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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 04 May 2016

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's pilot project...

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Agricultural development and the conservation of avian biodiversity on the Eurasian steppes: a comparison of land-sparing and land-sharing approaches.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Kamp, J. & Urazaliev, R. & Balmford, A. & Donald, P. F. & Green, R. E. & Lamb, A. J. & Phalan, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the abandonment of >40 million ha of cropland, a collapse in livestock numbers and the recovery of ...

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Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: areas for action and opportunities to add value.

Published online: 06 Dec 2017

Authors: Brown, D. R.

Content type: Bulletin

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Climate Risk Management Flagship aims to enable the transition tow...

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Policy space in agriculture under the WTO rules on domestic support.

Published online: 02 Sep 2015

Authors: Brink, L.

Content type: Bulletin

A concept of policy space is formulated under the domestic support rules of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This policy space is dyadic, comprising ...

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Integrating plant clinics into county agricultural advisory services systems: Kenya case study.

Published online: 02 Jul 2020

Authors: Chege, F. & Bundi, M. & Likoko, L. & Kainyu, F. & Ringera, E. & Otipa, M. & Karanja, P. & Kimani, M. & Williams, F.

Content type: Bulletin

Plantwise (PW) is a global programme led by CABI that is improving farmers' livelihoods by providing them with plant health information in order to re...

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Resource availability and the persistence of seed-eating bird populations in agricultural landscapes: a mechanistic modelling approach.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Butler, S. J. & Mattison, E. H. A. & Glithero, N. J. & Robinson, L. J. & Atkinson, P. W. & Gillings, S. & Vickery, J. A. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reductions in resource availability, associated with land-use change and agricultural intensification in the UK and Europe, have been linked with the ...

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The impact of information on returns from farming.

Published online: 06 Jan 2016

Authors: Birthal, P. S. & Shiv Kumar & Negi, D. S. & Devesh Roy

Content type: Bulletin

Using data from a nationally representative survey, conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) of the Government of India, we examine...

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Servicesheds connect people to the landscapes upon which they depend.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Zhang YiYi & Thierry, H. & Cornejo, L. & Parrott, L. & Poulin, M. & Sherren, K. & Proosdij, D. van & Robinson, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ecosystem services (ES) are benefits people receive from nature. To sustain these benefits, we need to spatially connect communities benefitting from ...

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Differences in bee community composition between restored and remnant prairies are more strongly linked to forb community differences than landscape differences.

Published online: 09 Feb 2022

Authors: Lane, I. G. & Portman, Z. M. & Herron-Sweet, C. H. & Pardee, G. L. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grassland restoration is an important tool for conserving bee biodiversity within agricultural landscapes. Restorations foster increases in local bee ...

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Overwintering in the cabbage root fly Delia radicum: a dynamic model of temperature-dependent dormancy and post-dormancy development.

Published online: 02 Jul 1997

Authors: Johnsen, S. & Gutierrez, A. P. & Jørgensen, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emergence data on adults of Delia radicum from overwintering dormant pupae were used to develop a temperature-driven stage dynamics model to analyse d...

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