Cropping is responsible for substantial emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) worldwide through the use of fertilizers and through expansion of agricultural land and associated carbon losses. Especially in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), GHG emissions from these processes might increase steeply in comi...
Loon, Marloes P. van
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Hijbeek, Renske
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Berge, Hein F.M. ten
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De Sy, Veronique
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Broeke, Guus A. ten
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Solomon, Dawit
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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[Impacts of intensifying or expanding cereal cropping in sub‐Saharan Africa on greenhouse gas emissions and food security]
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Impacts of intensifying or expanding cereal cropping in sub‐Saharan Africa on greenhouse gas emissions and food security
Food-insecure households in many countries depend on international aid to alleviate acute shocks and chronic shortages. Some food security programmes (including Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program–PSNP – which provides a case study for this article) have integrated aid in exchange for labour...
East Africa has enormous potential, not only to feed itself and eliminate hunger, but also to be a major player in global food systems. This potential lies in its natural resources, its people and knowledge, and its huge markets. Agriculture represents a significant portion of this potential and ...
Solomon, Dawit
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Recha, John W.M.
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Gadeberg, Marianne
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[CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021: Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change]
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CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021: Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change
This study estimated the economic value of agricultural climate services for strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability and risks in Ethiopia. Using a choice experiment approach, the study introduced a hypothetical package of improved climate services to 600 random...
Abonesh Tesfaye Tulu
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Hansen, James
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach]
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Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach
Producing adequate food to meet global demand by 2050 is widely recognized as a major challenge, particularly for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Godfray et al. 2010; Alexandratos and Bruinsma 2012; van Ittersum et al. 2016). Increased price volatility of major food crops (Koning et al. 2008; Lagi et a...
Tesfaye, Kindie
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Wiebe, Keith
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Boogaard, Hendrik L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Can Ethiopia feed itself by 2050? Estimating cereal self-sufficiency to 2050]
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Can Ethiopia feed itself by 2050? Estimating cereal self-sufficiency to 2050
Since the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security in 2003, governments in East Africa have made sustainable transformation of agriculture a priority, as reflected in their development agendas and by increased investments in agriculture. Despite these positive developments, the region ...
Solomon, Dawit
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Recha, John W.M.
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Gadeberg, Marianne
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[CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021 Summary. Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change]
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CCAFS East Africa 2019–2021 Summary. Strategy for Supporting Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security under Climate Change
We describe for the first time a current indigenous soil management system in West Africa, in which targeted waste deposition transforms highly weathered, nutrient‐ and carbon‐poor tropical soils into enduringly fertile, carbon‐rich black soils, hereafter “African Dark Earths” (AfDE). In comparis...
Solomon, Dawit
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Fraser, James A
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Leach, Melissa
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Amanor, Kojo
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Frausin, Victoria
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Kristiansen, Søren M
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Millimouno, Dominique
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Fairhead, James
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[Indigenous African soil enrichment as a climate‐smart sustainable agriculture alternative]
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Indigenous African soil enrichment as a climate‐smart sustainable agriculture alternative
The socio-economic values of fertile and carbon-rich Dark Earth soils are well described from the Amazon region. Very recently, Dark Earth soils were also identified in tropical West Africa, with comparable beneficial soil properties and plant growth-promoting effects. The impact of this manageme...
Camenzind, Tessa
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Hammer, Edith C
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Solomon, Dawit
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Horn, Sebastian
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Rillig, Matthias C
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Hempel, Stefan
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths
Agricultural systems in Eastern Africa are mainly rainfed and highly vulnerable to climate change and variability. Climate-related risks include variable rainfall patterns, prolonged dry spells, and extreme events such as droughts and floods, and have become more frequent and severe, negatively a...
Ambaw, Gebermedihin
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Recha, John W.M.
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Nigussie, Abebe
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Tadesse, Meron
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Soil organic carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation in East African Climate-Smart Villages: Results from climate-smart agriculture interventions within Climate-Smart Villages in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda]
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Soil organic carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation in East African Climate-Smart Villages: Results from climate-smart agriculture interventions within Climate-Smart Villages in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
This paper aims to better understand actors involved in the generation, translation, communication and governance of agricultural climate services and their networks in Ethiopia. To achieve these objectives, about 65 actor organizations were selected across seven regions and two city administrati...
Tesfaye, Abonesh
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Hansen, James
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Belay, Sebsib
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Actor roles and networks in agricultural climate services in Ethiopia: a social network analysis]
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Actor roles and networks in agricultural climate services in Ethiopia: a social network analysis