This infonote summarizes initial findings of a project entitled
“Impact of communicating seasonal climate forecasts
to cowpea and sesame farmers in Yatenga region, North
Burkina Faso’” undertaken during the 2014 main agricultural
season by scientists from the CCAFS West Africa
programme and the I...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Barry S
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Somé, Léopold
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Grégoire B
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[The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso]
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The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso
D’après le 4ème rapport IPCC, 2007, les scénarii futurs du changement climatique pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest indiquent que la variabilité climatique actuellement vécue risque d’augmenter et de s’intensifier. Les impacts du changement climatique sur la sécurité alimentaire constituent une que...
Somda, Jacques
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Sawadogo, I
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Sawadogo, Mahamadou
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Bationo, B. André
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Nakoulma, G
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Sanou, J
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Barry, S
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Sanou, AO
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Somé, Léopold
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[Participatory vulnerability assessment and planning of adaptation to climate change in the Yatenga, Burkina Faso]
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[Analyse participative de la vulnérabilité et planification de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans le Yatenga, Burkina Faso]
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Analyse participative de la vulnérabilité et planification de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans le Yatenga, Burkina Faso
The impacts of climate change on food security are a thorny issue, especially in countries with marginal and volatile weather conditions. Burkina Faso is one of those countries where agriculture, mainly rain- fed type, is highly dependent on agro-climatic parameters such as rainfall, temperature,...
Somda, Jacques
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Sawadogo, I
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Sawadogo, Mahamadou
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Bationo, B. André
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Nakoulma, G
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Sanou, J
,
Barry, S
,
Sanou, AO
,
Somé, Léopold
,
[Analyse participative de la vulnérabilité et planification de l’adaptation au changement climatique dans le Yatenga, Burkina Faso]
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[Participatory vulnerability assessment and planning of adaptation to climate change in the Yatenga, Burkina Faso]
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Participatory vulnerability assessment and planning of adaptation to climate change in the Yatenga, Burkina Faso
Somé, Léopold
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Sissoko, Keffing
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Traoré, B.
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Amadou M
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Garlick, C.
,
Ochieng S
,
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Summary of household baseline survey results: Tougou, Burkina Faso]
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Summary of household baseline survey results: Tougou, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa covering about 274,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the Republic of Mali on the north and west; by Cote d’Ivoire on the Southwest; by Ghana, Togo, and Benin on the South; and by Niger on the east. The country has a dry tropi¬cal climate ...
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.
,
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
In the Sahel region, seasonal predictions are crucial to alleviate the impacts of climate variability on populations' livelihoods. Agricultural planning (e.g., decisions about sowing date, fertilizer application date, and choice of crop or cultivar) is based on empirical predictive indices whose ...
Lodoun T
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Sanon M
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Giannini, A.
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Somé, Léopold
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Rasolodimby JM
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[Seasonal forecasts in the Sahel region: the use of rainfall-based predictive variables]
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Seasonal forecasts in the Sahel region: the use of rainfall-based predictive variables
Climate information is recognized as a powerful tool to reduce the effect of climate
risk and uncertainty on crop production and increase the resilience and the adaptive capacity of
farmers in semi-arid zones. This paper estimates farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for climate
information within c...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Barry, Silamana
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Somé, Léopold
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Baki, Gregoire
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[Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso]
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Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso
The village baseline study of Kononga village in the CCAFS site Yatenga-Tougou in Burkina Faso took place from 19th to 21st July 2011. Focus group discussions were conducted separately for men and women.
Male and female participants believe that the natural resources in the village are deteriorat...
Goudou D
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Gué-Traoré, J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Segda, Zénabou
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Somé, Léopold
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Sawadogo P
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Sawadogo/Ganou B
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Sissoko, Keffing
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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[Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Yatenga – Tougou, Burkina Faso]
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Yatenga – Tougou, Burkina Faso