Looks at the allocation of resources to livestock research in Africa. Assesses the role of agricultural research and its value to national governments. Investigates the appropriate criteria to use for decision making by comparing three kinds of decision-making models. Presents conclusions for pol...
This study reviews the current supporting laws, regulations, and policies in Vietnam and their applicability in the effective implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) agriculture activities in Vietnam. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is responsible for ...
Duc Trung, Nguyen
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Le Hoang Anh
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Nguyen Trung Thang
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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[The Challenges in Implementing Vietnam’s Nationally-Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Agriculture Sector under the Current Supporting Laws, Regulations, and Policies]
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The Challenges in Implementing Vietnam’s Nationally-Determined Contribution (NDC) in the Agriculture Sector under the Current Supporting Laws, Regulations, and Policies
This paper documents the testimonials of those who implemented the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (MCSAS) and accounts of those who experienced its application on the ground. Success stories and challenges in implementing MCSAS were documented. Based on the stakeholder interviews cond...
Htwe, Nyo Mar
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The, Nang Ei Mon
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Naing, Nant Nyein Zarni
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Hein, Yarzar
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[Documenting the application of the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy]
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Documenting the application of the Myanmar Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, rely on agriculture for their income and food security. Any initiative that might help to sustain and improve productivity in agriculture would be a crucial step in improving people’s livelihoods. The adoption of climate-smart practices...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Miller, Vail
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Owuso Essegbey, George
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Ansah, V.
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Nautsukpo, Delali
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Kingsley, Sam
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana]
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana
Nicaragua is particularly vulnerable to climate change due to its geographic, social, economic
and environmental conditions. Increased temperature, fluctuation of precipitation patterns, and
sea-level rise pose significant impacts for agricultural productivity, water resources availability
and th...
Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac
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Czaplicki, Stanislaw
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Collado, Carmen
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Parker, Louis
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Bourgoin, Clément
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Guerten, Nora
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Lan, Le Ngoc
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Läderach, Peter
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[Pragmatic economic valuation of adaptation risk and responses across scales in Nicaragua]
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Pragmatic economic valuation of adaptation risk and responses across scales in Nicaragua
Conceptualising smallholder farming households as collective action institutions,
that make interrelated decisions about investment, resource use and allocation in a common
household farm, may contribute to understanding widely observed uncooperative outcomes,
such as yield gaps, gender gaps in p...
Institute of Development Policy and Management
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Lecoutere E
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming]
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“We’re in this together”: Changing intra-household decision making for more cooperative smallholder farming
This study assessed intermediate results of an investment intended to support climate change adaptation and resilience-building among farmers’ cooperatives in Rwanda. The assessment was based on a purposive sampling survey of farmers’ perspectives conducted in sites in 10 programme intervention d...
Rugege, Denis
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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[Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda]
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Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being widely promoted as a solution for food insecurity
and climate change adaptation in food systems of sub-Saharan Africa, while simultaneously
reducing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions. Governments throughout Africa are writing
policies and programs to...
Lamanna, Christine
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Namoi, Nictor
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Kimaro, Anthony A.
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Mpanda, Mathew
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Egeru, Anthony
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Okia, Clement
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Läderach, Peter
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa]
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Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa
This study investigated the dependence of three riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Participatory mapping and ranking exercises in gender-segregated groups were used to elicit information on the communities’ livelihoods. The most important ecosystem-based activities (EBA...
Mul, Marloes L.
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Pettinotti, L.
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Amonoo, Naana Adwoa
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Bekoe-Obeng, E.
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Obuobie, Emmanuel
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[Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana]
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Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana
Shiferaw, K.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Technical efficiency of small-scale honey producers in Ethiopia: A stochastic frontier analysis]
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Technical efficiency of small-scale honey producers in Ethiopia: A stochastic frontier analysis