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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Small scale farmers’ vulnerability to climatic changes in southern Benin: the importance of farmers’ perceptions of existing institutions
Baudoin, Marie-Ange; Sanchez, Aida; Fandohan, Belarmain - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 8, pp. 1195-1207
agriculture. Most studies on adaptive capacity focus on socio-economic parameters (such as poverty or education), and few provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011151370
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Transformative learning and adaptation to climate change in the Canadian Prairie agro-ecosystem
Tarnoczi, Tyler - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 16 (2011) 4, pp. 387-406
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008925300
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Food security and climate change in drought-sensitive savanna zones of Ghana
Armah, Frederick; Odoi, Justice; Yengoh, Genesis; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 16 (2011) 3, pp. 291-306
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008925309
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Soil frost control: agricultural adaptation to climate variability in a cold region of Japan
Hirota, Tomoyoshi; Usuki, Kazuei; Hayashi, Masaki; … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 16 (2011) 7, pp. 791-802
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324778
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Farm management decision and response to climate variability and change in Côte d’Ivoire
Comoé, Hermann; Finger, Robert; Barjolle, Dominique - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 2, pp. 123-142
This paper investigates threats to farm management in the northern and central region of Côte d’Ivoire, with a particular focus on climate-related threats. To this end, farmers’ perception and adaptation strategies for climate change have been analyzed. The data were collected from 205...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010758707
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries
Adato, Michelle (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective
Vosti, Stephen A. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, these goals may compete with one another. This book focuses on the interactions between agricultural growth and environment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752680
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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world
Haggblade, Steven (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752683