The main objective of the study was to identify the information needs of farmers that would enable them manage risk in the wheat, maize and rice cropping systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). And also analyze the factors that impact the selection of information sources by farming households.
Mittal, Surabhi
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Mehar, Mamta
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[Agricultural information networks, information needs and risk management strategies: a survey of farmers in Indo-Gangetic plains of India]
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Agricultural information networks, information needs and risk management strategies: a survey of farmers in Indo-Gangetic plains of India
This working paper presents the development and piloting of a qualitative methodological approach aiming to better understand the socioeconomic factors that influence adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) options in smallholder farming communities. The field work was conducted in the Cauca...
The report summarizes key results from surveys carried out on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2013. The aim was to provide a broad overview of the state of UPA in the study cities and a basis for future research endeavors. The randomized ...
Bellwood-Howard, I.
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Haring, V.
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Karg, Hanna
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Roessler, R.
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Schlesinger, J.
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Shakya, M.
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[Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)]
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Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Financial cooperatives and microfinance institutions (MFIs) are the two major sources of rural finance in Ethiopia. Whereas MFIs are relatively new, financial cooperatives have existed for centuries in various forms. The coexistence of two different institutions serving the same group of people, ...
Abate, Gashaw Tadesse
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Rashid, S.
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Borzaga, C.
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Getnet, Kindie
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[Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?]
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Rural finance and agricultural technology adoption in Ethiopia: does institutional design matter?
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and inc...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Abera, D.A.
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Gebresamuel, G.
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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[An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia]
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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia
Allan, J. A.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Dharmasena, P. B.
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Gaasbeek, T.
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[Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability]
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Colombo Development Dialogues 2: water security and climate variability
Outlines the main effects of drought on crop producers and examines the effects of drought on crop producers and examines the effects of drought induced livestock losses on crop production and considers a range of policy measures aimed at rehabilitation of the farm sector in the post-drought peri...
Toulmin, C.
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[Drought and the farming sector: Loss of farm animals and post-drought rehabilitation]
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Drought and the farming sector: Loss of farm animals and post-drought rehabilitation
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, rely on agriculture for their income and food security. Any initiative that might help to sustain and improve productivity in agriculture would be a crucial step in improving people’s livelihoods. The adoption of climate-smart practices...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Miller, Vail
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Owuso Essegbey, George
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Ansah, V.
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Nautsukpo, Delali
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Kingsley, Sam
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana]
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana
Ruiz Muller, M.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Ramírez, M.
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[Una mirada a los incentivos para la conservacion in situ de recursos fitogeneticos en el Peru]
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Una mirada a los incentivos para la conservacion in situ de recursos fitogeneticos en el Peru
This report summarizes the first steps of a project to analyze the role of networks in the diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda. The activity is part of the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation (PACCA) project funded by Climate Change for Agriculture and Food...
Ogwal-Omara, R.
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Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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Bioversity International
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[The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014]
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The role of networks in diffusion and uptake of climate-smart technologies in Rakai, Uganda: Report of project initiation workshops, 5-9 May 2014