Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) is an approach that seeks to build resilience at the farm level by supporting decision-making through the integration of information on location-specific climate, crops, livestock, and livelihoods. It emphasizes practical hands-on ...
Clarkson, Graham
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Dorward, Peter
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Kagabo, Desire M.
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Nsengiyumva, Gloriose
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[Climate Services for Agriculture in Rwanda: Initial findings from PICSA monitoring and evaluation]
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Climate Services for Agriculture in Rwanda: Initial findings from PICSA monitoring and evaluation
The Nyando Basin covering two counties of western Kenya, namely Kericho and Kisumu has been adversely affected by climate change. Prolonged droughts, followed by heavy and unpredictable rainfall that causes flooding has led to land denudation, crop and livestock losses (IPCC, 2007; Onyango et al....
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Oyieng, Edwin P.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?]
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Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Kozicka, M.
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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Jones, S.
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Tran, N.
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Chan, C.Y.
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Sulser, T.B.
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Gotor, E.
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Rich, Karl M.
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[Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services]
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Changing demand for animal source foods and their effects on the provision of ecosystem services
Even, B.
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Hieu, N.T.
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Kawarazuka, N.
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Bourgoin, Clément
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[Brief of scoping study. Root and tuber crops in Central Vietnam: An underestimated potential for food and income (Vietnamese).]
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Brief of scoping study. Root and tuber crops in Central Vietnam: An underestimated potential for food and income (Vietnamese).
La participation des populations locales est promue dans les projets d’atténuation du changement climatique, notamment pour mesurer, notifier et vérifier (measurement, reporting and verification, ou MRV) les émissions de carbone pour la Redd+. Or une telle participation n’est pas acquise. Pour qu...
Boissiere, M.
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Felker L
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Beaudoin, G.
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Bong, I.W.
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Dharmadi, Hawthorne S
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Depuy Walker H.
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Ekowati, D.
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Farida L
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Hofstee C
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Vega Praputra A
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Rafanoharana, S.C
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Aria Seta G
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Ullah, W.
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Wijaya, A.
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[Suivi des émissions de carbone dans la Redd+. Impliquer les populations locales, à quelles conditions ?]
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Suivi des émissions de carbone dans la Redd+. Impliquer les populations locales, à quelles conditions ?
The dairy sector in Kenya produces over 4 billion liters of milk per year and supports 1.3 million producer households with a vital contribution to incomes and nutrition. However, total national production fails to meet demand. There is a need for increased efforts to support value chain developm...
Bullock, Renee
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Crane, Todd A.
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[Youth opportunity spaces in low-emission dairy development in Kenya: Research findings and policy recommendations]
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Youth opportunity spaces in low-emission dairy development in Kenya: Research findings and policy recommendations
Growth in mobile phone access and ownership
presents an opportunity to collect more data,
more frequently, from more people, and for less
money. There are multiple ways to collect data with
mobile phones (SMS, voice calls, etc.), each
with particular strengths and weaknesses.
n The best mode of d...
Chesterman, Sabrina
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Lamanna, Christine
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Kalamatianou, Sofia
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence]
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Collecting development data with mobile phones: Key considerations from a review of the evidence
Successful value chain interventions that achieve poverty reduction goals can in themselves be beneficial
to climate change adaption, as they build farmers’ assets and institutional linkages. But climate change can
have major effects on the outcomes of IFAD-supported value chain interventions for...
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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[Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects]
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Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects
This value chain analysis was completed by E.D. Israel Oliver King, G. Meldrum, N. Kumar, Lauridsen N., C. Manjula, S. Padulosi, M.N. Sivakumar, R. Baskar, K.
Madeshwaran, and as part of the international Programme “Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empoweri...
Israel Oliver King, E.D.
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Meldrum, G.
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Kumar, N.
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Lauridsen, N.
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Manjula, C.
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Padulosi, S.
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Sivakumar, M.N.
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Baskar, R.
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Madeshwaran, K.
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[Research brief: Value chain and market potential of minor millets to strengthen climate resilience, nutrition security and incomes in India]
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Research brief: Value chain and market potential of minor millets to strengthen climate resilience, nutrition security and incomes in India
The way we produce food must adapt to a variable and changing climate. And key to achieving this is to improve the link between climate information and agricultural practices, especially those of smallholder farmers in developing countries. ‘Agro-climate tools’ do just that and some are introduce...