The socio-economic values of fertile and carbon-rich Dark Earth soils are well described from the Amazon region. Very recently, Dark Earth soils were also identified in tropical West Africa, with comparable beneficial soil properties and plant growth-promoting effects. The impact of this manageme...
Camenzind, Tessa
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Hammer, Edith C
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Lehmann, Johannes
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Solomon, Dawit
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Horn, Sebastian
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Rillig, Matthias C
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Hempel, Stefan
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and soil microbial communities in African Dark Earths
Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) is a complex problem in the African Great Lakes Region that is affecting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Since the first disease reports from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001, BXW has been studied widely. The majority of thes...
McCampbell, M.
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Schut, Marc
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Bergh, I. van den
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Schagen, B. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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Gaidashova, S.V.
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Njukwe, E.
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Leeuwis, C.
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[Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW) in Central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies]
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Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW) in Central Africa: opportunities, challenges, and pathways for citizen science and ICT-based control and prevention strategies
Plantain (Musa AAB), a primary food crop in Ghana, is a key component in sustainable agricultural systems in high rainfall zones. Recently, there has been a substantial yield decline and reduction in plantation life. To elucidate the context in which intervention strategies should be developed, a...
Schill, P.F.
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Afreh-Nuamah, K.
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Gold, C.S.
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Green, K.R.
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[Farmers perception of constraints in plantain production in Ghana]
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Farmers perception of constraints in plantain production in Ghana
Climate-smart agriculture aims to improve food security by increasing productivity and producer incomes, strengthening resilience to climate change, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For the livestock sector, improved genetics is often identified as a climate-smart option. While there ...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Barnes, Andrew P.
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Baival, Batkhishig
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Clare, Abbie
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Namkhainyam, Busjavin
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Tserenbandi
,
Chuluunbaatar, Narantsogt
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Namkhainyam, Tsolmon
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[Is cross-breeding with indigenous sheep breeds an option for climate-smart agriculture?]
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Is cross-breeding with indigenous sheep breeds an option for climate-smart agriculture?
Current models of adaptation to climate change focus on common causes of vulnerability among individuals and communities in an attempt to improve their capacity to adapt. These models tend to neglect the impact on vulnerability of local relationships that include political and economic power stru...
Chaudhury, Abrar S.
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Thornton, Thomas F.
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Helfgott, Ariella E.S.
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Ventresca, Marc J.
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Sova, Chase
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[Ties that bind: Local networks, communities and adaptive capacity in rural Ghana]
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Ties that bind: Local networks, communities and adaptive capacity in rural Ghana
Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), established in 2001, is a demand-driven extension program for developing farmer organizations and improving farmer production and welfare. The program is expected to be 50% client funded after 25 years. However, varying returns to extensio...
James, P.A.
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Smart, J.C.
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Smith, J.
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Bulling, M.T.
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Beed, Fen D.
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Luwandagga, D.
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[The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services]
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The effect of participation in the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services on willingness to pay for extension services
One of the main challenges of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is finding ways to promote the adoption at scale (Editor’s note: 'scaling', 'at scale' or 'to scale' are used throughout this article to mean ‘scaling-out’) of CSA practices and technologies. Climate services and insurance can constit...
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Hansen, James
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Baethgen, Walter E.
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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[Climate services and insurance: scaling climate smart agriculture]
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Climate services and insurance: scaling climate smart agriculture
Increasing use of regionally and globally oriented impacts studies, coordinated across international modelling groups, promises to bring about a new era in climate impacts research. Coordinated cycles of model improvement and projection are needed to make the most of this potential.
Challinor, Andrew J.
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Martre, Pierre
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Asseng, Senthold
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Ewert, Frank
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[Making the most of climate impacts ensembles]
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Making the most of climate impacts ensembles
Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to ...
Locatelli, Bruno
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Aldunce, Paulina
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Fallot, Abigail
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Le Coq, Jean François
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Sabourin, Eric
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Tapasco, Jeimar
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[Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps]
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Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has a significant role to play in reducing the gender gap in labor burden for women in agriculture. A targeted approach to address this gap can be useful in developing a women-responsive climatic risk management plan focused on reducing their labor burden in agricu...
Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Regmi, Punya Prasad
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Chanana, Nitya
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Potential of climate-smart agriculture in reducing women farmers’ drudgery in high climatic risk areas]
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Potential of climate-smart agriculture in reducing women farmers’ drudgery in high climatic risk areas