This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Niger that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
Hassan Y
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Danguioua, A.
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[West African agriculture and climate change: Niger. Summary note]
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West African agriculture and climate change: Niger. Summary note
Guinea has a tropical climate with two alternating seasons, a November–March dry season and an April–October rainy season. In general, rainfall increases from north to south. Infant mortality has decreased, and life expectancy has increased. The improvement in these indicators may be attributed t...
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[West African agriculture and climate change: Guinea]
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West African agriculture and climate change: Guinea
The legacy of a decade-long civil war and the projected doubling of the population by 2040–2050 complicate the government’s ability to rebuild the country and to sustainably manage its natural resource base.
About half of the working population in Nigeria is engaged in agriculture. Cassava is the most important food crop. Other major food crops include yam, sorghum, and maize. The share that agriculture contributes to GDP has declined from about 50 percent in 2000 to about 30 percent.
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[West African agriculture and climate change: Nigeria]
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West African agriculture and climate change: Nigeria
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Indian food security and climate change: agriculture future
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Even with global emissions of greenhouse gases drastically reduced in the coming years, the global annual average temperature is expected to be 2°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. A 2°C warmer world will experience more intense rainfall and more frequent and more intense droughts, floods, he...
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Agricultural production is sensitive to weather and thus directly affected by climate change. Plausible estimates of these climate change impacts require combined use of climate, crop, and economic models. Results from previous studies vary substantially due to differences in models, scenarios, a...
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Climate change effects on agriculture: economic responses to biophysical shocks
Climate change is now affecting agriculture and food production in every country of the world. Here the authors present the IMPACT model results on yield, production, and net trade of major crops in China, and on daily calorie availability as an overall indicator of food security under climate ch...
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[Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures]
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Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures