Mobile phones are increasingly being used to provide smallholder farmers with agricultural
and related information. There is currently great interest in their scope to communicate
climate and weather information. Farmers consistently identify demand for weather
information and whilst ICTs may be ...
Caine, A
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Dorward, P.
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Clarkson, G.
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Evans, N
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Canales, C.
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Stern, D.
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Stern, R.
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[Mobile applications for weather and climate information: their use and potential for smallholder farmers]
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Mobile applications for weather and climate information: their use and potential for smallholder farmers
Rainfed agriculture is and will remain the dominant source of staple food production for the majority of the rural poor in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). It is clear that larger investments in agriculture by a broad range of stakeholders will be required if this sector is to meet the food
secu...
Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kinyangi, James
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Rao, K.P.C.
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Stern, R.
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Cooper, Peter J.M.
,
[The influence of current and future climate-induced risk on the agricultural sector in East and Central Africa: Sensitizing the ASARECA strategic plan to climate change]
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The influence of current and future climate-induced risk on the agricultural sector in East and Central Africa: Sensitizing the ASARECA strategic plan to climate change
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Smallholder farmers are key to food security in sub-Saharan Africa where two thirds of the population depend on small-scale, rain-fed farming as their main source of food and income. Critical farming and household decisions depend upon the weather, for example, how much rain falls, the l...
ESPAÑOL
Los pequeños agricultores son un elemento clave de la seguridad alimentaria en el África subsahariana, donde la agricultura de secano a pequeña escala es la principal fuente de alimento e ingreso de dos tercios de la población. Las decisiones importantes relacionadas con el hogar y la pr...
Dorward, P.
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Clarkson, G.
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Stern, R.
,
[Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual]
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Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual