN
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Summary of household baseline survey results: Hoima District, West Central Uganda]
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Summary of household baseline survey results: Hoima District, West Central Uganda