Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on crop, livestock and fisheries production, and will change the prevalence of crop pests. Many of these impacts are already measurable. Climate impact studies are dominated by those on crop yields despite the limitations of climate-crop modelling, wi...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Reducing risks to food security from climate change]
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Reducing risks to food security from climate change
KEY FINDINGS
Cattle producers joined sustainability initiatives primarily to increase production, reduce production costs, learn new practices and access innovations, and because of their interest in sustainability.
Farmers who shifted to sustainable intensification practices increased their prod...
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Build on market development lessons from the coffee sector to enhance sustainability, quality, traceability, and branding in the cattle sector.
Expand sustainability initiatives’ capacity to deliver market access, technical assistance, and finance services to more cattle fa...
Pinto LFG
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Hajjar, Reem
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Newton, Peter
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Agrawal, A.
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Adshead D
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Bini, Denici
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Bogaerts, Meghan
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Cirhigiri, Lora
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Maguire-Rajpaul, Victoria Alice
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Gonzáles Chaves, A.
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McDermott C
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Milder, Jeffrey C.
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Pinho P
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Robinson, I.
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Rodkin M
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil]
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Transitioning to more sustainable, low-emissions agriculture in Brazil
An update on CCAFS LED Activities funded by USAID, presentation by Lini Wollenberg, Low Emissions Development Flagship Leader at USAID offices in Washington
September 24 2018
Agenda:
Intriduction of series - Noel Gurwick (USAID)
Livestock in East Africa: an overview - Lini Wollenberg (CCAFS, UVM)
Low emission investment options for the dairy sector: The case of improved fodder production - Polly Ericksen (ILRI)
Understanding pathways toward low emissions livestock: Ev...
Gurwick, Noel
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Crane, Todd A.
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Kihoro, Esther
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Vernooij, Vera
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Onyango, Joel
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Tavenner, Katie
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Schoneveld, George
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Vellema, Sietze
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Atella, Joanes
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[USAID & CCAFS webinar: Can we reduce GHG emissions from livestock? A feasibility and investment study from East Africa]
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USAID & CCAFS webinar: Can we reduce GHG emissions from livestock? A feasibility and investment study from East Africa
Expert workshop on Improving activity data for Tier 2 estimates of livestock emissions: Dealing with data gaps
The Hauge, July 17-18, 2018
Introduction and overview
Clark, Harry
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Improving activity data for Tier 2 estimates of livestock emissions: Dealing with data gaps - Introduction and overview]
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Improving activity data for Tier 2 estimates of livestock emissions: Dealing with data gaps - Introduction and overview
This info note offers an overview of the distribution of agricultural emissions among countries and the relative contribution of agriculture to national emissions. It is based on three data sources: the FAOSTAT database of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, United States Environmental Pro...
Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Buglion-Gluck S
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[Agriculture's contribution to national emissions]
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Agriculture's contribution to national emissions