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Autor: Norman, James

The main climate risks to beans cultivation in Rwanda are: (i) extreme precipitation levels, primarily in the northern and western regions (Ruhengeri, Gisenyi, Gikongoro and Byumba) where abundant rainfall can cause erosion, flooding and landslides, (ii) Biotic stresses, primarily plant diseases ...


Norman, James[Recipes for Change validation report: Rwandan bananas with beans and split green peas]Recipes for Change validation report: Rwandan bananas with beans and split green peas
Autor: Norman, James

The main climate risks to rice cultivation in Guatemala are: (i) increased average and extreme temperatures, (ii) an intensification of climatic variability, and (iii) continued or enhanced incidence of extreme weather events, primarily heavy rainfall and drought. The key adaptation measures for ...


Norman, James[Recipes for Change validation report: Guatemalan Rice and Beans recipe]Recipes for Change validation report: Guatemalan Rice and Beans recipe

This experiment was conducted to study the effect of supplementary urea-molasses block on the performance of cattle reared by smallholders in Xai-Xai and Chicualacuala districts, Gaza province. Fifty-seven (57) indigenous cattle of between 129-248 kg were selected for this experiment. They were g...


Benedito, TAbdul, CAida, COlga, F[Maneio Animal: Relatório técnico sobre análise do efeito de blocos de ureia-melaço no ganho de peso em bovinos nos distritos de Xai-Xai e Chicualacuala]Maneio Animal: Relatório técnico sobre análise do efeito de blocos de ureia-melaço no ganho de peso em bovinos nos distritos de Xai-Xai e Chicualacuala
Autor: Norman, James

The main climate risks to truffle availability in the highlands of eastern Morocco are: (i) increased prevalence of drought due to decreased levels of rainfall and increased rainfall variability and (ii) increased average and extreme temperatures. It is also noted that the combined effect of thes...


Norman, James[Recipes for Change validation report: Lamb tagine with Moroccan Truffles]Recipes for Change validation report: Lamb tagine with Moroccan Truffles

This paper documents and analyzes the substantive and discursive progress regarding agriculture as a discussion item in climate change negotiations. Our analysis traces agriculture’s negotiating history from the establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992 un...


Kalfagianni ADuyck, S.[The evolving role of agriculture in climate change negotiations: Progress and players]The evolving role of agriculture in climate change negotiations: Progress and players

Livestock as a sector is extremely important to the global economy and to rural livelihoods. As of 2013, there was an estimated 38 billion livestock in the world, or five animals for every person. Most (81%) were in developing countries. Around one billion poor farmers keep livestock, many of the...


International Center for Tropical AgricultureCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Climate and Livestock Disease: assessing the vulnerability of agricultural systems to livestock pests under climate change scenarios]Climate and Livestock Disease: assessing the vulnerability of agricultural systems to livestock pests under climate change scenarios

In November 2014, I engaged with five Colombian government staff to validate two Outcome Stories prepared by CIAT staff describing governmental changes that CIAT science had influenced. The first Story described how the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR)1 and the Ministry of Env...


Wilson-Grau, Ricardo[Validation Report: outcome stories for CIAT-CCAFS projects in Colombia during 2014]Validation Report: outcome stories for CIAT-CCAFS projects in Colombia during 2014

Ongoing investments in agriculture will not deliver for Africa until the destabilising nature of crop pests events, especially shock outbreak events, are addressed. As a result of climate change, the prevalence of crop pests will change and the frequency of shock pest events will increase, puttin...


International Center for Tropical AgricultureCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared]Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared

More than 4.5 billion people get at least 15% of their average per capita intake of animal protein from fish. Fish is therefore a key element in food security and human nutrition. Analysis of future fish supply-demand scenarios suggests that farming of fish and other aquatic products will need to...


International Center for Tropical AgricultureCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Climate Change and Aquatic Animal Disease]Climate Change and Aquatic Animal Disease

CCAFS and the CGIAR research Centers provide cutting-edge research on global climate change, agriculture and food security. CCAFS also has the objective to support Capacity Enhancement (CE) through improvements to: 1. Researchers’ capacity to generate knowledge on climate-smart food systems, adap...


Climate Futures[Review of CCAFS Capacity Enhancement activities]Review of CCAFS Capacity Enhancement activities

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