A5040301646- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Water resources management and optimization
- EU Law and Policy Analysis
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- International Development and Aid
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Human Rights and Development
- Global Financial Regulation and Crises
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Global Health Care Issues
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Economic Theory and Policy
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2015-2025
International Fund for Agricultural Development
2024
Bioversity International
2023
Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
2023
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2015-2022
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2019
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
2017
Genetic Improvement and Adaptation of Mediterranean and Tropical Plants
2014-2015
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
2015
Institut Agro Montpellier
2012-2014
Adapting to climate risks is central the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience farming systems in East Africa. We examined farmers’ attitudes assessed determinants adaptation using data from a random sample 500 households Borana, Ethiopia; Nyando, Kenya; Hoima, Uganda; Lushoto, Tanzania. Adaptation was measured livelihood-based index that assigned weights different individual strategies based on their marginal contributions household’s livelihood. Results showed across...
Approaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach draws on participatory bottom-up, qualitative, quantitative tools assess heterogeneity of local contexts, CSA options. This an imperative if countries are respond COP21 agreement meet their intended nationally determined contributions...
Farmers can manage their crops and farms better if they communicate experiences, both positive negative, with each other experts. Digital agriculture using internet communication technology (ICT) may facilitate the sharing of experiences between farmers themselves experts others interested in agriculture. ICT approaches are, however, still out reach many farmers. The reasons are lack connectivity, missing capacity building poor usability applications. We decided to tackle this problem...
Crop-livestock production systems play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural communities sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but are vulnerable to adverse impacts climate change. Understanding which farming options will give highest return on investment light change is critical information for decision-making. While there continued testing adaptation using on-farm experiments, simulation models remain tools 'ex-ante' assessments proposed climate-smart agricultural technologies (CSA). This...
The adoption of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) with 167 targets by the United Nations member states in 2015 emphasizes critical role science, technology and innovation (STI) addressing sustainability challenges, including poverty, hunger, health, employment, climate change energy. However, STI plays a limited context global agenda 2030 for achieving SDGs low- middle-income countries. perspectives relevant stakeholder groups (i.e., policymakers, academia, donors, private sector,...
Abstract We compare the impact of two extension modalities on knowledge accumulation and willingness to pay for a weather index insurance product among smallholder farmers in Kenya. One approach is based experiential learning involves participation an incentivized framed experiment (or game). The other conventional “narrative‐based” learning. While both increase farmer knowledge, gamification causes more also find that affects follow‐up demand product, which not true narrative‐based...
Environmental factors determine the suitability of natural habitats for crop pests and often facilitate their proliferation that diseases they carry. Crop damage food crops, significantly reducing yields these commodities threatening security in developing, predominantly agricultural economies. Given its impact on environmental factors, climate change is an important determinant pest disease distribution. This study uses Targeting Tools, a analysis mapping toolkit, to explore potential...
Leclerc, C., C. Mwongera, P. Camberlin, and J. Boyard-Micheau. 2013. Indigenous past climate knowledge as cultural built-in object its accuracy. Ecology Society 18(4): 22. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05896-180422
Abstract In tropical mountains, the way topographical gradients translate in terms of intra‐seasonal and interannual climate variability (especially rainfall evapotranspiration) is relatively unknown, yet it an important issue for agriculture food security. The eastern slopes Mount Kenya, East Africa, with their wide range agro‐ecological conditions, are appropriate study these aspects. Daily (monthly) data from 11 (24) stations at different elevations exposures collected period 1961–2006....
Abstract Studies on climate change can only be conducted a long time scale, and observing how societies adapt their sowing practices to variability is challenging costly. As an alternative, space substitution design was used, changes in corresponding that induced by environmental change. On the eastern slope of Mount Kenya, Tharaka community, originating from lowlands (750 m), moved up midlands (950 m) with lowland-adapted resources, whereas Mwimbi, wetter upland (1100 down highland-adapted...
Abstract Climate variability directly affects traditional low input and rain-fed farming systems, but few studies have paid attention retrospectively to the cropping system’s ability mitigate climate risk. This study analyzes impacts of rainfall on farmers’ seed variety losses over time, considering changes in smallholder systems. The system dynamics, favoring maize at expense sorghum pearl millet, induced an increasing risk loss during drought. Combining ecological anthropology climatology,...
This article provides a description of intra-household survey data that were collected in Uganda and Tanzania 2014 2015, respectively. The surveys implemented using structured questionnaire administered among 585 households 608 Tanzania. Information on decision making processes agricultural production was from the principal adult male female decision-makers each household. consisted two parts. Firstly, decision-makers, both household jointly interviewed. Secondly, individual interviews...
Nearly 90% of farming households in Senegal rely on rainfed agriculture; recent years, climate change-induced disruptions to rainfall patterns and the ensuing depletion water resources have had adverse effects agricultural production, livelihoods, food security. Recent studies recommend further assessment viability potential for Flood Residual Water Cultivation (FRWC) as an alternative growing strategy (i.e., supplement or extend natural seasons). This study utilizes satellite imagery, GIS...
Accurate seasonal predictions of rainfall may reduce climatic risks that farmers are usually faced with across the tropical and subtropical zones. However, although regional-scale amounts have regularly been forecasted since 1997/98, practical use these is still limited by myriad factors. This paper synthesizes main results a multi-disciplinary ethnographic project (PICREVAT). Its objective was to seek information – beyond critical for crops, both as an actual constraint crop yields...
Climate services are playing an increasing role in efforts to build the resilience of African agriculture a variable and changing climate. Efforts improve contribution climate must contend with substantial differences national agricultural landscapes. Context-specific factors influence effectiveness, scalability sustainability service, but ways that challenging anticipate. In context six countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Zambia), this paper addresses need consider differing...