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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2013Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2013Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
The objective of this study is to integrate socioeconomic, biophysical, and remote-sensing information to enhance the understanding of climate change, agriculture and food security within and between CCAFS sites. The purpose is to assess the agricultural production system in the CCAFS site Katuk Odeyo, Nyando (Western Kenya) to explore potential indicators that can be long-term monitored. Ecosystem health determines energy supply and demand by sustaining the productive capacity of the landscape.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchApril, 2013Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa
The CGIAR Research Program Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by CGIAR and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). CCAFS seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helping vulnerable rural communities adjust to global changes in climate.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
National governments across East Africa are in the process of formulating and implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies to assist farmers cope with climate change. These include formulating actions, frameworks and programs to address climate change and embedding these within the long-term national development plans.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2013Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
This report contains information on a field assessment of risks associated with climate variability in eastern Kenya. It also includes the compilations of climate related agricultural risks gathered from a Kamba radio dialogue with local communities of Eastern Kenya, aired from January to April 2012. It highlights the significant potential in the region for mitigating climate change through improved management of agricultural land and crop and livestock husbandry practices, as well as on tapping into the wide range of traditional knowledge of the local communities.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2013Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Agriculture is the main sector of the Ethiopian economy. Uneven distribution of rainfall, droughts and high rainfall intensities contribute to low agricultural productivity and high levels of food insecurity. High population growth, the cultivation of steep and marginal lands, poor land management practices and lack of effective rainwater management (RWM) strategies aggravate the situation. Studies show that the adoption of RWM technologies is low and is influenced by several factors.
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