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Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and fishery production sectors of African agriculture are reported in the literature. However, they may be arguably too general to understand the magnitude of impact and to inform adaptation strategies and policy development ...


Zougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.Ouédraogo, MathieuOmitoyin, BamideleThomas, Timothy S.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Ericksen, Polly J.Said, Mohammed YahyaJalloh, Abdulai[Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors]Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors
Ittersum, Martin K. vanBussel, Lenny G. J. vanWolf, JoostGrassini, PatricioWart, Justin vanGuilpart, NicolasClaessens, LievenGroot, Hugo deWiebe, KeithMason-D'Croz, DanielYang, HaishunBoogaard, Hendrik L.Oort, Pepijn A.J. vanLoon, Marloes P. vanSaito, KazukiAdimo, OchiengAdjei-Nsiah, SamuelAlhassane, AgaliBala, AbdullahiChikowo, RegisKaizzi, KayukiKouressy, MamoutouMakoi, Joachim H.J.R.Ouattara, KorodjoumaTesfaye Fantaye, KindieCassman, Kenneth G.[Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?]Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?
Autor: Huyer, Sophia

Agriculture is the largest employment sector for 60% of women in Oceania, Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and women make up 2/3 of the world’s 600 million small livestock managers. Despite this, women’s activities in agriculture are characterised by a global gender gap in vulnerabilities, ac...


Huyer, Sophia[Closing the gender gap in agriculture]Closing the gender gap in agriculture

Climate change and variability present a major challenge to agricultural production and rural livelihoods, including livelihoods of women smallholder farmers. There are significant efforts underway to develop, deploy, and scale up Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and technologies to fac...


Murray UGebremedhin ZBrychkova, GalinaSpillane, Charles[Smallholder farmers and climate smart agriculture: Technology and labor-productivity constraints amongst women smallholders in Malawi]Smallholder farmers and climate smart agriculture: Technology and labor-productivity constraints amongst women smallholders in Malawi

Climate change is now affecting agriculture and food production in every country of the world. Here the authors present the IMPACT model results on yield, production, and net trade of major crops in China, and on daily calorie availability as an overall indicator of food security under climate ch...


Ye LTang HWu, WenliangYang PNelson, Gerald C.Mason-D'Croz, DanielPalazzo, Amanda[Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures]Chinese Food Security and Climate Change: Agriculture Futures

Although community-level seed-saving initiatives have existed in many countries around the world for about 30 years, they have rarely been the subject of systematic scientific enquiry. Based on a combination of a literature review and field research, we present a novel comprehensive conceptual fr...


Vernooy, RonnieSthapit, B.R.Galluzzi, GeaShrestha P[The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks]The Multiple Functions and Services of Community Seedbanks

Tis Tematic Series on “Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences” contains seven papers presented by researchers from four West African countries based on participatory action research conducted since 2012 in the region. Tese research activit...


Bayala, JulesZougmoré, Robert B.Dayamba, Sidzabda DjibrilOlivier, Alain[Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences]Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences

Pulse ecological events have major impacts on regional and global biogeochemical cycles, potentially inducing a vast set of cascading ecological effects. This study analyzes the widespread reproductive event of bamboo (Melocanna baccifera) that occurred in the Arakan Mountains (Southeast Asia) fr...


Fava, Francesco P.Colombo, R.[Remote sensing-based assessment of the 2005–2011 bamboo reproductive event in the Arakan mountain range and its relation with wildfires.]Remote sensing-based assessment of the 2005–2011 bamboo reproductive event in the Arakan mountain range and its relation with wildfires.
Dixon, John A.Hellin, JJXiaoyun, LiHyman, Glenn[Forty years of farming systems classification for enhanced food security and poverty reduction]Forty years of farming systems classification for enhanced food security and poverty reduction

At the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, COP21), a voluntary action plan, the ‘4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate’ was proposed under the Agenda for Action. The Initiative underlines the role of soil organic matter (SOM) in ...


Soussana, Jean-FrançoisLutfalla, SuzanneEhrhardt, FionaRosenstock, Todd S.Lammana, ChristineHavlík, PetrRichards, MerylWollenberg, Eva K.Chotte, Jean-LucTorquebiau, Emmanuel F.Ciais, PhilippeSmith, PeteLal, Rattan[Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative]Matching policy and science: Rationale for the ‘4 per 1000 - soils for food security and climate’ initiative

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