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Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia, Nyando, Kenya, Hoi...


Shikuku, K.M.Winowiecki, Leigh A.Twyman, JenniferEitzinger, AntonPérez, Juan GuillermoMwongera, CarolineLäderach, Peter[Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa]Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa

This article provides a description of intra-household survey data that were collected in Uganda and Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The surveys were implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 585 households in Uganda and 608 in Tanzania. Information on decision maki...


Mwungu, Chris MiyinziMwongera, CarolineShikuku, K.M.Nyakundi, FridahTwyman, JenniferWinowiecki, Leigh A.Ampaire, Edidah L.Acosta, MariolaLäderach, Peter[Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania]Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania

Crop-livestock production systems play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but are vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Understanding which farming options will give the highest return on investment in light of climate change ...


Shikuku, K.M.Valdivia, RobertoPaul, Birthe K.Mwongera, CarolineWinowiecki, Leigh A.Läderach, PeterHerrero, Mario T.Silvestri, Silvia[Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach]Prioritizing climate-smart livestock technologies in rural Tanzania: a minimum data approach

Approaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need to address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach that dr...


Mwongera, CarolineShikuku, K.M.Twyman, JenniferLäderach, PeterAmpaire, Edidah L.Asten, Piet J.A. vanTwomlow, StephenWinowiecki, Leigh A.[Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies]Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies

Smallholder farming systems are vulnerable to a number of challenges, including continued population growth, urbanization, income disparities, land degradation, decreasing farm size and productivity, all of which are compounded by uncertainty of climatic patterns. Understanding determinants of sm...


Chen, MinjieWichmann, BrunoLuckert, MartyWinowiecki, Leigh A.Förch, WiebkeLäderach, Peter[Diversification and intensification of agricultural adaptation from global to local scales]Diversification and intensification of agricultural adaptation from global to local scales
Winowiecki, Leigh A.[Effects of land cover on ecosystem services in Tanzania: a spatial assessment of soil organic carbon]Effects of land cover on ecosystem services in Tanzania: a spatial assessment of soil organic carbon
Winowiecki, Leigh A.Vågen, Tor-GunnarMassawe, BonifaceJelinski, Nicolas ALyamchai, CharlesSayula, GeorgeMsoka, Elizabeth[Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania]Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania

This intra-household survey was conducted by CCAFS in Northern Uganda and Southern Tanzania in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The main aim of the project is to increase farm production and farming system resilience of small scale farmers in Uganda and Tanzania while mitigating climate change through...


Winowiecki, Leigh A.Läderach, PeterMwongera, CarolineShikuku, K.M.Miyinzi, ChrisOkolo, Wendy[Intra-household and farm production decision making survey in rural Tanzania and Uganda]Intra-household and farm production decision making survey in rural Tanzania and Uganda

Winowiecki, Leigh A.[Lushoto and Hoima: Soil health baseline assessment: Understanding landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: assessing the effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon]Lushoto and Hoima: Soil health baseline assessment: Understanding landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: assessing the effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon

Winowiecki, Leigh A.Vagen, T.G.Tamene, LulsegedTondoh, Jérôme E.Sila, AHuising, Jeroen[Understanding soil organic carbon dynamics at the landscape scale : hotspot mapping]Understanding soil organic carbon dynamics at the landscape scale : hotspot mapping

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