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We introduce the concept of local normative climate to improve understanding of community- level social processes that shape women’s and men’s sense of agency and capacities for taking important decisions, including in their agricultural livelihoods. The idea of normative climate is informed by f...


Petesch, PattiBullock, Renee M.Feldman, ShelleyBadstue, Lone B.Rietveld, Anne M.Bauchspies, WendaKamanzi, AdelbertusTegbaru, AmareYila, Jummai[Local normative climate shaping agency and agricultural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa]Local normative climate shaping agency and agricultural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia[Information exchange links, knowledge exposure, and adoption of agricultural technologies in northern Uganda]Information exchange links, knowledge exposure, and adoption of agricultural technologies in northern Uganda

Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...


Ampaire, Edidah L.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Providence, HappyAcosta, MariolaTwyman, JenniferWinowiecki, Leigh A.Asten, Piet J.A. van[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda

International Livestock Research Institute[The human face of sustainable livestock development: Annual report 2018]The human face of sustainable livestock development: Annual report 2018

Adetoro, N.A.Ogwuche, T.O.Diebiru-Ojo, E.M.Oyebode, G.O.Olasupo, T.K.Aina, O.O.Iluebbey, P.Parkes, E.Y.Kulakow, P.A.[Performance of cassava varieties for yield component traits in demands creation trials in Nigeria]Performance of cassava varieties for yield component traits in demands creation trials in Nigeria

Seventy percent of all economic losses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are solely attributed to droughts and floods. A considerable challenge for policy in SSA, therefore, relates to identifying and promoting options that could address climatic shocks. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)—an approach seek...


Shikuku, Kelvin MashisiaMwungu, Chris MiyinziMwongera, Caroline[Impact of drought-tolerant maize and maize–legume intercropping on the climate resilience of rural households in Northern Uganda]Impact of drought-tolerant maize and maize–legume intercropping on the climate resilience of rural households in Northern Uganda

The critical link between gender and forest and tree-based livelihoods is gaining recognition. A growing body of research has highlighted the role of gender in shaping access to, management of and use of forest, agroforestry and tree (FTA) resources and markets and their associated ben...


Ingram, V.Haverhals, M.Petersen, S.Elias, MarlèneBasnett, B.[Gender and forest, tree and agroforestry value chains - evidence from literature]Gender and forest, tree and agroforestry value chains - evidence from literature
Imbach, PabloBeardsley, MeganBouroncle, ClaudiaMedellin, ClaudiaLäderach, PeterHidalgo, Hugo G.Alfaro, EricEtten, Jacob vanAllan, RobertHemming, DebbieStone, RogerHannah, LeeDonatti, Camila I.[Climate change, ecosystems and smallholder agriculture in Central America: an introduction to the special issue]Climate change, ecosystems and smallholder agriculture in Central America: an introduction to the special issue

Climate change will have serious repercussions for agriculture, ecosystems, and farmer livelihoods in Central America. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on agriculture and ecosystem services for their livelihoods. There is an urgent need to develop national and...


Hannah, LeeDonatti, Camila I.Harvey, Celia A.Alfaro, EricRodríguez, Daniel AndresBouroncle, ClaudiaCastellanos, EdwinDíaz, FreddyFung, EmilyHidalgo, Hugo G.Imbach, PabloLäderach, PeterLandrum, Jason P.Solano, Ana Lucía[Regional modeling of climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture and ecosystems in Central America]Regional modeling of climate change impacts on smallholder agriculture and ecosystems in Central America
Autor: Zaake, Paul

There is limited attention to impacts of climate change on pigs in Uganda by stakeholders despite the potential vulnerability of pigs to climate change, especially heat stress. Pigs are very sensitive to heat stress as they do not have functioning sweat glands (as other livestock species do) and ...


Zaake, Paul[An assessment of heat stress status in pigs and adaptation options in lira district Uganda]An assessment of heat stress status in pigs and adaptation options in lira district Uganda

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