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Priorities are assessed according to: the contribution of the proposed research to poverty alleviation; expected economic and environmental impacts; internationality of the problem and solution; and contribution to capacity building and improved research efficiency. A weighted composite index is ...


Randolph, Thomas F.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Omamo, S.W.Odero, A.N.Thornton, Philip K.Reid, Robin S.Robinson, Timothy P.Ryan, J.G.[A framework for priority setting in international livestock research]A framework for priority setting in international livestock research

Sub-Saharan Africa faces huge food supply challenges due to increasing human population, limited opportunities to increase arable land, and declining yields associated with continuously declining soil fertility. To cater for their food requirements, smallholders use only modest levels of inorgani...


Waithaka, M.M.Thornton, Philip K.Shepherd, Keith D.Ndiwa, Nicholas N.[Factors affecting the use of fertilizers and manure by smallholders: The case of Vihiga, western Kenya]Factors affecting the use of fertilizers and manure by smallholders: The case of Vihiga, western Kenya

We model future changes in land biogeochemistry and biogeography across East Africa. East Africa is one of few tropical regions where general circulation model (GCM) future climate projections exhibit a robust response of strong future warming and general annual-mean rainfall increases. Eighteen ...


Doherty, R.M.Stich, S.Smith, B.Lewis, S.L.Thornton, Philip K.[A green future for East Africa: implications of future climate and atmospheric CO2 content on regional carbon cycling and biogeography]A green future for East Africa: implications of future climate and atmospheric CO2 content on regional carbon cycling and biogeography

We model future changes in land biogeochemistry and biogeography across East Africa. East Africa is one of few tropical regions where general circulation model (GCM) future climate projections exhibit a robust response of strong future warming and general annual-mean rainfall increases. Eighteen ...


Doherty, R.M.Sitch, S.Smith, B.Lewis, S.L.Thornton, Philip K.[Implications of future climate and atmospheric CO2 content for regional biogeochemistry, biogeography and ecosystem services across East Africa]Implications of future climate and atmospheric CO2 content for regional biogeochemistry, biogeography and ecosystem services across East Africa

During the 1990s, a soils database was developed by the International Soil Reference and Information Centre in The Netherlands for the project “World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials” (WISE). Using this database, we converted 1125 soil profiles from around the world into a format that can be...


Gijsman, A.J.Thornton, Philip K.Hoogenboom, Gerrit[Using the WISE database to parameterize soil inputs for crop simulation models]Using the WISE database to parameterize soil inputs for crop simulation models

Integrated assessment seeks to combine models of the ecological as well as the social system to allow different scenarios to be tested in terms of their likely impacts on ecological functioning and household well-being. We outline such work undertaken in four case studies in East and southern Afr...


Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Galvin, K.A.BurnSilver, S.B.Waithaka, M.M.Kuyiah, J.Karanja, S.González Estrada, E.Herrero, Mario T.[Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies]Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies
Rosegrant, Mark W.Fernández, M.Sinha, A.Alder, J.Ahammad, HelalFraiture, Charlotte deEickhout, B.Fonseca, J.Huang, J.Koyama, O.Omezzine, A. M.Pingali, Prabhu L.Ramírez, R.Ringler, ClaudiaRobinson, S.Thornton, Philip K.Vuuren, D. vanYana-Shapiro, H.[Looking into the future for agriculture and AKST]Looking into the future for agriculture and AKST

There is general consensus that the impacts of climate change on agriculture will add significantly to the development challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty, particularly in Africa. It is often assumed that these changes will influence agriculture at a broad scale, such that r...


Thornton, Philip K.Farrow, AndrewJones, Peter G.[The temporal dynamics of crop yield responses to climate change in East Africa]The temporal dynamics of crop yield responses to climate change in East Africa

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, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Moussa, Abdoulaye S.Partey, Samuel T.Thornton, Philip K.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Badiane Ndour, Ndèye YacineSomé, LéopoldNaab, Jesse B.Boureima, MoussaDiakite, L.Quirós, Carlos[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa

If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to poverty, climate change and food and nutrition security, the agricultural development community (research institutions, private sector, farmer organizations, national and international agencies) will have to work collective...


Dinesh, DhanushLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMillan, AlbertoRawe, TonyaStringer, LindsayThornton, Philip K.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Campbell, Bruce M.[A 6 part action plan to transform food systems under climate change, Creative actions to accelerate progress towards the SDGs]A 6 part action plan to transform food systems under climate change, Creative actions to accelerate progress towards the SDGs

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