Arid and semi-arid areas of West Africa are highly subject to climate change effects. This is combined to other drivers such as population growth and livestock number increase. To cope with such changing environment, endogenous adaptation strategies of poor local communities rely on the use of na...
Ouédraogo, Pauline
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Bationo, B. André
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Sanou, Josias
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Salifou, TRAORE
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Barry, Silamana
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Soeters, Sebastiaan
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Thiombiano, Adjima
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[Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments]
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Uses and vulnerability of ligneous species exploited by local population of northern Burkina Faso in their adaptation strategies to changing environments
The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence...
Etwire, Prince M.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Martey, Edward
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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[An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Under the partnership initiated in 2015 between the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Permanent Secretariat for Coordination of Agricultural Sector Policies (SP-CPSA), in collaboration with other CGIAR research programs and centers, an analysi...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rutting, Lucas
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Ouédraogo, Joachim
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Zida, Mathurin
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Rabdo, Abdoulaye
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Balinga, Michael
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Palé, Rémy
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Ouédraogo, Moumini
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Pouya, Clarisse
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Sondo, Marie Denis
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[Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?]
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Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?
À Daga Birame, au Sénégal, CCAFS et ses partenaires ont mis en place un village climato-intelligent (CSV) dans lequel plusieurs activités sont menées.
Sur la base de la vision du village et de son avenir, un ensemble d'actions ont été identifiées par la communauté afin d'atteindre les changements...
Sanogo, Diaminatou
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Camara, Baba Ansoumana
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Diop, Mouhamadou
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Ndiaye, Ousmane
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Ky-Dembele, Catherine
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Bayala, Jules
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Partey, Samuel T.
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[Mise en place d’un Village Intelligent face au Climat pour la réduction des risques climatiques et de l’insécurité alimentaire à Daga-Birame, Sénégal. Guide de visite de terrain pour la Réunion du Comité Scientifique Indépendant du CCAFS]
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Mise en place d’un Village Intelligent face au Climat pour la réduction des risques climatiques et de l’insécurité alimentaire à Daga-Birame, Sénégal. Guide de visite de terrain pour la Réunion du Comité Scientifique Indépendant du CCAFS
Monsieur Tigana est agriculteur à Kolondialan, un petit village dans la région de Koulikoro au
Mali. Avec l’appui du Projet RIC4REC, il a souscrit au Programme SMS-Sandji de Orange Mali. Il
raconte : “Un jour en septembre 2016, j’avais prévu de recruter des manœuvres pour récolter
mon champ mais ...
Traoré, Bouba
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Gareka, Fatoumata
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[Informations climatiques et conseils agricoles au bout des doigts au Mali]
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Informations climatiques et conseils agricoles au bout des doigts au Mali
Background: The most limiting factors for sustainable maize production in smallholder farming systems of subSaharan
Africa, especially the savanna agro-ecological zone, are erratic rainfall pattern and low soil fertility.
Methods: Research was conducted with smallholder farmers in 2013 and 2014 i...
Buah, Saaka
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Ibrahim, Hachim
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Derigubah, Mavis
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Kuzie, Martin
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Segtaa, James Vuuro
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Bayala, Jules
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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[Tillage and fertilizer effect on maize and soybean yields in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana]
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Tillage and fertilizer effect on maize and soybean yields in the Guinea savanna zone of Ghana
Climate information is recognized as a powerful tool to reduce the effect of climate
risk and uncertainty on crop production and increase the resilience and the adaptive capacity of
farmers in semi-arid zones. This paper estimates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for climate
information within c...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Barry, Silamana
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Somé, Léopold
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Baki, Gregoire
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[Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso]
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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso
L'économie du Niger repose principalement sur le secteur agricole qui contribue à 50% au produit intérieur brut (PIB). Ainsi, la vulnérabilité du secteur agricole au changement et aux aléas climatiques constitue une préoccupation majeure pour le développement du pays. La réponse au changement cli...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Larwanou, Mahamane
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Houessionon, Prosper
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[Le Projet d'Appui à la Résilience Climatique pour un Développement Agricole Durable (PARC-DAD) au Niger est-il suffisamment climato-intelligent ? Résultats des analyses participatives des projets terrain du PARC-DAD au Niger]
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Le Projet d'Appui à la Résilience Climatique pour un Développement Agricole Durable (PARC-DAD) au Niger est-il suffisamment climato-intelligent ? Résultats des analyses participatives des projets terrain du PARC-DAD au Niger
This framework will support field practitioners in tracking over time, the progress and dynamic changes in adoption of CSA options and their related impacts at household and farm level.
Bonilla-Findji, Osana
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Bejarano, Gustavo
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Buah, Saaka
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Zougmoré, Robert B
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Jarvis, Andy
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[Monitoring outcomes of climate smart agricultural options at multiple levels: understanding adoption, synergies and tradeoffs]
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Monitoring outcomes of climate smart agricultural options at multiple levels: understanding adoption, synergies and tradeoffs
This paper reviewed the prospects for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) development and promotion in West Africa as well as lessons learnt and challenges with a focus on climate change and variability. It was evident from the literature that West Africa is vulnerable to climate change and variabili...
Partey, Samuel T.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt]
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Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt