Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, technologies, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to changing climatic conditions and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer adopt...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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Sayula, George
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania]
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Adoption and Dissemination Pathways for Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices for Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Lushoto, Northeast Tanzania
Key messages
The development and research sectors have begun monitoring communication and engagement efforts over the last decade, with the result that there are now a number of tools available.
It is rare that blueprints of tools can be applied across a variety of communication and engagemen...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Atakos, Vivian
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Schubert, Cecilia
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Urrea Benitez, José Luis
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Selected outcome-focused monitoring tools for communication and engagement]
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Selected outcome-focused monitoring tools for communication and engagement
The agrarian economy of Uganda has been declining due to many factors including climate change. With the majority of Ugandans depending on agriculture and agricultural related activities for their livelihoods, this decline is threatening their survival as well as Uganda’s future economic developm...
Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to climate change and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer uptake of climat...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
,
Kimeli, Philip
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Mungai, Catherine
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Sayula, George
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Kinyangi, James
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[Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania]
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Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania
East Africa has enormous potential, not only to feed itself and eliminate hunger, but also to be a major player in global food systems. This potential lies in its natural resources, its people and knowledge, and its huge markets. Agriculture represents a significant portion of this potential and ...
Solomon, Dawit
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Recha, John W.M.
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Gadeberg, Marianne
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[CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021: Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change]
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CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021: Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change
Since the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in 2003, governments in East Africa have made sustainable transformation of agriculture a priority, as reflected in their development agendas and by increased investments in agriculture. Despite these positive developments, the region ...
Solomon, Dawit
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Recha, John W.M.
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Gadeberg, Marianne
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[CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021 Summary. Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change]
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CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021 Summary. Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change
Key messages
Initial steps towards outcome-focused monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL) on communication and engagement can be small, but they must be systematic.
To achieve broad participation, MEL needs to be lean and do-able.
Well-designed MEL adds value by feeding information and les...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Atakos, Vivian
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White, Julianna M.
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Schubert, Cecilia
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Urrea Benitez, José Luis
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Cramer, Laura
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[Measuring how communication and engagement efforts help deliver outcomes]
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Measuring how communication and engagement efforts help deliver outcomes
In Kenya, agriculture is a key driver of economic growth and social development. The agriculture sector directly contributes about 28% of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP), and accounts for 65% of the total export earnings. The crop and livestock sub-sectors contribute approximately 78% and 20...
Amwata, Dorothy
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Mungai, Catherine
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Kenya]
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Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Kenya
This paper reports on a networking meeting of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Gender and Social Inclusion (GSI) Flagship held at the university of Canberra, Australia on 1-2 April 2019. The meeting helped to identify opportunities for gender-tra...
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