A5022137762- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Social Capital and Networks
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
International Livestock Research Institute
2015-2025
Wageningen University & Research
2023-2024
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
2015-2021
Bioversity International
2021
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2018-2021
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
2017-2019
CGIAR
2019
In this paper we examine conditions that underlie vulnerability and resilience possibilities for households communities face respond to climate- other changes, in nine East West African countries. We base our analysis on a unique integrated qualitative quantitative dataset composed of household surveys village focus group studies carried out across wide range environments agricultural systems. identify human population growth, commercialization the economy, natural resource use policies,...
Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this we used a novel futures-oriented participatory approach that asked what future envisioned systems might need look how get there. Findings suggest will be much more...
Agricultural research for development has made important contributions to poverty reduction and food security over the last 40 years. Nevertheless, it is likely that both speed of global change its impacts on natural socio-economic systems are being under-estimated. Coupled with moral imperative justify use public resources which there multiple, competing claims, needs become more effective efficient in terms contributing towards longer-term goals. Currently considerable debate about ways...
Agriculture is critical to sustainable development, and agricultural production by smallholders in lower-income countries contributes substantially the food security of both rural urban populations. Smallholders face many challenges related urbanisation, use natural resources climate change. While there will be different ways achieving systems, all involve adaptation on a massive scale meet future challenge at greatly reduced carbon cost. Here we evaluate recent progress using surveys five...
The challenges facing agriculture in the coming decades are daunting. Recent research suggests that impacts of climate change on and food systems may be wider-ranging than previously understood. Can feasible pathways to a secure sustainable future identified? scale required meet development goals, including those no poverty, zero hunger urgent action needed address change, will necessitate transformation local global systems. We identify eight elements theory drive such highlight four by...
We carry out a structured review of the peer-reviewed literature to assess factors that constrain and enable uptake long-term climate information in wide range sectoral investment planning decisions. Common applications are shown relate urban infrastructure, as well flood coastal management. Analysis identified highlights five categories constraints: disconnection between users producers information, limitations financial technical constraints, political economy institutional constraints...
Agricultural development initiatives feature many public and private organizations working together across sectors scales to pursue the goals of food security climate resilience. Policy networks are considered a crucial ingredient for learning cooperation needed effectively implement agricultural projects increase community resiliency, yet very little comparative empirical data has been collected assess where how these operate. We contribute filling this gap by characterizing governance...
Abstract Climate change poses a growing threat to the achievement of optimal nutritional status, both directly through affecting food production and indirectly altering social economic influences in people's lives. These adverse nutrition outcomes are not evenly distributed across world, vulnerable populations most impacted. Understanding how different forms inequity interact with climate is novel area research today's challenging environment increased pressures. This article presents...
Abstract Novel climate conditions are posing a serious threat to humanity and ecological systems, presenting aggravating social injustices at different levels. African agriculture-based livelihood systems will be invariably the most affected because of their reliance on climate-sensitive agriculture limited adaptive capacity due low economic development linked primarily historical contingency. Just transition pathways for Africa’s urgently required sustainable production that enhance food...
Given the different roles that women and men play in households communities, strategies to improve food security build adaptive capacity need take gender differences into account. In many developing countries, local organizations have a role it. However, degree which there is an overlap among priorities of men, women, (including non-governmental bodies, government offices, other agencies working community) not generally known, nor do we know whether are strengthening both effectively...
Agricultural adaptation to climate change is critical for ensuring future food security. Social capital important adaptation, but institutions and social networks at multiple scales (e.g., household, community, institution) have been overlooked in studying agricultural adaptation. We combine data from 13 sites 11 low-income countries East Africa, West South Asia explore how of relate household security outcomes among smallholder farmers. Using network theory, we define three community...
Livestock production is affected by climate change, but also contributes to change through greenhouse gas emissions. This leads ambiguity in how livestock are framed and development policy processes. We use the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) investigate role of knowledge brokers Kenyan analyse deal with from different problem response framings within science-policy interfaces using case a project that seeks inform policies relevant change. identify stream where actors recognise adaptation...
In this paper, we investigate the ways in which climate change-related interventions such as climate-smart agriculture (CSA) may open up – or close down - spaces for transformation. We explore interface between worldviews, power relations and policy interventions, focusing particular on way that assymetric gender expert-farmer be reinforced contested through agricultural interventions. It has been argued fundamental changes required face of change can only take place transformation across...
Global food systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges with respect to production and nutritional targets, inclusivity environmental footprint. Several recent reports highlight the need for major, rapid reconfiguration of our as a result. International publicly funded agricultural research development will play an increasingly vital role in support such goals reducing poverty, improving nutrition security, natural resources ecosystem services. Here we take stock work over last...
International research for development is under increasing pressure to demonstrate outcomes that enhance people's food security and well-being while preserving the natural resource base. The CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture Food Security (CCAFS) integrates thematic at several levels with multiple global, regional local partners, aim of identifying testing pro-poor adaptation mitigation practices, technologies policies systems, adaptive capacity rural livelihoods. We...
Agriculture and food systems research international development work will not proceed at the necessary speed without clear attention to role of knowledge brokers within science-policy-practice interfaces. For be taken up incorporated in policy frameworks, brokering is essential. Scaling for findings happen through other impact pathways as well, such business models with private sector, but implementation robust coherent policies informed by credible evidence institutionalizing agriculture...