Questions as to which crop to grow, where, when and with what management, will be increasingly challenging for farmers in the face of a changing climate. The objective of this study was to evaluate emergence, yield and financial benefits of maize, finger millet and sorghum, planted at different d...
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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[Comparative assessment of productivity of maize, finger millet and sorghum for household food security in the face of increasing climatic risk]
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Comparative assessment of productivity of maize, finger millet and sorghum for household food security in the face of increasing climatic risk
Future climate change will have far reaching consequences for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of whom depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Here we assessed the farm-level impact of climate change on family food self-sufficiency and evaluated potential adaptation op...
Traoré, Bouba
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Corbeels, Marc
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Supit, Iwan
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Modelling cereal crops to assess future climate risk for family food self-sufficiency in southern Mali]
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Modelling cereal crops to assess future climate risk for family food self-sufficiency in southern Mali
Livestock production is very risky due to climate variability in semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data collected from 400 households in the Borena zone of the Oromia Region, we explored what drives adoption of agricultural practices that can decrease the vulnerability of agro-pastoralists to c...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Adaptation of agriculture to climate change in semi-arid Borena, Ethiopia]
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Adaptation of agriculture to climate change in semi-arid Borena, Ethiopia
Wijk, Mark T. van
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Tavenner, Katie
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Fraval, Simon
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Hammond, James
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Teufel, Nils
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Kihoro, Esther
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Haan, Nicoline C. de
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Etten, Jacob van
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Steinke, J.
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Baines, D.
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Carpena, P.
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Skirrow, T.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Lamanna, C.
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Ng'endo, M.
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Chesterman, Sabrina
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Namoi, N.
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Manda, L.
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[Intensifying inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa]
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Intensifying inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa
Net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of C varies greatly among Arctic ecosystems. Here, we show that approximately 75 per cent of this variation can be accounted for in a single regression model that predicts NEE as a function of leaf area index (LAI), air temperature and photosynthetically active radiat...
Shaver, G.R.
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Rastetter, E.B.
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Salmon, V.
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Street, L.E.
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Weg, M.J. van de
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Rocha, A.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Williams, M.
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[Pan-Arctic modelling of net ecosystem exchange of CO2]
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Pan-Arctic modelling of net ecosystem exchange of CO2
In this article, we discuss the ongoing Data Revolution in relation to climate action in agriculture. Data are highly relevant for climate action, as climate change makes current local knowledge increasingly irrelevant and requires smarter management of agricultural systems. We discuss five dat...
Etten, Jacob van
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Steinke, Jonathan
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[How can the Data Revolution contribute to climate action in smallholder agriculture?]
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How can the Data Revolution contribute to climate action in smallholder agriculture?
In West Africa predictions of future changes in climate and especially rainfall are highly uncertain, and up to now no long-term analyses are available of the effects of climate on crop production. This study analyses long-term trends in climate variability at N’Tarla and Sikasso in southern Mali...
Traoré, B.
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Corbeels, Marc
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Effects of climate variability and climate change on crop production in southern Mali]
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Effects of climate variability and climate change on crop production in southern Mali
Vulnerability analysis is essential for targeting adaptation options to impacts of climate variability and change, particularly in diverse systems with limited resources such as smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. To investigate the nature and sources of vulnerability of smallholder farmers ...
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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[Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis]
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Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis
Rurinda, J.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Supit, I.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?]
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Climate change and maize yield in southern Africa: what can farm management do?
Information about the global structure of agriculture and nutrient production and its diversity is essential to improve present understanding of national food production patterns, agricultural livelihoods, and food chains, and their linkages to land use and their associated ecosystems services. H...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Power, B.
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Bogard, Jessica R.
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Remans, R.
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Fritz, S.
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Gerber, James S
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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See, L.
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Waha, K.
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Watson, R.A.
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West, Paul C.
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Samberg, L.H.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Stephenson, E.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Havlík, Petr
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[Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis]
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Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis