Climate change, degradation of natural resources, conflict or civil war, diseases and poverty are among the key threats that impact agriculture, human nutrition, food security and food safety among rural households in developing countries. Sustainability of food systems and livelihoods will thus ...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
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Atibo, Christopher
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Mwongera, Caroline
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[Survey-based data on food security, nutrition and agricultural production shocks among rural farming households in northern Uganda]
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Survey-based data on food security, nutrition and agricultural production shocks among rural farming households in northern Uganda
Philippon, Nathalie
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Baron, Christian
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Boyard-Micheau, Joseph
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Adde, Antoine
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Leclerc, Christian
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Camberlina, Pierre
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[Climatic gradients along the windward slopes of Mount Kenya and their implication for crop risks. Part 2: crop sensitivity]
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Climatic gradients along the windward slopes of Mount Kenya and their implication for crop risks. Part 2: crop sensitivity
Farmers can manage their crops and farms better if they can communicate their experiences, both positive and negative, with each other and with experts. Digital agriculture using internet communication technology (ICT) may facilitate the sharing of experiences between farmers themselves and with ...
Eitzinger, Anton
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Cock, James H.
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Atzmanstorfer, Karl
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Binder, Claudia R.
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Läderach, Peter
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Bartling, Mona
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Zurita, Leo
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Jarvis, Andy
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[GeoFarmer: A monitoring and feedback system for agricultural development projects]
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GeoFarmer: A monitoring and feedback system for agricultural development projects
Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia, Nyando, Kenya, Hoi...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Pérez, Juan Guillermo
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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[Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa]
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Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa
This article provides a description of intra-household survey data that were collected in Uganda and Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The surveys were implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 585 households in Uganda and 608 in Tanzania. Information on decision maki...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Nyakundi, Fridah
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Acosta, Mariola
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Läderach, Peter
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[Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania]
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Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania
This paper describes data that were collected in three counties of western Kenya, namely Siaya, Bungoma, and Kakamega. The main aim of collecting the data was to assess the climate smartness, profitability and returns of soil protection and rehabilitation measures. The data were collected from 88...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Kinyua, Ivy
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Survey data on cost and benefits of climate smart agricultural technologies in western Kenya]
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Survey data on cost and benefits of climate smart agricultural technologies in western Kenya
Crop-livestock production systems play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Understanding which farming options will give the highest return on investment in light of climate change ...
Shikuku, K.M.
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Valdivia, Roberto
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Läderach, Peter
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Silvestri, Silvia
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[Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach]
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Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach
Approaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need to address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach that dr...