This study comprises a set of methane emission measurements in rice fields located in the four agro-ecological zones of the Mekong River Delta (MRD), namely the zones with (i) alluvial soils, (ii) salinity intrusion, (iii) deep flood, and (iv) acid sulfate soils. These zones have very distinct bi...
Vo, Thi Bach Thuong
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Tirol-Padre, Agnes
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Cao, Van Phuong
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MacDonald, Ben
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Espaldon, Maria Victoria
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Sander, Bjoern Ole
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[Methane emission from rice cultivation in different agro-ecological zones of the Mekong river delta: seasonal patterns and emission factors for baseline water management]
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Methane emission from rice cultivation in different agro-ecological zones of the Mekong river delta: seasonal patterns and emission factors for baseline water management
For agriculture to play a role in climate change mitigation strategies to reduce
emissions from inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer through a more balanced and
efficient use are necessary. Such strategies should align with the overarching
principle of sustainable intensification and will need to co...
Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Sapkota, Tek B.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Misiko, Michael T.
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Simon, Attwood
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[Gender and inorganic nitrogen: what are the implications of moving towards a more balanced use of nitrogen fertilizer in the tropics?]
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Gender and inorganic nitrogen: what are the implications of moving towards a more balanced use of nitrogen fertilizer in the tropics?
At the Paris climate summit in 2015, the World Business Council on Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) announced a set of 2030 ambitions under the three pillars of climate
smart agriculture (CSA), namely productivity, resilience and mitigation. Based on work under
WBCSD’s workstream to improve busi...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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[Measuring Progress Towards the WBCSD Statement of Ambition on Climate-Smart Agriculture: Improving Businesses’ Ability to Trace, Measure and Monitor CSA]
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Measuring Progress Towards the WBCSD Statement of Ambition on Climate-Smart Agriculture: Improving Businesses’ Ability to Trace, Measure and Monitor CSA
A one-day planning and review meeting took place on December 14th 2016 for the Kondoa District and on December 15th for the Kiteto District. Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) training aims to build the capacity of end users of climate services in the agriculture an...
Gathenya, John
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[Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Planning and Review Meetings for Kondoa and Kiteto Districts, Tanzania]
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Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA): Planning and Review Meetings for Kondoa and Kiteto Districts, Tanzania
A Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) intermediary training workshop was held in Zomba District, Malawi in July 2016. The workshop aimed to train intermediaries to understand the PICSA approach so they can train other intermediaries. The intermediaries are expected t...
Coffee is an important crop for the Ugandan economy, as it earns the country US$415 million in foreign export revenues and supports 1.7 million smallholder farmers (UCDA, 2016). Nevertheless, coffee yields have stagnated for over a decade, despite concerted efforts to improve productivity. Climat...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Mukasa, David
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Bukomeko, Hannington
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Kemigisha, Elizabeth
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Kirungi, Diana
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Giller, Onno
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Redesigning Delivery: Boosting Adoption of Coffee Management Practices in Uganda. The climate smart investment pathway approach and the farmer segmentation tool]
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Redesigning Delivery: Boosting Adoption of Coffee Management Practices in Uganda. The climate smart investment pathway approach and the farmer segmentation tool
Dear readers,
We are pleased to share with you our SmartAg Partner newsletter, highlighting policy
engagement and ongoing research in the second quarter of 2017.
In May, we hosted a seminar that explored the state of climate adaptation and mitigation
efforts in African agriculture. The seminar cr...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April - June 2017]
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April - June 2017
Data presented here are the result of an analysis of the adaptation and mitigation contributions of the 162 INDCs (representing 189 Parties) submitted to the UNFCCC as of 28 April 2016, and then revised using information submitted through 31October 2016. Related Info Notes were written using the ...
Richards, Meryl
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Bruun, T.B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gregersen LE
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Huyer, Sophia
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen STN
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Oldvig MB
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation: An analysis of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. CCAFS dataset]
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How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation: An analysis of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. CCAFS dataset
Bài viết này được thực hiện nhằm mục đích rà soát các văn bản luật, pháp lý, các chính sách và chiến lược của Việt Nam có thể tạo điều kiện thuận lợi cho việc triển khai có hiệu quả Các Đóng Góp Do Quốc Gia Tự Quyết Định (NDC) trong lĩnh vực nông nghiệp. Hiện tại, Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển nôn...
Duc Trung, Nguyen
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Le Hoang Anh
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Nguyen Trung Thang
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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[The Challenges in Implementing Vietnam’s Nationally-Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Agriculture Sector under the Current Supporting Laws, Regulations, and Policies]
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[Những thách thức trong việc triển khai Đóng góp do Quốc gia tự Quyết định (NDC) trong lĩnh vực nông nghiệp ở Việt Nam trong bối cảnh pháp lý và chính sách hiện tại]
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Những thách thức trong việc triển khai Đóng góp do Quốc gia tự Quyết định (NDC) trong lĩnh vực nông nghiệp ở Việt Nam trong bối cảnh pháp lý và chính sách hiện tại
CCAFS-MOT is a tool to support farmers, policy advisors and agricultural extension services on the choice of management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) without risking food security. It is an Excel-based tool which brings together several empirical models to estimate GHG emis...
Feliciano, Diana
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Nayak, Dali Rani
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Vetter, Sylvia H.
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Hillier, Jon
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[CCAFS-MOT - A tool for farmers, extension services and policy-advisors to identify mitigation options for agriculture]
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CCAFS-MOT - A tool for farmers, extension services and policy-advisors to identify mitigation options for agriculture