The review consists of a collection of case studies providing the basis for further exploring the function of index-based risk management tools towards the promotion of Climate- Smart Agriculture, through the adoption of tailored solutions by farming communities increasingly exposed to climate ch...
Adegoke, Jimmy
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Rüegg, Mark
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Hansen, James
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Cuéllar, Daniela
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Shaw, Rebecca
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Greatrex, Helen
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Hellin, Jon
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Diro, Rahel
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Review of Index-Based Insurance for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Improving climate risk transfer and management for Climate-Smart Agriculture — A review of existing examples of successful index-based insurance for scaling up]
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Review of Index-Based Insurance for Climate-Smart Agriculture: Improving climate risk transfer and management for Climate-Smart Agriculture — A review of existing examples of successful index-based insurance for scaling up
De nombreux pays en Afrique ont intégré
l’utilisation des engrais, la gestion de la fertilité
des sols et les intrants agricoles dans leurs
contributions déterminées au niveau national à
l’Accord sur le climat de Paris. Bien
que les engrais azotés (N) contribuent dans une
large mesure aux émissi...
Richards, Meryl
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Mamo, Tekalign
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Fertilizers and low emission development in sub-Saharan Africa]
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[Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne]
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Engrais et développement sobre en carbone en Afrique subsaharienne
In developing countries, drought can cripple communities. Its impact is often long-lasting, especially if smallholders have to sell off farming equipment in order to survive the loss of crop income. And in the developed world, drought in a major food-producing region can push up food prices world...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Nersisyan, A
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Leigh, RA
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Dibb-Leigh, JA
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Hoefner, F
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[Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change]
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Nature Outlook: Agriculture and Drought. Perspectives: legislating change
Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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Somé, Léopold
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Boureima, Moussa
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Diakite, L.
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Quirós, Carlos
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[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]
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Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa
This occasional paper presents a report from a project on “Developing community-based climate smart agriculture through participatory action research in CCAFS benchmark sites in West
Africa” which is a joint initiative of CCAFS-West Africa programme and ICRAF-WCA. Other key players of the project...
Bayala, Jules
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ky-Dembele, Catherine
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Bationo, B. André
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Sanogo, Diaminatou
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Somda, Jacques
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Tougiani A
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Traoré, Kadari
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Kalinganire, Antoine
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[Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa]
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Towards developing scalable climate-smart village models: approach and lessons learnt from pilot research in West Africa
In the literature, a lot is discussed about how agroforestry can achieve the mitigation,
adaptation and productivity goals of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). However, this may be relatively
too broad to assess the trade-offs and synergies of how specific agroforestry technologies or practices
ac...
Partey, Samuel T.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thevathasan, Naresh V
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[Why Promote Improved Fallows as a Climate-Smart Agroforestry Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa?]
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Why Promote Improved Fallows as a Climate-Smart Agroforestry Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa?
An in vivo digestibility trial was conducted to evaluate the digestibility of six forages. These were selected indigenous browse species and groundnut haulms in Lawra and Jirapa Districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Groundnut haulms served as a control due to its known good digestibility i...
Avornyo, Franklin K.
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Partey, Samuel T
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Asare, Sylvester
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Agbolosu, Anthony Amison
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Akufo, Naana Mintaah
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Sowah, Nicholas Adjetey
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Konlan, Solomon Pigangsoa
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[In vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana]
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In vivo digestibility of six selected fodder species by goats in northern Ghana
The rapid growth of mobile phones in Ghana has opened up the possibility of delivering timely and useful weather and market information to farmers at costs lower than traditional agricultural extension services. In this paper, we assess the usefulness, constraints, and factors likely to influence...
Etwire, Prince M.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Martey, Edward
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Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
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Bayala, Jules
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[An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Background: In search of options to cope with climate change and variability, a trial combining fertilization and
improved varieties of millet and cowpea (intercropped or as sole crop) was conducted on three sites (Lemnogo,
Tibtenga and Ramdolla) in the northern region of Burkina Faso. The applic...
Sanou, Josias
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Bationo, B. André
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Barry, Silamana
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Nabie, Loyehoun Dorothée
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Bayala, Jules
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Combining soil fertilization, cropping systems and improved varieties to minimize climate risks on farming productivity in northern region of Burkina Faso]
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Combining soil fertilization, cropping systems and improved varieties to minimize climate risks on farming productivity in northern region of Burkina Faso