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CGIAR System OrganizationWorld Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique, FranceWorld BankCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Submission from the CGIAR System Organization, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the World Bank, in response to Decision 4/CP.23.]Submission from the CGIAR System Organization, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the World Bank, in response to Decision 4/CP.23.

RHoMIS is a rapid, cheap, digital farm household-level survey and analytical engine for characterizing, targeting and monitoring agricultural performance. RHoMIS captures information describing farm productivity and practices, nutrition, food security, gender equity, climate and poverty. RHoMIS i...


Wijk, Mark T. vanHammond, JamesEtten, Jacob vanPagella, TimRitzema, Randall S.Teufel, NilsRosenstock, Todd S.[The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS): A rapid, cost-effective and flexible tool for farm household characterisation, targeting interventions and monitoring progress towards climate-smart agriculture]The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS): A rapid, cost-effective and flexible tool for farm household characterisation, targeting interventions and monitoring progress towards climate-smart agriculture

All three forecasts under-predicted temperatures, while AccuWeather overestimated and Windyty underestimated the total rainfall (for the two months, by 100 mm); however no systematic error could be determined to reduce the error.  As uncertainties are rapidly increasing with longer lead time tha...


Roy, AntikaSimelton, ElisabethQuinn, Claire[Which forecast represents the local weather best?: Preliminary case study findings from My Loi village, northcentral Vietnam]Which forecast represents the local weather best?: Preliminary case study findings from My Loi village, northcentral Vietnam

Bonilla Findji, OsanaTan Yen, BuiKhatri-Chhetri, ArunKimeli, PhilipLeguia Hidalgo, Efraín J.Martínez Barón, DeissyOuédraogo, MathieuRadeny, Maren A.O.Recha, John W.M.[CSA options implemented and Evaluated across the CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Global Inventory]CSA options implemented and Evaluated across the CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Global Inventory

A multi-level analysis has examined how policy processes within agriculture, forestry, natural resource- and land management in Uganda support or undermine climate change adaptive responses and policy implementation with a particular focus on the Nwoya and Rakai districts. This Info Note summariz...


Okolo, WendyTwyman, JenniferAmpaire, Edidah L.Acosta, M.[Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda]Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda

El Corredor Seco en Centroamérica ha sido afectado por la recurrencia de graves sequías en los últimos dos años, que afectan especialmente la producción de maíz y frijol, amenazando la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de aproximadamente 2.5 millones de personas en la región. Más del 50% de la ...


Nowak, AndreeaLizarazo, MiguelCorner-Dolloff, CaitlinRojas, EdwinMejía, Mario[Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala]Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala

This infonote summarizes initial findings of a project entitled “Impact of communicating seasonal climate forecasts to cowpea and sesame farmers in Yatenga region, North Burkina Faso’” undertaken during the 2014 main agricultural season by scientists from the CCAFS West Africa programme and the I...


Ouédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Barry SSomé, LéopoldGrégoire B[The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso]The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso

Participatory and deliberative approaches were used in order to draw out and evaluate pathways of adaptation in maize farming in the Kenyan districts of Makueni (in Central Province) and Nandi/Nyando (in Western Province), whilst allowing participants to reflect on and share their own perceptions...


Whitfield, StephenKristjanson, Patricia M.[Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors]Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture now exceed emissions from land use, land use change and forestry, including deforestation, and are growing at a rate of about 1% per year (Tubiellio et al. 2015). The main livestock emission sources – enteric fermentation, manure management and manu...


Wilkes, Andreas[Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement]Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement

Agriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more ...


Waithaka, MichaelNelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.Kyotalimye, Miriam[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.]East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.

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