One of the strategies for helping smallholder farmers cope with climate variability and change is the provision of climate services that better decision making around the planning and management of agricultural systems. However, providing such services with location specific timely and actionable...
Rao, K.P.C.
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Dakshina Murthy, K.
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Dhulipala, R.
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Bhagyashree S.D.
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Das Gupta, Mithun
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Sreepada, Soudamini
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)]
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Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)
This study was undertaken in Wote division, Makueni district, Eastern province, Kenya, to test the effectiveness of different methods of communicating downscaled seasonal climate forecast information, and to assess its impact on management and productivity of smallholder farms. The communication ...
Rao, K.P.C.
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Hansen, James
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Njiru E
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Githungo WN
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Oyoo A
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[Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya]
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Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya
Stakeholders in agriculture and water related issues have different perceptions about the productivity of water. This is evident by the different definitions of productivity of water, though most of the definitions hinge around the benefits accrued from water use. The viewpoint of smallholder far...
Mahoo, H.F.
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Mkoga, Z. J.
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Kasele, S. S.
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Igbadur, H. E.
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Hatibu, N.
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Rao, K.P.C.
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Lankford, B.A.
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[Productivity of water in agriculture: farmers? perceptions and practices]
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Productivity of water in agriculture: farmers? perceptions and practices