The extent and implications of under nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa have catalyzed political action and programs on the ground. For example, the United Nations has declared a decade of action (2016-2026) and the Sustainable Development Goals have set ambitious targets to end hunger and undernutr...
Chesterman, Sabrina
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Hammond, Jim
,
Namoi, Nictor
,
Wakelin, Oliver
,
Ng’endo, Mary
,
Wijk, Mark T. van
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Co-designed solutions for collecting food & nutrition security data with mobile devices: What worked (and did not) from a NGO, government and research partnership]
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Co-designed solutions for collecting food & nutrition security data with mobile devices: What worked (and did not) from a NGO, government and research partnership
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
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Lamanna, Christine
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Bell, Patrick
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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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
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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
CSA and its principles: food security, mitigation, and adaptation, have been widely recognized as key elements for decision makers to include to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet implementing successful innovations on a wider scale across nations – and even geographies – remains a chall...
Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
,
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Eitzinger, Anton
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Shikuku, K.M.
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
[Nine ways to make agriculture more climate-smart]
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Nine ways to make agriculture more climate-smart
A robust, resilient, and enabling policy environment is critical to take agriculture innovations to scale at national or regional level.
Policy formulation processes that consider climate variability, socioeconomic and environmental shocks require participatory, inclusive, and explorative scenari...
Better soil health can increase agricultural productivity. Restoration activities can build on-farm resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Land and soil health surveys can improve crop modeling predictions under various climate scenarios and guide more targeted in...
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Mwongera, Caroline
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Eitzinger, Anton
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Shikuku, K.M.
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
[Invest in climate-smart soil and land health]
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Invest in climate-smart soil and land health
Research suggests that gender equity is a critical factor in the adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices.
If gender is not explicitly considered in climate-related interventions, the adoption of climate-resilient practices is unlikely to reach scale.
Climate-resilient interventio...
Twyman, Jennifer
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Mwongera, Caroline
,
Läderach, Peter
,
Acosta, Mariola
,
Ampaire, Edidah L.
,
Eitzinger, Anton
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
,
Shikuku, K.M.
,
Winowiecki, Leigh A.
,
[Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive]
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Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive
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
,
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.
,
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...