The mixed crop-livestock systems of the developing world will become increasingly important for meeting the food security challenges of the coming decades. The synergies and trade-offs between food security, adaptation, and mitigation objectives are not well studied, however. Comprehensive evalua...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Förch, Wiebke
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Bell, Patrick
,
Henderson, Benjamin B.
,
Herrero, Mario T.
,
[A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries]
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A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries
Growth in mobile phone access and ownership
presents an opportunity to collect more data,
more frequently, from more people, and for less
money. There are multiple ways to collect data with
mobile phones (SMS, voice calls, etc.), each
with particular strengths and weaknesses.
n The best mode of d...
Chesterman, Sabrina
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Lamanna, Christine
,
Kalamatianou, Sofia
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence]
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Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence
At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a
voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...
Soussana, Jean-François
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Lutfalla, Suzanne
,
Ehrhardt, Fiona
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Havlík, Petr
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
Chotte, Jean-Luc
,
Torquebiau, Emmanuel F.
,
Ciais, Philippe
,
Smith, Pete
,
Lal, Rattan
,
[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]
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Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative
Large-scale investment is needed to create climate-smart agriculture (CSA) systems. While many government and development agencies are integrating CSA into their policies, programmes, plans and projects, there is little guidance for operational planning and implementation on ways to be climate-s...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice]
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‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice
The African Union-New Partnership for African Development
(AU-NEPAD) has set a goal of 25 million farming families
practicing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) by 2025 (Vision
25x25). This Vision 25x25 came out of the African Union
Leaders “Malabo Declaration” of 2014 that set a path forward
for Af...
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being widely promoted as a solution for food insecurity
and climate change adaptation in food systems of sub-Saharan Africa, while simultaneously
reducing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions. Governments throughout Africa are writing
policies and programs to...
Lamanna, Christine
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Namoi, Nictor
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Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Mpanda, Mathew
,
Egeru, Anthony
,
Okia, Clement
,
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
,
Mwongera, Caroline
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Asten, Piet J.A. van
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa]
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Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa
Planning robust climate-smart development programs can be done today with existing information. We propose a risk-household-option modeling approach to address household food security under climate change in Africa. hrough a case study in Niger, we demonstrate that prioritizing CSA is possible by...
Lamanna, Christine
,
Ramírez Villegas, Julián
,
Wijk, Mark T. van
,
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Girvetz, Evan H.
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Evidence- and risk-based planning for food security under climate change: Results of a modeling approach for climate-smart agriculture programming]
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Evidence- and risk-based planning for food security under climate change: Results of a modeling approach for climate-smart agriculture programming
Evidence exists to support CSA programming on the most widely cultivated crops (e.g. maize), and most common agricultural practices (e.g. fertilizer addition) in Tanzania. However, products and places central to rural livelihoods such as livestock, coastal drylands, and humid regions near Lake Vi...
Lamanna, Christine
,
Kimaro, Anthony A.
,
Arslan, Aslihan
,
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[What is the evidence-base for climate-smart agriculture in Tanzania?]
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What is the evidence-base for climate-smart agriculture in Tanzania?
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists, particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the extent and the persistence of rural poverty in these environments. Stochastic shocks erode smallholder farmers' long...
Hansen, James
,
Hellin, Jon
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Fisher, Eleanor
,
Cairns, Jill E.
,
Stirling, Clare M.
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Etten, Jacob van
,
Rose, Alison
,
Campbell, Bruce M.
,
[Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction]
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Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction
What is and what is not climate-smart agriculture (CSA)? That existential question sparks debate, complicates implementation and fractures the development community. Many institutions are developing 4-10 page ‘technical briefs’ describing the ‘climate-smartness’ of interventions (ie, the impact o...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Thierfelder, Christian
,
[Conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa main messages]
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Conservation agriculture in East and Southern Africa main messages