Across different CGIAR centres there is a strong interest in applying farm household models
to evaluate and target adaptation to climate change and variability. The Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), an important research partner for
the CGIAR Research Program (...
Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Household level modelling in CCAFS and other CRPs: Moving from ideas to action]
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Household level modelling in CCAFS and other CRPs: Moving from ideas to action
This study systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate how suitable existing farm and farm
household models are to study aspects of food security in relation to climate change adaptation, risk management and mitigation. We systematically scanned approximately 16,000 research articles cover...
Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Parsons, D.
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Valdivia, R.O.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[A review on farm household modelling with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation]
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A review on farm household modelling with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation
The workshop entitled: ‘Farm-household modelling with a focus on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management and mitigation: a way forward’ focused on identifying the current strengths and weaknesses of farm and household-level models, and laying out practical pathways to improve th...
Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Workshop report: Farm-household modelling with a focus on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management and mitigation: a way forward]
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Workshop report: Farm-household modelling with a focus on food security, climate change adaptation, risk management and mitigation: a way forward
Achieving climate smart agriculture depends on understanding the links between farming and livelihood practices, other possible adaptation options, and the effects on farm performance, which is conceptualised by farmers as wider than yields. Reliable indicators of farm performance are needed in o...
Hammond, James
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Fraval, Simon
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Etten, Jacob van
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Suchini, Jose Gabriel
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Mercado, Leida
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Pagella, Tim
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Frelat, Romain
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Teufel, Nils
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Valbuena, Diego
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for rapid characterisation of households to inform climate smart agriculture interventions: Description and applications in East Africa and Central America]
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The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for rapid characterisation of households to inform climate smart agriculture interventions: Description and applications in East Africa and Central America
In this study we estimate yield gaps for mixed crop–livestock smallholder farmers in seven Sub-Saharan African sites covering six countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Senegal and Burkina Faso). We also assess their potential to increase food production and reduce the GHG emission intensi...
Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Godde, Cécile M.
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Medina-Hidalgo, D.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Stephenson, E.
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Power, B.
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Rigolot, Cyrille
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Cacho, O.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Closing system-wide yield gaps to increase food production and mitigate GHGs among mixed crop–livestock smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Closing system-wide yield gaps to increase food production and mitigate GHGs among mixed crop–livestock smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa
Eradicating hunger is a complex and multifaceted challenge, requiring evidence bases that can inform wide scale action, but that are also participatory and grounded to have local relevance and effectiveness. The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Surveys (RHoMIS) provides a broad assessment of house...
Beveridge, Louise
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Whitfield, Stephen
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Fraval, Simon
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Etten, Jacob van
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Mercado, Leida
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Hammond, James
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Cortéz, Luz Davila
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Suchini, Jose Gabriel
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Challinor, Andrew
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[Experiences and drivers of food insecurity in Guatemala's dry corridor: insights from the integration of ethnographic and household survey data]
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Experiences and drivers of food insecurity in Guatemala's dry corridor: insights from the integration of ethnographic and household survey data
Adaptation strategies to reduce smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and seasonality are needed given the frequency of extreme weather events predicted to increase during the next decades in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in West Africa. We explored the linkages between sel...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Somé, Léopold
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa]
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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa
Adaptation options that address short-term climate variability are likely to lead to short-term benefits and will help to deal with future changes in climate in smallholder cropping systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this study we combined field experimentation and long-term rainfall analyse...
Rurinda, J.P.
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Mtambanengwe, F.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Chikowo, Regis
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Managing soil fertility to adapt to rainfall variability in smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe]
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Managing soil fertility to adapt to rainfall variability in smallholder cropping systems in Zimbabwe