As long as natural forests can be accessed as local sources of timber, there is little incentive for farmers to grow timber on their own land. Early successes with national programs for farmer tree planting in the Philippines were achieved with fast growing trees that brought disappointingly lo...
Santos-Martin F
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Bertomeu M
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Navarro, Rafael
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[Why smallholders plant native timber trees away from the forest margin: Lessons from Leyte, the Philippines]
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Why smallholders plant native timber trees away from the forest margin: Lessons from Leyte, the Philippines
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Benin that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Botswana that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
This brief highlights efforts in East Africa and in Asia, Pacific and Oceania (APO), supported by two internationally funded projects, to develop user-friendly tools and methods to identify germplasm of populations/varieties/species that are adapted to the changing climates of areas where farmers...
Halewood, Michael
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Mathur, P.N.
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Fadda, Carlo
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Otieno, G.
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[Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support]
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Using crop diversity to adapt to climate change: highlighting the importance of the Plant Treaty's policy support
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Ethiopia that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
Admassu, H.
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Getinet M
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Waithaka, Michael
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: Ethiopia. Summary note]
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East African agriculture and climate change: Ethiopia. Summary note
Climate change is already having an impact on social, environmental and economic systems worldwide and will continue to pose significant challenges for human development over the decades to come. Communities that rely on natural resources for their livelihoods, especially in developing countries,...
Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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[Resilience to climate change: community-based adaptation in Kenya and Senegal]
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Resilience to climate change: community-based adaptation in Kenya and Senegal
Despite the recent transition to an industry and service sec- tors-led economy, agriculture still plays a fundamental role in Ghana. The sector comprises approximately 30 percent of the country’s GDP to date and employs approximately 50 percent of the population (10). The agricultural sector is b...
Pinto, Alex de
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Demirag, U.
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Haruna A
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Koo, Jawoo
,
Asamoah M
,
[Climate change, agriculture, and food-crop production in Ghana]
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Climate change, agriculture, and food-crop production in Ghana
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Uganda that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.
Bashaasha, B.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Waithaka, Michael
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
,
[East African agriculture and climate change: Uganda]
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East African agriculture and climate change: Uganda
Burundi is a small, landlocked country of which only 36 percent is arable. The malnutrition rate for children under five years is high; thirty-nine out of every 100 children weigh less than is normal for their age. Burundi’s population of 8 million is young and growing rapidly: Nearly 7 out 10 Bu...
Guinea has a tropical climate with two alternating seasons, a November–March dry season and an April–October rainy season. In general, rainfall increases from north to south. Infant mortality has decreased, and life expectancy has increased. The improvement in these indicators may be attributed t...
Conde S
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[West African agriculture and climate change: Guinea]
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West African agriculture and climate change: Guinea