Ongoing investments in agriculture will not deliver for Africa until the destabilising nature of crop pest1
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...
Smith, Julian
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[Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared]
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Crops, crop pests and climate change – why Africa needs to be better prepared
Extreme climate events can undermine agricultural and rural development progress. Even in years when
extreme events do not occur, the uncertainty that results from climate-related risk is an impediment to
sustainable intensification of agriculture and adoption of climate-smart agricultural produc...
Coffey, Kevin
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Haile, Menghestab
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Halperin, Mea
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Wamukoya, George
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Hansen, James
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Kinyangi, James
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Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
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[Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa]
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Expanding the contribution of early warning to climate-resilient agricultural development in Africa
Globalization, technical change and migration are changing the dynamics of poverty and food production. These factors, combined with a better understanding of the nature of complex processes, are also changing the nature of scientific research, the roles researchers can play in poverty alleviatio...
Ekboir, Javier M.
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[The CGIAR at a crossroads: assessing the role of international agricultural research in poverty alleviation from an innovation systems perspective]
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The CGIAR at a crossroads: assessing the role of international agricultural research in poverty alleviation from an innovation systems perspective
One of the strategies for helping smallholder farmers cope with climate variability and change is the provision of climate services that better decision making around the planning and management of agricultural systems. However, providing such services with location specific timely and actionable...
Rao, K.P.C.
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Dakshina Murthy, K.
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Dhulipala, R.
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Bhagyashree S.D.
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Das Gupta, Mithun
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Sreepada, Soudamini
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Whitbread, Anthony M.
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[Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)]
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Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT)
Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these challenges and possible solutions over the coming decades requires a rigorous multidisciplinary approach. To answer this challenge, the International Fo...
Robinson, S.
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Islan, S.
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Cenacchi, N.
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Creamer, Bernardo
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Gueneau, A.
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Hareau, G.
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Kleinwechter, U.
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Mottaleb, K.
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Nedumaran, S.
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Robertson, R.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Sika, G.
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Sulser, T.B.
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Wiebe, K.
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[Climate change adaptation in agriculture: Ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT]
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Climate change adaptation in agriculture: Ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT
To assist farmers cope with climate change ICRISAT has been working on different approaches. The thrust, lessons learnt and the impact of five main models used for building climate-smart villages have been compiled as part of a feature in the ICRISAT Annual Report. Working for over 40 years in th...
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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[Building Climate-Smart Villages: Five approaches for helping farmers adapt to climate change]
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Building Climate-Smart Villages: Five approaches for helping farmers adapt to climate change
En busca de alternativas para hacer frente a los efectos del cambio y la variabilidad climática que están causando graves problemas en el sector agrícola en Centroamérica, el Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Cambio Climático, Agricultura y Seguridad Alimentaria (CCAFS por sus siglas en ingl...
Road map for policy instruments to be developed for mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in Benin and Madagascar Madagascar and Benin have both ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Plant Treaty) and th...
Bioversity International
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[Road map for policy instruments to be developed for mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in Benin and Madagascar]
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Road map for policy instruments to be developed for mutually supportive implementation of the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol in Benin and Madagascar
En las últimas décadas la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe se ha fortalecido, pasando de un 14.7% de población afectada por el hambre en 1990 a un 5.5% en 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), cumpliendo con la meta del hambre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. Sin embar...
In recent decades, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened, decreasing the number of the population affected by hunger from 14.7% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), meeting the hunger goal of the Millennium Development Goals. However, climate change, ...
Cramer, Laura
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Huyer, Sophia
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Lavado, Angela
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]
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Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana