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Landscape scale quantification enables farmers to pool resources and expertise. However, the problem remains of how to quantify these gains. This article considers current greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification methods that can be used in a landscape scale analysis in terms of relevance to areas dom...


Milne, ENeufeldt, HenryRosenstock, Todd S.Smalligan, MCerri, Carlos EduardoMalin, DaniellaEaster, M.Bernoux, MartialOgle, Stephen M.Casarim, FPearson, TBird, D.N.Steglish, EOstwald, MDenef, KPaustian, Keith[Methods for the quantification of GHG emissions at the landscape level for developing countries in smallholder contexts]Methods for the quantification of GHG emissions at the landscape level for developing countries in smallholder contexts

Subsistence farmers are among the people most vulnerable to current climate variability. Climate models predict that climate change will lead to warmer temperatures, increasing rainfall variability, and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events. Agroforestry, or the intentional ...


Thorlakson, T.Neufeldt, Henry[Reducing subsistence farmers vulnerability to climate change: evaluating the potential contributions of agroforestry in western Kenya]Reducing subsistence farmers vulnerability to climate change: evaluating the potential contributions of agroforestry in western Kenya

Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies. This article addresses this research gap, ...


Tambo JAAbdoulaye, Tahirou[Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria]Climate change and agricultural technology adoption: the case of drought tolerant maize in rural Nigeria
Autor: Thormann, I.

The Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) (Mackay and Street, 2004) emerged as an approach to target accessions more likely to possess specific genetic variation sought by breeders. FIGS was a collaborative development involving researchers from the International Centre for Agricult...


Thormann, I.[Applying FIGS to crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe]Applying FIGS to crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe

Although drought stress has been identified among the production constraints of East African highland bananas (Musa spp., AAA-EA genome), no quantitative data were available to support this assumption. This study uses data from three on-station fertilizer trials (5 6 cycles) in Central and Southw...


Asten, Piet J.A. vanFermont AMTaulya G[Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana]Drought is a major yield loss factor for rainfed East African highland banana

Agricultural production is under increasing pressure by global anthropogenic changes, including rising population, diversion of cereals to biofuels, increased protein demands and climatic extremes. Because of the immediate and dynamic nature of these changes, adaptation measures are urgently need...


Ziska, Lewis H.Bunce, James A.Shimono, HiroyukiGealy, David R.Baker, Jeffrey T.Newton, Paul C.D.Reynolds, Matthew P.Jagadish, Krishna S.V.Zhu, ChunwuHowden, MarkWilson, Lloyd T.[Food security and climate change: on the potential to adapt global crop production by active selection to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide]Food security and climate change: on the potential to adapt global crop production by active selection to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide

Kansiime, MKWambugu, SKShisanya, CA[Perceived and actual rainfall trends and variability in Eastern Uganda: implications for community preparedness and response]Perceived and actual rainfall trends and variability in Eastern Uganda: implications for community preparedness and response

The objective of this work was to measure the fluxes of N2O‑N and NH3‑N throughout the growing season of irrigated common‑bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), as affected by mulching and mineral fertilization. Fluxes of N2O‑N and NH3‑N were evaluated in areas with or without Congo signal grass mulching (Ur...


Carvalho, MTMMadari, BELeal, WGOCosta, ARMachado, PLOASilveira, PMMoreira, JAAHeinemann, Alexandre B.[Nitrogen fluxes from irrigated common‑bean as affected by mulching and mineral fertilization]Nitrogen fluxes from irrigated common‑bean as affected by mulching and mineral fertilization

Since soil organic matter (SOM) buffers against impacts of climatic variability, the objective of this study was to assess on-farm distribution of SOM and propose realistic options for increasing SOM and thus the adaptation of smallholder farmers to climate change and variability in the interior ...


Heve, William KOlesen, J.E.Chirinda, NgonidzasheAdiku, Samuel G.K.[Targeted management of organic resources for sustainably increasing soil organic carbon: Observations and perspectives for resource use and climate adaptations in northern Ghana]Targeted management of organic resources for sustainably increasing soil organic carbon: Observations and perspectives for resource use and climate adaptations in northern Ghana

This paper discusses a methodology to model precipitation indices and premium prices for index-based drought insurance for smallholders. Spatial basis risk, which is borne by the insured, is a problem, especially in variable topography. Also, site-specific drought risk needs to be estimated accur...


Kost, AndréLäderach, PeterMyles, FisherCook, SimonGómez, Lorena[Improving index-based drought insurance in varying topography: evaluating basis risk based on perceptions of Nicaraguan hillside farmers]Improving index-based drought insurance in varying topography: evaluating basis risk based on perceptions of Nicaraguan hillside farmers

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