Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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Somé, Léopold
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Boureima, Moussa
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Diakite, L.
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Quirós, Carlos
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[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]
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Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa
Standard methods are needed to collect data to evaluate the performance of agricultural systems. Standardization allows comparisons across systems, and potentially the extrapolation of recommendations to similar development domains. The Integrated Modelling Platform for Mixed Animal Crop Systems ...
Rufino, Mariana C.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Boureima, Moussa
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Desta, S.
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kiplimo, Joyce
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Lamissa D
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Mango, Joash
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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Sayula, George
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Singh D
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Teufel, Nils
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Wanyama, I.
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[Developing generic tools for characterizing agricultural systems for climate and global change studies (IMPACTlite - phase 2). Report to CCAFS]
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Developing generic tools for characterizing agricultural systems for climate and global change studies (IMPACTlite - phase 2). Report to CCAFS
What are the key factors that contribute to household-level food security? What lessons can we learn
from food secure households? What agricultural options and management strategies are likely to benefit female-headed households in particular? This paper addresses these questions using a unique d...
Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Quirós, Carlos
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mango, Joash
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Claessens, Lieven
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa]
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Households and food security: lessons from food secure households in East Africa
Adaptation strategies to reduce smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and seasonality are needed given the frequency of extreme weather events predicted to increase during the next decades in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in West Africa. We explored the linkages between sel...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Somé, Léopold
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa]
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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa
There are real needs and opportunities for well-targeted research and development to improve the livelihoods of farmers while at the same time addressing natural resource constraints. The suitability and adoption of interventions depends on a variety of bio-physical and socio- economic factors. W...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Omolo, Abisalom
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Quirós, Carlos
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[A framework for targeting and scaling-out interventions in agricultural systems]
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A framework for targeting and scaling-out interventions in agricultural systems