Producing adequate food to meet global demand by 2050 is widely recognized as a major challenge, particularly for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Godfray et al. 2010; Alexandratos and Bruinsma 2012; van Ittersum et al. 2016). Increased price volatility of major food crops (Koning et al. 2008; Lagi et a...
Tesfaye, Kindie
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Wiebe, Keith
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Boogaard, Hendrik L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
,
[Can Ethiopia feed itself by 2050? Estimating cereal self-sufficiency to 2050]
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Can Ethiopia feed itself by 2050? Estimating cereal self-sufficiency to 2050
This policy brief synthesises key findings and recommendations for decision-making
under uncertainty in the agriculture sector in Nepal. This brief highlights the methodologies used for selection
of champion climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices for different agro-ecological regions of Nepal ...
Poudel, Bikash
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Khanal, Ram Chandra
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Bhatta, Kiran
,
Chaudhari, Pashupati
,
Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
,
[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nepal: Champion technologies and their pathways for scaling up]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nepal: Champion technologies and their pathways for scaling up
Farmers in the Philippines are already being challenged by climate change. This is often manifested by
climate variability (too much rain, periods of drought, extreme weather, etc.). Household livelihoods,
income and nutritional well-being are affected adversely.
The impacts of climate change are...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Towards a Portfolio of Climate Resilient Technological Options: Community level participatory adaptive research]
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Towards a Portfolio of Climate Resilient Technological Options: Community level participatory adaptive research
A recent Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
report states that climate change is unequivocal and its
immediate impact is the modification of the worlds’ biophysical
and natural systems resulting to changes in interspecies
dynamics, movement of range, altered abundance, and shift in...
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Building Community-Based Models for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Fisheries Across Landscapes within the Municipality of Ivisan, Capiz]
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Building Community-Based Models for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Fisheries Across Landscapes within the Municipality of Ivisan, Capiz
Anand, the small Gujarat town that gave
India its dairy cooperave
movement, has
now spawned a new cooperave
that may
well grow into a genre of its own. The
Dhundi Solar Pump Irrigators' Cooperave
Enterprise (SPICE) provides the proof of
concept for promong
Solar Power as a
Remunerave
Crop (SPaRC...
Nigeria can build a robust resilience framework to ensure that its agricultural sector is able to cope with the shocks and stresses of climate change through weather insurance. While there is already demand for index insurance, bundling insurance with production inputs and finance can make insura...
Hellin, Jonathan
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Hansen, James
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Araba, Debisi
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[Building Agricultural Resilience through Insurance in Nigeria]
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Building Agricultural Resilience through Insurance in Nigeria
Even, B.
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Hieu, N.T.
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Kawarazuka, N.
,
Bourgoin, Clément
,
[Root and tuber crops in Central Vietnam: an underestimated potential for food and income? Results of a scoping study.]
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Root and tuber crops in Central Vietnam: an underestimated potential for food and income? Results of a scoping study.
This brief is based on analysis of how past and present policy processes affect the capacity of pastoralists to adapt to climate change in Senegal, using Ngnith Municipality in the delta of the Senegal River as a case study. Drawing on a combination of literature review and original fieldwork. Ou...
Crane, Todd A.
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Meunier, Julien
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[Integrating pastoralism into policy process: Enhancing pastoral adaptation and sustainable development]
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Integrating pastoralism into policy process: Enhancing pastoral adaptation and sustainable development
Roa, J.
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Bertuso, A.
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Villaber, D.
,
[Root and tubers crops: production-use systems and food resilience in agri-aqua ecosystems in Central Philippines. Results of a scoping study.]
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Root and tubers crops: production-use systems and food resilience in agri-aqua ecosystems in Central Philippines. Results of a scoping study.