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RHoMIS is a rapid, cheap, digital farm household-level survey and analytical engine for characterizing, targeting and monitoring agricultural performance. RHoMIS captures information describing farm productivity and practices, nutrition, food security, gender equity, climate and poverty. RHoMIS i...


Wijk, Mark T. vanHammond, JamesEtten, Jacob vanPagella, TimRitzema, Randall S.Teufel, NilsRosenstock, Todd S.[The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS): A rapid, cost-effective and flexible tool for farm household characterisation, targeting interventions and monitoring progress towards climate-smart agriculture]The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS): A rapid, cost-effective and flexible tool for farm household characterisation, targeting interventions and monitoring progress towards climate-smart agriculture

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[Household level modelling in CCAFS and other CRPs: Moving from ideas to action]Household level modelling in CCAFS and other CRPs: Moving from ideas to action

Tropical land use is one of the leading causes of global environmental change. Sustainable agricultural development aims to reduce the negative environmental impacts of tropical land use whilst enhancing the well-being of the smallholder farmers residing in those areas. Interventions with this go...


Hammond, JamesWijk, Mark T. vanSmajgl, A.Ward, J.Pagella, TimJianchu XuYufang SuZhuang-Fang YiHarrison, R.D.[Farm types and farmer motivations to adapt: Implications for design of sustainable agricultural interventions in the rubber plantations of South West China]Farm types and farmer motivations to adapt: Implications for design of sustainable agricultural interventions in the rubber plantations of South West China

En las últimas décadas la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe se ha fortalecido, pasando de un 14.7% de población afectada por el hambre en 1990 a un 5.5% en 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), cumpliendo con la meta del hambre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. Sin embar...

In recent decades, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened, decreasing the number of the population affected by hunger from 14.7% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), meeting the hunger goal of the Millennium Development Goals. However, climate change, ...


Cramer, LauraHuyer, SophiaLavado, AngelaLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartínez Barón, DeissyNyasimi, MaryThomas, Timothy S.Thornton, Philip K.Etten, Jacob vanWijk, Mark T. van[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana

Wijk, Mark T. vanHammond, JamesFrelat, RomainFraval, SimonTeufel, NilsTavenner, KatieHenderson, Benjamin B.[Smallholder farmers, food security, and livelihoods: Exploring trade offs and synergies using farm household characterization data]Smallholder farmers, food security, and livelihoods: Exploring trade offs and synergies using farm household characterization data

Cassava yields in Africa are small and it remains unclear which factors most limit yields. Using a series of farm surveys and on-farm and on-station trials in Uganda and western Kenya, we evaluated the importance of abiotic, biotic and associated crop management constraints for cassava production...


Fermont, A.M.Asten, Piet J.A. vanTittonell, Pablo A.Wijk, Mark T. vanGiller, Ken E.[Closing the cassava yield gap: an analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa]Closing the cassava yield gap: an analysis from smallholder farms in East Africa
Ayantunde, Augustine A.Oluwatosin, B.O.Yameogo, VivianeWijk, Mark T. van[Perceived benefits, constraints and determinants of sustainable intensification of mixed crop and livestock systems in the Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso]Perceived benefits, constraints and determinants of sustainable intensification of mixed crop and livestock systems in the Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso

Climate change will affect the ability to deliver not only the quantity but also the type and quality of food necessary for nutritious diets. Global and regional 'climate-smart agriculture' initiatives offer an opportunity to mitigate climate impacts and improve nutrition outcomes at scale. The S...


Rosenstock, Todd S.Lamanna, ChristineDeRenzi, BrianChesterman, SabrinaKadiyala, SuneethaNg’endo, MaryChibuye, KayokwaChoga, NgonidzasheWijk, Mark T. van[Surveillance of Climate-smart Agriculture for Nutrition (SCAN): Innovations for monitoring climate, agriculture and nutrition at scale]Surveillance of Climate-smart Agriculture for Nutrition (SCAN): Innovations for monitoring climate, agriculture and nutrition at scale
Lopez-Ridaura, S.Barba-Escoto, L.Reyna, C.Hellin, J.Gerard, G.Wijk, Mark T. van[Food security and agriculture in the Western Highlands of Guatemala]Food security and agriculture in the Western Highlands of Guatemala

This is one of a series of documents that summarises information relating to the livestock sector in the three PCSL countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). Prevailing livestock systems and their baseline performance in Ethiopia is summarised first, followed by a summary of what is known about the...


Thornton, Philip K.Enahoro, DolapoNjiru, NellyWijk, Mark T. vanAshley, LaurieCramer, LauraEricksen, Polly J.Graham, Michael[Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Ethiopia]Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Ethiopia

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