The agricultural sector will be hit hard by climate change. More than 265 million people are
facing a five percent decrease in growing season duration in the next 40 years due to an
increasingly variable and hotter climate sweeping across the globe. Climate change will
affect all four aspects of ...
Knowledge about future weather conditions, such as when the rains will fall and for how
long, is crucial for farmers’ decision-making. In sub-Saharan Africa, 95% of farmland is rainfed
agriculture. Persistent events such as drought and prolonged rainfall can spell disaster,
which is why being abl...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Generating credible weather data for future climates]
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Generating credible weather data for future climates
We are pleased to share with you the third issue of the SmartAg Partner quarterly newsletter, highlighting ongoing research and policy engagement from July to September 2016. To mark World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) on July 15, CCAFS held an online discussion forum on Youth Engagement in Climate Sma...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016]
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development
has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase
in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,
with very little change ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Wamukoya, George
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika
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Amwata, D.
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context]
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Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
This Info Note explores major barriers for effective climate change policy implementation in Ghana, Mali and Senegal with a particular focus on agriculture and food systems. It aims to provide insights to researchers, policy makers and development practitioners working on climate change issues an...
Totin, Edmond
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa]
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Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa
O Projeto TerraCert vem desenvolvendo uma proposta inovadora para a sustentabilidade na Amazônia: a certificação da trajetória dos territórios. Quatro conceitos fundamentam as atividades:
Transição agrária e ecoe ciência
Os territórios da Amazônia, especialmente aqueles no Arco do des...
Project TerraCert
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Territórios inovando para monitorar e comprovar progressos rumo à sustentabilidade]
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Territórios inovando para monitorar e comprovar progressos rumo à sustentabilidade
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of food
security and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agricultural
productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development;
(2) adapting and...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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Norman, James
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Mutamba, M
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases]
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Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
The policy document – National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020) – provides the implementation framework for an effective development of climate-smart agriculture in the ground. It formulates specific strategies that will contribute developing climate-re...
Owuso Essegbey, George
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Nutsukpo, D.K.
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Karbo N
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)]
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National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)
CCAFS work on climate services seeks to bridge the gap between National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) and agricultural users, and engage the agricultural sector institutions. Our research targets key gaps in knowledge, methods, tools and evidence. We offer CGIAR expertise and ex...
Although diversification and insurance are acknowledged as important in ameliorating risk, to our knowledge, no empirical study has investigated how the two approaches work in concert in developing countries. Given increasing climate variability and the risks it poses to rain-fed agriculture, thi...
Nyamekye I
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[Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model]
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Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model