Efforts
to
ensure
the
use
of
CCAFS
climate
science
and
site-‐specific
Climate-‐Smart
Agriculture
(CSA)
practices
in
the
Rainforest
Alliance
voluntary
certification
scheme
and
in
impact
investment
approaches
implemented
by
Root
Capital
began
in
2015.
The
project
leverages
existing
smallholder
va...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Mobilizing private sector partners for climate action in the cocoa value chain]
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Mobilizing private sector partners for climate action in the cocoa value chain
CIMMYT’s
research
has
informed
the
agenda
of
maize
breeding
programs
in
sub-‐Saharan
Africa,
to
ensure
that
new
varieties
developed
will
be
tolerant
to
heat
stress
as
well
as
drought.
CIMMYT’s
climate
projections
for
maize-‐producing
areas
in
sub-‐Saharan
Africa
highlighted
the
increasing
prev...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
,
[CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates]
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CIMMYT-CCAFS research prepares maize breeding programs for future climates
This training manual has been developed to raise awareness among cocoa farmers in Ghana on
the effects of climate change on their cocoa production and to give them tools (in the form of
recommendations) to mitigate these (negative) effects. The topics can be used by field/extension
officers in ad...
Dohmen, Manon Mireille
,
Noponen, Martin
,
Enomoto, Reiko
,
Mensah, Christian
,
Muilerman, Sander
,
[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Cocoa: A Training Manual for Field Officers]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Cocoa: A Training Manual for Field Officers
CCAFS
Scientists
at
the
World
Agroforestry
Centre
(ICRAF),
the
International
Center
for
Tropical
Agriculture(CIAT),
the
International
Maize
and
Wheat
Improvement
Center
(CIMMYT),
and
the
International
Livestock
Research
Institute
(ILRI)
are
developing
two
“Practical
Guides”
(PGs)
on
Climate-‐
Sm...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
,
[Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales]
,
Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales
Senegal, with 196,712 km2 land area, is located at the extreme west of the African continent (Longitudes 11°21W - 17°32N and Latitudes 12°8N - 16°41N). The country’s soils are in general of low fertility, fragile and very susceptible to wind and water erosion. The climate is of Sudano-Sahelian ty...
Sanogo, Diaminatou
,
Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril
,
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
,
Zougmoré, Robert B.
,
Bayala, Jules
,
Ndiaye, Ousmane
,
Sall, Moussa
,
Diop, Mouhamadou
,
Camara, Baba Ansoumana
,
Ndour, Yacine
,
Sangare, Sheick K.
,
Ky-Dembele, Catherine
,
Partey, Samuel T.
,
Ouédraogo, Jean S.
,
Jarvis, Andy
,
Campbell, Bruce M.
,
[Case study of Daga-Birame CSV for CCAFS ISP11/6.1.2 – Senegal]
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[The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal?]
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The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal?
In the context of a collaboration with USAID Feed the Future, the CSA programming and indicator Tool has been designed to contribute to address both, the need of good instruments for programming and better metrics for tracking outcomes and impact and to allow multiple development agencies and agr...
Quinney, Marie
,
Bonilla Findji, Osana
,
Jarvis, Andy
,
[CSA Programming and Indicator Tool: 3 Steps for increasing programming effectiveness and outcome tracking of CSA interventions]
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CSA Programming and Indicator Tool: 3 Steps for increasing programming effectiveness and outcome tracking of CSA interventions
The vulnerability of Africa’s agriculture to climate change is complex. It is shaped by biophysical, economic, socio-cultural, geographical, ecological, institutional, technological and governance processes that interact in intricate ways, and can together reduce farmers’ adaptive capacity. Women...
Nyasimi, Mary
,
Amwata, D.
,
Hove, L.
,
Kinyangi, James
,
Wamukoya, George
,
[Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa]
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Evidence of Impact: Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
This paper presents the initial data analyses of the CCAFS gender survey implemented in four sites in Africa. Using descriptive statistics we show gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sour...
This report summarises outcomes from a portfolio of CCAFS projects on climate-smart agriculture (CSA).
This particular portfolio was selected for its potential of scaling up CSA, which aims for outcomes on food
security, building adaptive capacity and, where appropriate, increasing carbon sequest...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
,
[Implementing climate-smart agriculture for enhanced food security and resilience. Progress report August 2015.]
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Implementing climate-smart agriculture for enhanced food security and resilience. Progress report August 2015.
Le secteur agricole joue un rôle primordial au sein de la Communauté économique des États d’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO). En tant que pilier de l’économie, il touche à la vie de la société à plusieurs niveaux, dans la mesure où les économies nationales et les emplois, les revenus et la sécurité al...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
,
Traoré, Alain S.
,
Mbodj, Yamar
,
[Paysage scientifique, politique et financier de l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat en Afrique de l’Ouest]
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Paysage scientifique, politique et financier de l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat en Afrique de l’Ouest