Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is a systematic approach to agricultural development. It intends to address climate change and food security challenges simultaneously across levels, from field management to national policy, with goals to 1) improve food security and agricultural productivity, 2) ...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Arslan, A.
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Richards, Meryl
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[What is the scientific basis for climate-smart agriculture?]
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What is the scientific basis for climate-smart agriculture?
Conservation agriculture (CA) can increase resilience to climate change and has the potential
to contribute to climate change mitigation. The benefits of CA are highly site- specific. Innovative approaches are needed to overcome barriers for uptake of CA by smallholders.
Richards, Meryl
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Sapkota, Tek Bahadur
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Thierfelder, Christian
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Verhulst, Nele
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Friedrich, T
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Kienzle, J
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[Conservation agriculture: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]
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Conservation agriculture: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors
Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM) provides guidance relevant to the context of farmers' fields. SSNM maintains or enhances crop yields, while providing savings for farmers through more efficient fertilizer use. By minimizing fertilizer overuse, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced, in s...
Richards, Meryl
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Ortiz Monasterio, Ivan
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Sapkota, Tek Bahadur
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Lipinski B
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[Site-Specific Nutrient Management: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]
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Site-Specific Nutrient Management: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors
De nombreux pays en Afrique ont intégré
l’utilisation des engrais, la gestion de la fertilité
des sols et les intrants agricoles dans leurs
contributions déterminées au niveau national à
l’Accord sur le climat de Paris. Bien
que les engrais azotés (N) contribuent dans une
large mesure aux émissi...
Richards, Meryl
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa]
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[Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne]
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Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne
Genetics makes use of natural variation among animals. Selecting preferred animals as parents can yield permanent and cumulative improvements in the population. More efficient animals can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and feed costs. Breeding, including cross-breeding between indigenous...
Haas, Yvette de
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Davis, Steve
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Reisinger, Andy
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Richards, Meryl
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Difford, Gareth
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Lassen, Jan
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[Improved ruminant genetics: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors]
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Improved ruminant genetics: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors
This brief summarizes an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) report: The Economic Advantage: assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture. The report informs readers who seek to build economic evidence in support of the inclusion of actions on agriculture in cli...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Richards, Meryl
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Pinto, Alex de
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Ferrarese, Dino
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Läderach, Peter
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Lan, Le
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Luckert, Marty
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Mazzoli, Enrico
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Plant, Laura
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Rinaldi, Roberto
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Stephenson, Jim
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Watkiss, Paul
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[The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture]
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The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture
Greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer usage in sub-Saharan Africa are currently low due to low application rates of nitrogen fertilizers. As African countries begin to implement their Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement, there is an opportunity to improve crop productivi...
Richards, Meryl
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne]
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[Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture is well represented in Parties’ adaptation and mitigation strategies as communicated in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). There is much attention to conventional agricultural practices that...
Richards, Meryl
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Bruun, T.B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gregersen LE
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Huyer, Sophia
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen STN
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Oldvig MB
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation]
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How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation
This info note offers an overview of the distribution of agricultural emissions among countries and the relative contribution of agriculture to national emissions. It is based on three data sources: the FAOSTAT database of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, United States Environmental Pro...
Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Buglion-Gluck S
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[Agriculture's contribution to national emissions]
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Agriculture's contribution to national emissions
Analysis of agriculture in countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies finds: Most Parties to the UNFCCC include agriculture in their mitigation targets (80%) and adaptation strategies (64%); Non-annex 1 Parties note the need for international financial support to implement the...
Richards, Meryl
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Gregersen L
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen S
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Oldvig MB
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs]
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Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs