CIAT has worked in Ethiopia for 30 years, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and regional agricultural research centers. Initially focused on bean variety development − getting improved, better beans to communities, improving their nutrition and incomes ...
This chapter assessed the influence of socioeconomic factors, plot characteristics, food security, and climatic variables on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies in southern Tanzania. Using data collected from 357 households and 464 agricultural plots, a multivariate probi...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, Kelvin
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Acosta, Mariola
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Läderach, Peter
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[Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania]
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Determinants of Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies at Farm Plot Level: An Assessment from Southern Tanzania
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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World Bank
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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LI-BIRD
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[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nepal]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nepal
Flood disaster is one of the greatest challenges affecting the livelihoods of the people of Bihar, India, hampering interventions aimed at addressing poverty, nutrition and health issues. Small and marginal farmers, tenant farmers and female-headed households are the most vulnerable to floods. Pa...
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Sellamuttu, Sonali Senaratna
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[Institutional options available to ensure that index-based flood insurance (IBFI) is socially inclusive in Bihar, India]
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Institutional options available to ensure that index-based flood insurance (IBFI) is socially inclusive in Bihar, India
Knippenberg, E.
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Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Constas, M.
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[Quantifying household resilience with high frequency data: Temporal dynamics and methodological options]
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Quantifying household resilience with high frequency data: Temporal dynamics and methodological options
Scaling insurance to transfer climate risk from the rural poor to financial markets is vital to enhance agricultural risk management in developing countries, but insurance programs need to address several challenges in order to improve resilience at scale. A mix of stakeholder expertise is requir...
Kramer, Berber
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Hellin, Jon
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Hansen, James
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Rose, Alison
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Braun, Mélody
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[Building resilience through climate risk insurance: Insights from agricultural research for development]
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Building resilience through climate risk insurance: Insights from agricultural research for development
Smith, D. Mark
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Matthews, J.H.
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Bharati, Luna
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Borgomeo, Edoardo
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Mauroner, A.
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Nicol, Alan
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Rodriguez, D.
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Sadoff, Claudia
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Timboe, I.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Anisha, N.
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[Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation]
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Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation
Widespread negative impacts of climate change include limited plant growth, decreased soil fertility, and ultimately limited food production (Dhankher et al., 2018). Roots, tubers and bananas (RTB) are key commodities for food security, nutrition and livelihoods especially among small-holder farm...
FoodSTART+
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[Transformational adaptation of key root and tuber crops in Asia using species distribution modelling to assess crop suitability under progressing climate change]
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Transformational adaptation of key root and tuber crops in Asia using species distribution modelling to assess crop suitability under progressing climate change