With the potential threat of more frequent climate extremes putting semi-arid crop production in jeopardy, there is a need to establish more resilient cropping systems. Intercropping is often practised by farmers in such regions, but to what extent and how can it be a viable option for future con...
Nelson, William
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Hoffmann, Munir
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Vadez, Vincent
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Rotter, Reimund P.
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Koch, Marian
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Can Intercropping Increase Climate Resilience of Smallholder Dryland Cropping Systems? Insights from Experimentation and Modelling]
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Can Intercropping Increase Climate Resilience of Smallholder Dryland Cropping Systems? Insights from Experimentation and Modelling
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as an approach for reorienting agricultural development under the realities of climate change. Prioritising research-for-development activities is crucial, given the need to utilise scarce resources as effectively as possible. However, no framewo...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Baedeker, Tobias
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Baethgen, Walter E.
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Bunn, Christian
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Friedmann, Michael
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Howden, Mark
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Kilcline, Kevin
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Nangia, Vinay
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Kumar, Shalander
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West, Paul C.
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Keating, Brian
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[A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research]
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A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research
One of the strategies for helping smallholder farmers cope with climate variability and change is the provision of climate services that better decision making around the planning and management of agricultural systems. However, providing such services with location specific timely and actionable...
Rao, K.P.C.
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Dakshina Murthy, K.
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Dhulipala, R.
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Bhagyashree S.D.
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Das Gupta, Mithun
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Sreepada, Soudamini
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)]
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Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)
Climate variability and change will have far reaching consequences for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, the
majority of whom depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Crop modelling can help inform the improvement of
agricultural productivity under future climate. This study applies ...
Akinseye, Folorunso M
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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Traoré, Pierre Sibiry
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Agele, Samuel O
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Improving sorghum productivity under changing climatic conditions: A modelling approach]
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Improving sorghum productivity under changing climatic conditions: A modelling approach
In low rainfall cropping systems, understanding the water balance and in particular the storage of soil water in the rooting zone for use by crops, is considered as critical information for devising risk management strategies for grain-based farming. Crop-soil modelling approaches remain a cost-e...
Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Hoffmann, M.P.
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Davoren, C.W.
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Mowat, D.
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Baldock, J.A.
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[Measuring and modeling the water balance of low rainfall cropping systems]
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Measuring and modeling the water balance of low rainfall cropping systems
Smallholder farmers of Jakenan in Central Java must manage several climate-related risks including flood and drought events that occur more frequently, negatively affecting crop production and rural livelihoods. The use of climate forecasts had become important in coping with climate risk. This s...
Dewi, E.R.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Use of climate forecast information to manage lowland rice-based cropping systems in Jakenan, Central Java, Indonesia]
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Use of climate forecast information to manage lowland rice-based cropping systems in Jakenan, Central Java, Indonesia
This article summarizes the results from an analysis conducted to investigate the spatio-temporal variability and trends in the rainfall over Ethiopia over a period of 31 years from 1980 to 2010. The data is mostly observed station data supplemented by bias-corrected AgMERRA climate data. Changes...
Gummadi, Sridhar
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Rao, K.P.C.
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Seid, Jemal
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Legesse, Gizachew
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Kadiyala, M.D.M.
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Takele, Robel
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Amede, Tilahun
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Spatio-temporal variability and trends of precipitation and extreme rainfall events in Ethiopia in 1980-2010]
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Spatio-temporal variability and trends of precipitation and extreme rainfall events in Ethiopia in 1980-2010
With the potential threat of more frequent climate extremes putting semi-arid crop production in jeopardy, there is a need to establish more climate resilient cropping practices. Intercropping is often practiced by farmers in semi-arid regions and is perceived as a risk reducing practice. However...
Nelson, W.C.D.
,
Hoffmann, M.P.
,
Vadez, Vincent
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Roetter, R.P.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Testing pearl millet and cowpea intercropping systems under high temperatures]
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Testing pearl millet and cowpea intercropping systems under high temperatures
This briefing note summarizes the key findings of the
“Scaling up climate-smart agriculture in the Telangana
State” project, carried out by the International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics and partners,
between 1st January 2016 and 31st December 2017.
Kumar, Shalander
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Murthy, Dakshina.K
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Gumma, Murali K.
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Khan P, Elias
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Murthy, CSR
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Chakravarthy, K
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Towards climate-smart agricultural policies and investments in Telangana]
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Towards climate-smart agricultural policies and investments in Telangana
Sennhenn, A.
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Njarui, Donald M.G.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Finding strategies to mitigate drought stress in grain legumes in semi-arid Eastern Kenya]
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Finding strategies to mitigate drought stress in grain legumes in semi-arid Eastern Kenya