Growth in mobile phone access and ownership
presents an opportunity to collect more data,
more frequently, from more people, and for less
money. There are multiple ways to collect data with
mobile phones (SMS, voice calls, etc.), each
with particular strengths and weaknesses.
n The best mode of d...
Chesterman, Sabrina
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Lamanna, Christine
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Kalamatianou, Sofia
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence]
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Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence
Conservation agriculture (CA) is promoted extensively to increase the productivity and environmental sustainability of maize production systems across sub-Saharan Africa and is often listed as a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practice. However, the impacts of CA on food security, resilience/adap...
Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Mpanda, Mathew
,
Rioux, J.
,
Aynekulu, Ermias
,
Shaba, S.
,
Thiong'o, M.
,
Mutuo P
,
Abwanda, Sheila
,
Shepherd K
,
Neufeldt, Henry
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Is conservation agriculture ‘climate-smart’ for maize farmers in the highlands of Tanzania?]
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Is conservation agriculture ‘climate-smart’ for maize farmers in the highlands of Tanzania?
Few field studies examine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from African agricultural systems resulting in high uncertainty for national inventories. We provide here the most comprehensive study in Africa to date, examining annual CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions from 59 plots, across different vegetation...
Pelster, David E.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Mango, Joash
,
Saiz, G.
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Díaz Pinés, Eugenio
,
Baldi, G.
,
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
,
[Smallholder African farms in western Kenya have limited greenhouse gas fluxes]
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Smallholder African farms in western Kenya have limited greenhouse gas fluxes
This book can be downloaded from the publisher's website.
Agriculture in tropical developing countries produces about 7–9 % of annual anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributes to additional emissions through land-use change (Smith et al. 2014). At the same time, nearly 70 % of...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Rufino, Mariana C.
,
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
Richards, Meryl
,
[Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture]
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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Options in Smallholder Agriculture
Measurements of nutrient stocks and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes are typically collected at very local scales (<1 to 30 m2) and then extrapolated to estimate impacts at larger spatial extents (farms, landscapes, or even countries). Translating point measurements to higher levels of aggregation is ...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Rufino, Mariana C.
,
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
,
Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
,
Reidsma, Pytrik
,
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
,
[Scaling point and plot measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes, balances, and intensities to whole farms and landscapes]
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Scaling point and plot measurements of greenhouse gas fluxes, balances, and intensities to whole farms and landscapes
Trade-offs between livelihood and environmental outcomes due to agricultural intensification in sub-Saharan Africa are uncertain. The present study measured yield, economic performance and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in African indigenous vegetable (AIV) production to investigate the optimal nu...
Kurgat, Barnabas K.
,
Stöber, Silke
,
Mwonga, Samuel
,
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[Livelihood and climate trade-offs in Kenyan peri-urban vegetable production]
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Livelihood and climate trade-offs in Kenyan peri-urban vegetable production
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Sander, Bjoern Ole
,
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
,
Rufino, Mariana C.
,
Hickman, J.
,
Stirling, Clare M.
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
[Introduction to the SAMPLES approach]
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Introduction to the SAMPLES approach
This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO’s Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme’s (MICCA) pilot projects in East Africa. It provides results from the research, briefly describes the analytical approaches used and concludes with key messages r...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Mpanda, Mathew
,
Rioux, J.
,
Kirui, Josephine
,
Anyekulu S
,
Luedeling, Eike
,
Kuyah S
,
Kimaro, Anthony A.
,
Franzel, Steven
,
Neufeldt, Henry
,
Shepherd K
,
Neely, Constance
,
[Science to support climate-smart agricultural development]
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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development
At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a
voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...
Soussana, Jean-François
,
Lutfalla, Suzanne
,
Ehrhardt, Fiona
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Havlík, Petr
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, Eva K.
,
Chotte, Jean-Luc
,
Torquebiau, Emmanuel F.
,
Ciais, Philippe
,
Smith, Pete
,
Lal, Rattan
,
[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]
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Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative
Large-scale investment is needed to create climate-smart agriculture (CSA) systems. While many government and development agencies are integrating CSA into their policies, programmes, plans and projects, there is little guidance for operational planning and implementation on ways to be climate-s...
Girvetz, Evan H.
,
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
,
Lamanna, Christine
,
Rosenstock, Todd S.
,
[‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice]
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‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) into practice