Do CCAFS’ climate data and tools contribute to development outcomes?
The production of International PublicGoods (IPGs) – such as high quality, easy to use climate data and tools – is part of CGIAR CCAFS’ delivery promise. With CCAFS’ transition to a results-based management approach there is an ...
Rassmann, Kornelia
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Cramer, Laura
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[Exploring and developing effective evaluative approaches for evidencing the contribution of CCAFS climate data and tools towards development outcomes]
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Exploring and developing effective evaluative approaches for evidencing the contribution of CCAFS climate data and tools towards development outcomes
The sub-Saharan Africa challenge programme is designed to address the problems of failures of agricultural markets, inappropriate policies and natural resource degradation, that contribute to the continuing deterioration of livelihoods and food security in the region. It is seeking to do this by ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Stroud, A.
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Hatibu, N.
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Legg, C.
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Ly, S.
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Twomlow, Stephen
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Molapong, K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Kruska, R.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Site selection to test an integrated approach to agricultural research for development: combining expert knowledge and participatory geographic information system methods]
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Site selection to test an integrated approach to agricultural research for development: combining expert knowledge and participatory geographic information system methods
The world is under significant pressure. The human population is projected to increase by 30% over the next quarter of a century to reach 8.3 billion by 2030 (UNPP, 2008). During this period, in developing countries, there is likely to be a rapid increase in demand for livestock products, driven ...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Mixed crop livestock systems in the developing world: present and future]
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Mixed crop livestock systems in the developing world: present and future
Livestock production systems in Africa are experiencing rapid changes in structure and function due to increased demands for livestock products from a more prosperous and ever-increasing human population. Some of these changes could lead to increased emissions of greenhouse gases. This paper expl...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Systems dynamics and the spatial distribution of methane emissions from African domestic ruminants to 2030]
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Systems dynamics and the spatial distribution of methane emissions from African domestic ruminants to 2030
Livestock are a global resource of significant benefits to society in the form of food, income, nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing these benefits, livestock can use a significant amount of land, nutrients, feed, water and other resources a...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: understanding the trade-offs]
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Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: understanding the trade-offs
We outline the need for generic crop-livestock systems databases and data standards for comprehensive systems analysis in developing countries. We also indicate the type of data that such databases should contain and review how they can be collected. We describe IMPACT, a database and analysis to...
Herrero, Mario T.
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González Estrada, E.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Ruiz, R.
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Hoogenboom, Gerrit
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[IMPACT: Generic household-level databases and diagnostics tools for integrated crop-livestock systems analysis]
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IMPACT: Generic household-level databases and diagnostics tools for integrated crop-livestock systems analysis
The world’s climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented in recent human history. Some models are now indicating that the temperature increases to 2100 may be larger than previously estimated in 2001. The impacts of climate change are likely to be considerable i...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Jones, Peter G.
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Owiyo, T.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Bekele, N.
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Omolo, Abisalom
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[Mapping climate vulnerability and poverty in Africa]
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Mapping climate vulnerability and poverty in Africa
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.
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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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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
Livestock systems in developing countries are characterised by rapid change, driven by factors such as population growth, increases in the demand for livestock products as incomes rise, and urbanisation. Climate change is adding to the considerable development challenges posed by these drivers of...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Rege, J.E.O.
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Jones, Peter G.
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McDermott, John J.
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[Vulnerability, climate change and livestock - opportunities and challenges for the poor]
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Vulnerability, climate change and livestock - opportunities and challenges for the poor
Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Staal, Steven J.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Holmann, Federico J.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Patil, B.R.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Williams, T.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Wolff, T. de
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[Crop-livestock intensification and interactions across three continents: main report]
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Crop-livestock intensification and interactions across three continents: main report