Mixed crop‐livestock systems produce most of the world’s milk and ruminant meat, and are
particularly important for the livelihoods and food security of poor people in developing
countries. These systems will bear the brunt of helping to satisfy the burgeoning demand
for food from increasing popu...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Climate change adaptation in mixed crop‐livestock systems in developing countries]
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Climate change adaptation in mixed crop‐livestock systems in developing countries
Livestock could be critical to the survival of African agriculture as hotter weather and rainfall patterns shift, says a new study by researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Waen Associates, UK.
Stafford Smith, M.
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Whetton, P.
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Thomas, C.
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Moss, R.
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Carter, T.
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[Scenarios for transformational adaptation (in a ‘4+°C world)]
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Scenarios for transformational adaptation (in a ‘4+°C world)
This document gives detailed step by step information on minium data sets collection procedures for the maize/vetch intercropping trial conducted at the Debre Zeit Expeiment Station in the Ethiopian highlands. Details are given on soil characterization, plot layout, initial condition soil samplin...
Saka, A.R.
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Haque, I.
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Singh, U.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Maize/Annual forage legumes mixed cropping systems: Characterizing water and nitrogen dynamics in maize/vetch pure and mixed stands. 1. Procedures for collecting minimum data sets]
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Maize/Annual forage legumes mixed cropping systems: Characterizing water and nitrogen dynamics in maize/vetch pure and mixed stands. 1. Procedures for collecting minimum data sets
Kinyangi, James
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Omolo, Abisalom
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Scoping study on vulnerability to climate change and climate variability in the greater Horn of Africa: Mapping impacts and adaptive capacity]
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Scoping study on vulnerability to climate change and climate variability in the greater Horn of Africa: Mapping impacts and adaptive capacity
Herrero, Mario T.
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Nicholson, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Development of a framework for assessing the impacts of feed resources in smallholder systems]
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Development of a framework for assessing the impacts of feed resources in smallholder systems
If climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is meaningfully to address the development challenges posed by climate change, effective approaches will be needed to scale up research findings. Here, eleven case studies are used to exemplify scaling-up strategies based on (1) value chains and private sector i...
Westermann, Olaf
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Körner, Jana
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Cramer, Laura
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture]
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Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture
This document describes a monitoring instrument for efficiently tracking changes in resilience
in agricultural initiatives.
Operationalizing the concept of resilience (i.e. the ability to withstand change, stresses and shocks)
poses significant challenges for project managers, particularly when r...
Hills T
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Pramova E
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Noble, A.D.
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Weight, Elizabeth
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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[A Monitoring Instrument for Resilience]
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A Monitoring Instrument for Resilience
Ericksen, Polly J.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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[Climate variability and climate change in pastoral systems]
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Climate variability and climate change in pastoral systems
We estimate the potential reductions in methane and carbon dioxide emissions from several livestock and pasture management options in the mixed and rangeland-based production systems in the tropics. The impacts of adoption of improved pastures, intensifying ruminant diets, changes in land-use pra...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Potential for reduced methane and carbon dioxide emissions from livestock and pasture management in the tropics]
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Potential for reduced methane and carbon dioxide emissions from livestock and pasture management in the tropics