Although Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices are expected to boost adaptive capacity, food security and climate change mitigation in resource poor, smallholder farming systems, the barriers that can restrict their uptake are diverse. This study investigated the principal barriers hindering...
Peterson CA
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[Local-level appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Ghana]
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Local-level appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Ghana
Farmer involvement in agriculture climate mitigation is essential if projects are to be sustainable and if we are to ensure projects do not compromise farmer livelihoods and food security for agriculture climate mitigation. Climate mitigation projects that involve smallholder farmers may provide ...
El siguiente informe abordará los resultados del primer y segundo taller de Priorización de Inversiones en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima realizados los días 7 de Agosto de 2014 y 18 de Junio de 2015 respectivamente, en Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. A través de las secciones se presen...
Lizarazo, Miguel
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Nowak, Andreea
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Rojas, E
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Mejia, M
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Sain, G
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Jarvis, Andy
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[Informe final: Priorizando inversiones en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Guatemala]
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Informe final: Priorizando inversiones en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Guatemala
Climate-induced livelihood transitons in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There has been only limited study on what such transitons might look like, but it is clear that the implicatons could be profound in relaton to social, environmental, economic and politcal efects ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Karanja, S.
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Jones, Peter G.
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Genesis reversed: climate change impacts on agriculture and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems of East Africa]
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Genesis reversed: climate change impacts on agriculture and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems of East Africa
In the absence of clear international policy signals and strong global agreements on climate change and sustainable agriculture, countries are moving forward to test sustainability strategies through innovative policies and financing programmes. This paper explores how three countries – Brazil, E...
Negra, Christine
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[Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand]
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Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand
In many countries including south Asia, Climate Change remains a high talk low implementation phenomenon, with highly media savvy workshops and beautiful documents marred by poor implementation on the grounds. On the contrary, Bangladesh,
In spite of its reputation for being poverty and disaste...
Wang SW
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[State of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts in Agriculture for Bangladesh]
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State of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts in Agriculture for Bangladesh
Conservation agriculture involves reduced or no-tillage, permanent soil cover and crop rotations to enhance soil fertility and crop yields. Conservation agriculture practices are increasingly promoted on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa as a means to overcome continuing poor-profitability ...
Corbeels, Marc
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Sakyi, RK
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Kühne, Ronald F.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Meta-analysis of crop responses to conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Meta-analysis of crop responses to conservation agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
This report presents lessons learned from 18 case studies across Africa and South Asia that have developed and delivered weather and climate information and related advisory services for smallholder farmers. The case studies and resulting lessons provide insights on what will be needed to build e...
Tall, Arame
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Hansen, James
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Jay, Alexa
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Kinyangi, James
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Scaling up climate services for farmers: Mission Possible. Learning from good practice in Africa and South Asia]
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Scaling up climate services for farmers: Mission Possible. Learning from good practice in Africa and South Asia
Kyazze, Florence B.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Summary of baseline household survey results: Rakai District, South Central Uganda]
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Summary of baseline household survey results: Rakai District, South Central Uganda