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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 ...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Zooming in on climate change data]Zooming in on climate change data

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[Generating credible weather data for future climates]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[The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, July - September 2016]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.Mul, Marloes L.Cofie, Olufunke O.Kinyangi, JamesZougmoré, Robert B.Wamukoya, GeorgeNyasimi, MaryMapfumo, PaulSperanza, Chinwe IfejikaAmwata, D.Frid-Nielsen, SnorrePartey, Samuel T.Girvetz, Evan H.Rosenstock, Todd S.Campbell, Bruce M.[Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context]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, EdmondSibiry Traoré, Pierre C.Zougmoré, Robert B.Homann-Kee Tui, SabineTabo, RamadjitaSchubert, Cecilia[Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa]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 TerraCertCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Territórios inovando para monitorar e comprovar progressos rumo à sustentabilidade]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, DhanushFrid-Nielsen, SnorreNorman, JamesMutamba, MLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaCampbell, Bruce M.[Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases]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, GeorgeNutsukpo, D.K.Karbo NZougmoré, Robert B.[National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)]National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)
Autor: Hansen, James

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...


Hansen, James[CCAFS contributions to climate services in Africa]CCAFS contributions to climate services in Africa
Autor: Nyamekye I

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[Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model]Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model

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