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The threat posed by climate change and its variability within sub-Saharan Africa especially West Africa is compounded by its weak economies and high dependence on Agriculture as a major driver of economic growth. Ghana has since 2010 undertaken several initiatives towards development of comprehen...


Botchway, Vincent AnsahSam, Kingsley OdumKarbo, NaaminongEssegbey, George OwusuNutsukpo, DelaliAgyemang, KingsleyZougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.[Systems and Operations of the Ghana Science-Policy Dialogue Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security]Systems and Operations of the Ghana Science-Policy Dialogue Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

In 2011, CCAFS carried out baseline surveys (household survey, a village study and an organizational survey) in 21 research sites across 17 countries within its five focus regions, using standardized baseline tools in each site. Seven years after the implementation of the baseline studies, the CC...


Ouédraogo, MathieuHouessionon, ProsperPartey, SamuelCramer, LauraZougmoré, Robert B.Thornton, Philip K.Jasaw, Godfred S.Saaka, BuahRiba, AlexBarahona, Carlos[CCAFS midline synthesis report - Ghana (GH0108)]CCAFS midline synthesis report - Ghana (GH0108)

Climate change impacts are manifesting throughout the world and they are especially significant in developing countries, including Ghana, that are particularly vulnerable. The impacts of climate change are complex and uncertain in nature that the usual conventional planning often falls short to a...


Botchway, Vincent AnsahSam, Kingsley OdumKarbo, NaaminongEssegbey, George OwusuNutsukpo, DelaliAgyemang, KingsleyZougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.[Scenario-Guided Review of the Ghana Livestock Policy]Scenario-Guided Review of the Ghana Livestock Policy

We consider the question of what is needed for climate services to support sub-Saharan African farmers’ adaptation needs at the scale of the climate challenge. Consistent with an earlier assessment that mutually reinforcing supply-side and demand-side capacity constraints impede the development o...


Hansen, JamesVaughan, CatherineKagabo, Desire M.Dinku, TufaCarr, EdwardKörner, JanaZougmoré, Robert B.[Climate Services Can Support African Farmers' Context-Specific Adaptation Needs at Scale]Climate Services Can Support African Farmers' Context-Specific Adaptation Needs at Scale

Globally the picture on climate change and its effects on humanity appear quite disturbing as food systems and consumption patterns are sliding towards low against prediction values. In Ghana population expansion as a driver has quadrupled now and calls for more food and fibre needs than ten deca...


Botchway, Vincent AnsahSam, Kingsley OdumKarbo, NaaminongEssegbey, George OwusuNutsukpo, DelaliAgyemang, KingsleyZougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.[Scaling up of CSA Platforms at the Subnational (District) Levels in Ghana: a Progressive Achievement of Theghana CCAFS Science-Policy Platform]Scaling up of CSA Platforms at the Subnational (District) Levels in Ghana: a Progressive Achievement of Theghana CCAFS Science-Policy Platform

Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and fishery production sectors of African agriculture are reported in the literature. However, they may be arguably too general to understand the magnitude of impact and to inform adaptation strategies and policy development ...


Zougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.Ouédraogo, MathieuOmitoyin, BamideleThomas, Timothy S.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Ericksen, Polly J.Said, Mohammed YahyaJalloh, Abdulai[Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors]Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors

Tis Tematic Series on “Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences” contains seven papers presented by researchers from four West African countries based on participatory action research conducted since 2012 in the region. Tese research activit...


Bayala, JulesZougmoré, Robert B.Dayamba, Sidzabda DjibrilOlivier, Alain[Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences]Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences

This guide addresses the issue of identifying priority interventions for communities in the face of climate change. The manual is about participatory approach of inventorizing and prioritizing climate-smart crop-livestock-agroforestry and social technologies / practices. The guide provides a step...


Bayala, JulesAyantunde, Augustine A.Somda, JacquesKy-Dembele, CatherineBationo, B. AndréSanogo, DiaminatouTougiani, AbasseZougmoré, Robert B.[Methodological guide: Community participatory inventory and prioritization of climate-smart crop-livestock agroforestry technologies / practices]Methodological guide: Community participatory inventory and prioritization of climate-smart crop-livestock agroforestry technologies / practices

Cet ouvrage qui est le premier d’une trilogie de la série changement climatique en Afrique de l’IFPRI et intitulé L’Agriculture ouest-africaine et le changement climatique: une analyse Exhaustive, examine la façon dont le changement climatique nuira à la sécurité alimentaire dans 11 des pays d’Af...


Jalloh, AbdulaiNelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.Zougmoré, Robert B.Roy-Macauley, Harold[L'agriculture Ouest-Africaine et le changement climatique]L'agriculture Ouest-Africaine et le changement climatique

Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) has been developed. PICSA makes use of historical climate records, participatory decision-making tools and forecasts to help farmers identify and better...


Dayamba, Sidzabda DjibrilKy-Dembele, CatherineBayala, JulesDorward, PeterClarkson, GrahamSanogo, DiaminatouMamadou, Lamine DiopTraoré, IssaDiakite, AdamaNenkam, AndreeBinam, Joachim N.Ouédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.[Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal]Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal

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