More than 4.5 billion people receive at least 15% of their average per capita intake of animal protein from
fish. Fish is therefore a key element in food security and human nutrition. Analysis of future fish supplydemand
scenarios suggest that farming of fish and other aquatic products will need ...
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.
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Traoré, Alain S.
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Mbodj, Yamar
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[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
The agricultural sector plays a key role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As the backbone of the economy, it affects society at many levels since national economies and people’s jobs, incomes and food security depend upon it. Climate change and variability pose a major t...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Traoré, Alain S.
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Mbodj, Yamar
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[Overview of the Scientific, Political and Financial Landscape of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa]
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Overview of the Scientific, Political and Financial Landscape of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa
We apply a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature to assess constraining and enabling
factors to the uptake of medium- to long-term climate information in a wide range of sectoral
investment and planning decisions. Common applications of climate information are shown to
relate to adaptatio...
Jones, Lindsey
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Champalle, Clara
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Chesterman, Sabrina
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Cramer, Laura
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Crane, Todd A.
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[Identifying constraining and enabling factors to the uptake of medium- and long-term climate information in decision making]
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Identifying constraining and enabling factors to the uptake of medium- and long-term climate information in decision making
Smallholder farmers in East Africa need information and knowledge on appropriate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices, and institutional innovations in order to effectively adapt to climate change and cope with climate variability. This paper assesses farmer uptake of climat...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Mungai, Catherine
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Sayula, George
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Kinyangi, James
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[Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania]
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Uptake and dissemination pathways for climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Lushoto, Tanzania
This report presents final findings from the baseline data collection exercise conducted for
Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. The GFCS
programme, having a focus on agriculture, food security, heath and disaster risk reduction, is
implemented in Tanzania...
Coulibaly, Jeanne Y.
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Mango, Joash
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Swamila, M
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Tall, Arame
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Kaur, Harneet
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Hansen, James
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[What climate services do farmers and pastoralists need in Tanzania?]
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What climate services do farmers and pastoralists need in Tanzania?
Ongoing investments in agriculture will not deliver for Africa until the destabilising nature of crop pest1
events, especially shock outbreak events, are addressed. As a result of climate change, the prevalence of crop
pests will change and the frequency of shock pest events will increase, puttin...
Smith, Julian
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[Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared]
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Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared
Extreme climate events can undermine agricultural and rural development progress. Even in years when
extreme events do not occur, the uncertainty that results from climate-related risk is an impediment to
sustainable intensification of agriculture and adoption of climate-smart agricultural produc...
Coffey, Kevin
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Haile, Menghestab
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Halperin, Mea
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Wamukoya, George
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Hansen, James
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Kinyangi, James
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Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
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[Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa]
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Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa
This paper presents results of a workshop on partnerships in agricultural research for development (AR4D) organized by the Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The workshop brought together members of the ILA...
CGIAR Institutional Learning and Change Initiative
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[Partnering in international agricultural research for development: lessons from the ILAC learning laboratory]
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Partnering in international agricultural research for development: lessons from the ILAC learning laboratory
Throughout the world, the pace of environmental, social and technological change is accelerating, and this in turn has major implications for the poor and their development prospects. Traditional transfer-of-technology approaches to agricultural research can no longer keep pace with the complex, ...
Watts, J.
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Mackay, R.
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Horton, D.
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Hall, A.
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Chambers, Robert
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Acosta, A.S.
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[Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction]
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Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction