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, Michael
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.]
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East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.
Rikxoort, H. van
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Läderach, Peter
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in East African coffee ecosystems]
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Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation in East African coffee ecosystems
Naab, Jesse B.
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Bationo, B. André
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Wafula, B.M.
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouattara M
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Vlek, Paul L.G.
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[African Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Potential]
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African Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Potential
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the recurring erratic and uneven rainfall distribution has resulted in low crop yields, income losses, and low food stock. In response to these climate change challenges, farmers have recourse to several coping strategies to survive. This present paper explores farmers’ per...
Bagagnan, Abdoul Rasmane
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Ouédraogo, Issa
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Fonta, William M.
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[Perceived Climate Variability and Farm Level Adaptation in the Central River Region of The Gambia]
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Perceived Climate Variability and Farm Level Adaptation in the Central River Region of The Gambia
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, M...
Waithaka, Michael
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis]
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East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as an adapted set of management principles that assures a more sustainable agricultural production. It combines the following basic principles: (1) reduction in tillage, (2) retention of adequate levels of crop residues and soil surface cover, (3) u...
Verhulst, Nele
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Govaerts, Bram
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Sayre KD
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Sonder, Kai
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Romero Perezgrovas, R.
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Mezzalama M
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Dendooven, L.
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[Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico]
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Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico
This module describes the nature of genetic resources for food and agriculture and outlines why these resources are essential for climate-smart agriculture. After a brief description of the expected impacts of climate change on genetic resources for food and agriculture, the module highlights the...
Luchetti D
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Dulloo, Ehsan
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Asfaw A
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Collette L
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[Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture]
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Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture
‘Seeds for Needs’ is a global initiative led by Bioversity International in 11 countries throughout Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific. The aim is to build more resilient and adaptable farming and seed systems by exposing farmers to more crop varieties, increasing their first-hand knowledge of...
The global phenomenon of climate change constitutes major threats to Africa (IPCC, 2007). Although the impact of climate change is global, for various reasons including the state of preparedness of the continent, it has been estimated that Africa will be most vulnerable to climate change (Arnell,...
Yatich, T.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Minang, Peter A.
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Wakhayanga J
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[Community-based adaptation to climate change in Africa: a typology of information and institutional requirements for promoting uptake of existing adaptation technologies]
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Community-based adaptation to climate change in Africa: a typology of information and institutional requirements for promoting uptake of existing adaptation technologies
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as an approach for reorienting agricultural development under the realities of climate change. Prioritising research-for-development activities is crucial, given the need to utilise scarce resources as effectively as possible. However, no framewo...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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Baedeker, Tobias
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Baethgen, Walter E.
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Bunn, Christian
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Friedmann, Michael
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Giller, Ken E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Howden, Mark
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Kilcline, Kevin
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Nangia, Vinay
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Kumar, Shalander
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West, Paul C.
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Keating, Brian
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[A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research]
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A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research