Inland valleys (IVs) in Africa are important landscapes for rice cultivation and are targeted by national governments to attain self-sufficiency. Yet, there is limited information on the spatial distribution of IVs suitability at the national scale. In the present study, we developed an ensemble ...
Akpoti, K.
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Kabo-bah, A.T.
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Dossou-Yovo, E.R.
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Groen, T.A.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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[Mapping suitability for rice production in inland valley landscapes in Benin and Togo using environmental niche modeling]
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Mapping suitability for rice production in inland valley landscapes in Benin and Togo using environmental niche modeling
The Koshi Basin, spread across China, Nepal and India, is perceived as having high potential for hydropower and irrigation development, both seen as ways to promote economic development in the region. This paper quantifies and assesses the past and projected future spatial and temporal water bala...
Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, Utsav
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Khadka, Ambika
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Gurung, Pabitra
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Neumann, L. E.
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Penton, D. J.
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Dhaubanjar, Sanita
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Nepal, S.
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[From the mountains to the plains: impact of climate change on water resources in the Koshi River Basin]
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From the mountains to the plains: impact of climate change on water resources in the Koshi River Basin
Background: The impact of large dams on malaria has received widespread attention. However, understanding how dam topography and transmission endemicity influence malaria incidences is limited.
Methods: Data from the European Commission’s Joint Research Center and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission...
Kibret, S.
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Lautze, Jonathan
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Nhamo, Luxon
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Yan, G.
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[Malaria around large dams in Africa: effect of environmental and transmission endemicity factors]
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Malaria around large dams in Africa: effect of environmental and transmission endemicity factors
Adaptation strategies to reduce smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability and seasonality are needed given the frequency of extreme weather events predicted to increase during the next decades in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in West Africa. We explored the linkages between sel...
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Somé, Léopold
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Buah, S.S.J.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa]
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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa
Calberto, G.
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Staver, Charles
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Siles, P.
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[Building a global framework for banana resilience and adaptation under increased weather variability and uncertainty]
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Building a global framework for banana resilience and adaptation under increased weather variability and uncertainty
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Smallholder farmers are key to food security in sub-Saharan Africa where two thirds of the population depend on small-scale, rain-fed farming as their main source of food and income. Critical farming and household decisions depend upon the weather, for example, how much rain falls, the l...
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Los pequeños agricultores son un elemento clave de la seguridad alimentaria en el África subsahariana, donde la agricultura de secano a pequeña escala es la principal fuente de alimento e ingreso de dos tercios de la población. Las decisiones importantes relacionadas con el hogar y la pr...
Dorward, P.
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Clarkson, G.
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Stern, R.
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[Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual]
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Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Field Manual
This report captures a process of shared South-South learning and planning towards defining
priorities for strengthening and scaling-up climate information and advisory services for
agriculture and food security in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and South Asia.
The process began at ...
Sivakumar, MVK
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Collins, C
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Jay, A.
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Hansen, James
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[Regional priorities for strengthening climate services for farmers in Africa and South Asia]
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Regional priorities for strengthening climate services for farmers in Africa and South Asia
The aim of this study was to measure losses in milk production due to the impact of heat stress, using temperature-humidity index (THI) on test-day milk records of small holder dairy cattle farms in Tanzania. Climate data obtained from aWhere, an agricultural weather data platform (http://www.awh...
Ekine-Dzivenu, C.C
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Mrode, Raphael A.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Evaluating the impact of heat stress as measured by temperature- humidity index (THI) on test-day milk yield of dairy cattle in Tanzania]
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Evaluating the impact of heat stress as measured by temperature- humidity index (THI) on test-day milk yield of dairy cattle in Tanzania
In the early 2000s, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) started developing a tool to capture key factors of farming systems in standardized, quantitative data sets, ready to feed into models. Their product, the Integrated Modelling Platform for Mixed Animal-Crop Systems (IMPACT)...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Capturing on-farm realities with IMPACTLite]
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Capturing on-farm realities with IMPACTLite
Tracking change is how you stay on the path to a goal. That’s why the CGIAR Research
Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) wants to measure
how agricultural practices are evolving in response to climate change and other pressures.
In 2010-2011 CCAFS worked with local pa...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[A global baseline for changing farming practices]
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A global baseline for changing farming practices