What: Twenty-three people from six countries came together to discuss how drought insurance based on remotely sensed data can reduce the impact of weather shocks on some of the poorest people in the world. Participants were drawn from financial and agricultural sectors, nongovernmental and govern...
Black, Emily
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Greatrex, Helen
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Young, Matthew
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Maidment, Ross I.
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[Incorporating Satellite Data Into Weather Index Insurance]
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Incorporating Satellite Data Into Weather Index Insurance
To conduct a non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services, this study explored combining data on the use of ecosystem resources with measuring the effort expended on agricultural activities in three communities of the lower Caqueta, Colombian Amazon. By measuring the energy expended by people dur...
Durán H., Zulma
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Arguello A., Heliodoro
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Tapasco, Jeimar
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[A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon = Una aproximación metodológica para la valoración no monetaria de servicios ecosistémicos en tres comunidades de la Amazonia Colombiana]
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A methodological approach for the non-monetary valuation of ecosystem services in three communities of the Colombian Amazon = Una aproximación metodológica para la valoración no monetaria de servicios ecosistémicos en tres comunidades de la Amazonia Colombiana
Increased rice production in East and Southern Africa explains the crucial role rice plays in household food and income security. However, in last three decades, rice productivity per unit area has stagnated due to abiotic and biotic factors, hence the need for the application of Integrated Soil ...
Nhamo, N.
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Kyalo, G.
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Dinheiro, V.
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[Exploring options for lowland rice intensification under rainfed and irrigated ecologies in East and Southern Africa: the potential application of Integrated Soil Fertility Management principles]
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Exploring options for lowland rice intensification under rainfed and irrigated ecologies in East and Southern Africa: the potential application of Integrated Soil Fertility Management principles
Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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Somé, Léopold
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Boureima, Moussa
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Diakite, L.
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Quirós, Carlos
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[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]
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Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa
International agricultural carbon market projects face significant challenges in delivering greenhouse gas mitigation objectives whilst also seeking to provide additional benefits for poverty alleviation. The carbon credit producer (the smallholder farmer) and carbon credit buyer in the carbon ma...
Lee J
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Ingalls M
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Erickson JD
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Bridging organizations in agricultural carbon markets and poverty alleviation: An analysis of pro-poor carbon market projects in East Africa]
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Bridging organizations in agricultural carbon markets and poverty alleviation: An analysis of pro-poor carbon market projects in East Africa
Striga asiatica and Rhamphicarpa fistulosa are important parasitic weeds of rain-fed rice, partly distributed in similar regions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is not evident whether their ecologies are mutually exclusive or partially overlapping. In Kyela, a rice-growing area in south Tanzania ...
Kabiri S
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Rodenburg, J.
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Kayeke J
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Ast, A. van
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Makokha, D.W.
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Msangi SH
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Irakiza, R.
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Bastiaans, L.
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[Can the parasitic weeds Striga asiatica and Rhamphicarpa fistulosa co-occur in rain-fed rice?]
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Can the parasitic weeds Striga asiatica and Rhamphicarpa fistulosa co-occur in rain-fed rice?
This study investigated pasting and sensory characteristics of Dioscorea?alata, an underutilized yam species, to ascertain its suitability for amala (a pasty yam product) in comparison with D.?rotundata. Pasting was determined by Rapid Visco-Analyser and the amala was prepared from parboiled and ...
Wireko-Manu, F.D.
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Ellis, W.
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Oduro, I.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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[Prediction of the suitability of water yam (Dioscorea alata) for amala product using pasting and sensory characteristics]
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Prediction of the suitability of water yam (Dioscorea alata) for amala product using pasting and sensory characteristics
The potential for satellite rainfall estimates to drive hydrological models has been long understood, but at the high spatial and temporal resolutions often required by these models the uncertainties in satellite rainfall inputs are both significant in magnitude and spatiotemporally autocorrelate...
Skinner CJ
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Bellerby TJ
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Greatrex H
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Grimes DIF
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[Hydrological modelling using ensemble satellite rainfall estimates in a sparsely gauged river basin: The need for whole-ensemble calibration]
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Hydrological modelling using ensemble satellite rainfall estimates in a sparsely gauged river basin: The need for whole-ensemble calibration
Global climate and weather models are a key tool for the prediction of future crop productivity, but they all rely on parameterizations of atmospheric convection, which often produce significant biases in rainfall characteristics over the tropics. The authors evaluate the impact of these biases b...
García Carreras, L.
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Parkes BJ
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Birch CE
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Nicklin KJ
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Parker DJ
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[The Impact of Parameterized Convection on the Simulation of Crop Processes]
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The Impact of Parameterized Convection on the Simulation of Crop Processes
Improving food security and environmental conservation should be the main targets of innovative farming systems. Conservation agriculture (CA), based on minimum tillage, crop residue retention and crop rotations has been proposed against poor agricultural productivity and soil degradation. This p...
Kabirigi M
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Musana, Bernard
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Ngetich F
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Mugwe J
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Mukuralinda, Athanase
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Nabahungu NL
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[Applicability of conservation agriculture for climate change adaptation in Rwanda’s situation]
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Applicability of conservation agriculture for climate change adaptation in Rwanda’s situation