The contribution of the agricultural sector to Ghana's economy has been dwindling in relative terms from a high of 39 per cent in 1990s to about 21 per cent in 2014 (ISSER, 2015). This reduction to the sector’s GDP notwithstanding, sector continues to play a
major role in the country’s socio-econ...
Botchway, Vincent Ansah
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Sam, Kingsley Odum
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Essegbey, George Owusu
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Nutsukpo, Delali
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Agyemang, Kingsley
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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[Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Ghana]
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Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Ghana
Agricultural productivity and growth in Mali are under threat from erratic rainfall, resulting in more frequent dry years. The national economy is vulnerable to climate change due to 50% of the gross domestic product coming from the agricultural sector and 75% of the population living in rural ar...
Andrieu, Nadine
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Sogoba, Bougouna
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Samake, O.
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Lizarazo, Miguel
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Nowak, Andreea
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Dembele, C.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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[Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali]
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Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali
Abstract This chapter focuses on the evaluation of adaptive capacities of
community-level human systems related to agriculture and food security. It highlights
findings regarding approaches and domains to monitor and evaluate behavioral
changes from CGIAR’s research program on climate change, agr...
Somda, Jacques
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Sawadogo, Issa
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Bationo, B. André
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Tougiani, Abasse
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[Adaptation Processes in Agriculture and Food Security: Insights from Evaluating Behavioral Changes in West Africa]
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Adaptation Processes in Agriculture and Food Security: Insights from Evaluating Behavioral Changes in West Africa
Debates around the design and content of climate change adaptation policies are shaped, in part, by the power and influence of actors within an adaptation regime. This paper applies a power-mapping technique, Multilevel Stakeholder Influence Mapping (MSIM), to stakeholders in Ghana's agricultural...
Sova, Chase
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Thornton, Thomas F.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Helfgott, Ariella E.S.
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Chaudhury, Abrar S.
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[Power and influence mapping in Ghana's agricultural adaptation policy regime]
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Power and influence mapping in Ghana's agricultural adaptation policy regime
Ce guide traite des questions d’identification des interventions prioritaires pour
les communautés dans le contexte du changement climatique. Il s’agit d’une approche
participative d’inventaire et de priorisation des technologies / pratiques
d’agriculture-élevage-agroforesterie et sociales clim...
Bayala, Jules
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Somda, Jacques
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Ky-Dembele, Catherine
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Bationo, B. André
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Sanogo, Diaminatou
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Tougiani, Abasse
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Guide methodologique: Méthode communautaire participative d’inventaire et de priorisation des technologies / pratiques d’agriculture élevage-agroforesterie climato-intelligentes]
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Guide methodologique: Méthode communautaire participative d’inventaire et de priorisation des technologies / pratiques d’agriculture élevage-agroforesterie climato-intelligentes
This paper reviewed the prospects for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) development and promotion in West Africa as well as lessons learnt and challenges with a focus on climate change and variability. It was evident from the literature that West Africa is vulnerable to climate change and variabili...
Partey, Samuel T.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt]
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Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt
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
West Africa is a very vulnerable part of the world to the impacts of climate change due to
a combination of exposure and low adaptive capacity. Climate change has induced an increase in
rainfall variability which in turn has affected the availability of water resources, ecosystem services
and agr...
Ouédraogo, Issa
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Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Ndiaye, Ousmane
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal]
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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal
Science–policy interfaces are critical in shaping agricultural and environmental governance.
However, connecting science with policy has always been a challenge for both scientists and
policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Sec...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Totin, Edmond
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Sogoba, Bougouna
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Dieye, Bounama
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[Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa]
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Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly seen as a promising approach to feed the growing world population under climate change. The review explored how institutional perspectives are reflected in the CSA literature. In total, 137 publications were analyzed using institutional analysis fra...
Totin, Edmond
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Segnon, Alcade C
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Schut, Marc
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review]
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Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review