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Date of Publication: Oct 2016
North-central Namibia is more vulnerable to effects of climate change and variability. Combined effects of environmental degradation, social vulnerability to poverty and a changing climate will...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
- Drought is the single greatest climate risk faced by most farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa. In discussions of climate risk, it is crucial to distinguish between meteorological...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
This content shows the Tanzania Climate-Smart Agriculture Case Study.
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Crop yields in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are typically less than half of yields in the developed world. With growing populations, and with climate change already beginning to put downward...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Crop yields in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are typically less than half of yields in the developed world. With growing populations, and with climate change already beginning to put downward...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Conservation agriculture (CA) is promoted extensively to increase the productivity and environmental sustainability of maize production systems across sub-Saharan Africa and is often listed as a...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
This information brief highlights key findings in the Vuna report “Scaling Up and Scalability: Concepts, Frameworks and Assessment,” by Pooniah Anandajayasekeram.
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
This information brief highlights key findings in the Vuna report “Scaling Up and Scalability: Concepts, Frameworks and Assessment,” by Pooniah Anandajayasekeram
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Effective scaling up is a key measure of success for an innovation or intervention. A new approach is typically tested in a pilot project that has limited reach. With monitoring and evaluation (M...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Effective scaling up is a key measure of success for an innovation or intervention. A new approach is typically tested in a pilot project that has limited reach. With monitoring and evaluation (M...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
In many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, poverty productivity which accelerating climate change and (Devereux and Edwards, 2004; Slingo et al., 2005). It is estimated that about 75% of the...
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
This presentation by L. Waldmüller addresses climate change as a big challenge for agriculture. It explains the idea of climate-smart agriculture and possible solutions.
Date of Publication: Oct 2016
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being widely promoted as a solution for food insecurity and climate change adaptation in food systems of sub-Saharan Africa, while simultaneously reducing the rate...
Date of Publication: Sep 2016
This document is the product of 30 years of practical eld experience in several countries across all continents, and the work of a large number of development actors and practitioners. Farmer Field...
Date of Publication: Sep 2016
An explaination of how soil gets compacted and how you can assess this with your farmers.
Date of Publication: Sep 2016
The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) is a broad alliance of research-for-development stakeholders and partners. The shared purpose is to tap the underutilized potential of...
