The extent and implications of under nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa have catalyzed political action and programs on the ground. For example, the United Nations has declared a decade of action (2016-2026) and the Sustainable Development Goals have set ambitious targets to end hunger and undernutr...
Chesterman, Sabrina
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Lamanna, Christine
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Hammond, Jim
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Namoi, Nictor
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Wakelin, Oliver
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Ng’endo, Mary
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[Co-designed solutions for collecting food & nutrition security data with mobile devices: What worked (and did not) from a NGO, government and research partnership]
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Co-designed solutions for collecting food & nutrition security data with mobile devices: What worked (and did not) from a NGO, government and research partnership
CCAFS supported the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) and the local government unit of Guinayangan to test and develop an initial set of coastal interventions, such as: mangrove nursery establishment; and reforestation and restoration of mangroves.
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
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[Resilience Building and Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Communities (Model building for small municipalities in the Philippines)]
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Resilience Building and Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Communities (Model building for small municipalities in the Philippines)
About 2 million rural households in Kenya produce milk. With about 1800 liters per cow and year, average annual milk production per cow on smallholder dairy farms is low. As a result, production costs per kilogram of milk are high, and profit margins for many farmers are slim. Low cow productivit...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Dijk, Suzanne van
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Odhong', Charles
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[Finance for on-farm investments in dairy production in Kenya]
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Finance for on-farm investments in dairy production in Kenya
This is an info note elaborating on a study of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) conducted by Vo et al. (2018) on methane emission from rice cultivation in different agro-ecological zones of the Mekong River Delta, focusing on seasonal patterns and emission factors for baseline wat...
Yen, Bui Tan
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Sander, Bjoern Ole
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[Methane Emission Factors for Rice Production in the Mekong River Delta]
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Methane Emission Factors for Rice Production in the Mekong River Delta
The fisheries sub-sector in Kenya plays an important role in the national economy. It is an important source of food, nutritional security, employment and foreign exchange. The fisheries and aquaculture sector in Kenya contributes about 0.8% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). It is es...
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Kenya
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[Policy actions for building resilience of fisheries development in a changing climate]
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Policy actions for building resilience of fisheries development in a changing climate
Livestock production is a major agricultural activity in Kenya, with the livestock sector contributing 30-40% of agricultural GDP and about 12% to the national GDP. The livestock sub-sector further accounts for 30% of total marketed agricultural products and employs 50% of the total agriculture l...
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Kenya
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[Policy actions for building resilience of livestock production under climate change]
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Policy actions for building resilience of livestock production under climate change
The dynamic nature of climate and its impacts on agriculture is rendering most of the existing adaptation and coping strategies unsupportive in many regions. Recent studies on economic sectors (including agriculture) across institutions and 24 counties have established the following: a widened ga...
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Kenya
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[Strengthening education, extension and training to accelerate climate resilience and low carbon development in the agriculture sector]
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Strengthening education, extension and training to accelerate climate resilience and low carbon development in the agriculture sector
Messages clé
◼ L’Action commune de Koronivia pour l’agriculture, adoptée dans le cadre de la CCNUCC, est une opportunité pour faire de l’agroforesterie un élément clé de la réponse africaine aux changements climatiques.
◼ Nous avons évalué la visibilité de l’agroforesterie dans les processus de M...
Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Jallo, Courtney
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Namoi, Nictor
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Bulusu, Medha
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Mboi, Damaris
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[Faire compter les arbres en Afrique: Une meilleure stratégie de MRV de l’agroforesterie pour satisfaire aux ambitions de l’Afrique]
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Faire compter les arbres en Afrique: Une meilleure stratégie de MRV de l’agroforesterie pour satisfaire aux ambitions de l’Afrique
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Adisasmito, W.
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Kittayapong, P.
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Jing, F.
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Dinh Xuan Tung
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Phuc Pham Duc
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[Health and environmental impact of agricultural intensification: Translating Ecohealth program-derived knowledge into practice]
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Health and environmental impact of agricultural intensification: Translating Ecohealth program-derived knowledge into practice
Phuc Pham Duc
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Luu Quoc Toan
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Nguyen Mai Huong
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Dinh Xuan Tung
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Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
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Tran Minh Hang
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Pham Thi Huong Giang
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Management of health risk from biogas effluent at smallholder pig farms in Vietnam: A transdisciplinary and community participatory approach]
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Management of health risk from biogas effluent at smallholder pig farms in Vietnam: A transdisciplinary and community participatory approach