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On the structural transformation of rural Africa.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Barrett, C. B. & Christiaensen, L. & Sheahan, M. & Shimeles, A.

Content type: Bulletin

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. S...

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Conservation & use of crop wild relatives in Arizona.

Published online: 17 Apr 2019

Authors: Khoury, C. K. & Nabhan, G. P.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This paper discusses the recognition, protection and utilization of the wild relatives of domesticated crops that naturally occur in Arizona (USA), wh...

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Site-specific nutrient management: implementation guidance for policymakers and investors.

Published online: 13 Dec 2018

Authors: Richards, M. B. & Butterbach-Bahl, K. & Jat, M. L. & Lipinski, B. & Ortiz-Monasterio, I. & Sapkota, T.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This brief discusses site-specific nutrient management (SSNM), which provides guidance relevant to the context of farmers' fields. SSNM maintains or e...

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Annual report - CGIAR research program on roots, tubers and bananas (RTB), 2017.

Published online: 19 Dec 2018

Published by: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

Content type: Annual report

Evaluative and impact assessment studies document how the results obtained by RTB, its implementing centers and partners, contribute to the achievemen...

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Striking a balance: managing El Niño and La Niña in Lao PDR's agriculture.

Published online: 21 May 2020

Authors: Sutton, W. R. & Srivastava, J. P. & Rosegrant, M. & Koo JaWoo & Robertson, R.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report's purpose is to help Lao policy makers and stakeholders prepare for future El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. It does this by pro...

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Know what drives the adoption of climate-smart agriculture across different scales.

Published online: 10 Jan 2019

Authors: Läderach, P. & Mwongera, C. & Lamanna, C. & Acosta, M. & Ampaire, E. & Eitzinger, A. & Mwungu, C. & Shikuku, K. & Twyman, J. & Winowiecki, L.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Recognizing successful climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices is not enough for them to be adopted at scale. Data shows that CSA adoption depends ...

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Measurement and reporting of climate-smart agriculture: technical guidance for a country-centric process.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Nowak, A. C. & Wilkes, A. & Rosenstock, T. S.

Content type: Bulletin

Given the extent of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) initiatives at project, national, regional and global levels, there is increasing interest in trac...

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Background paper on gender implications of the GAP and KJWA: AGNES pre-SBs 50 strategy meeting on agriculture and food security.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Masiko, W. K. & Huyer, S. & Mungai, C.

Content type: Bulletin

In Africa, women play an important role in food production, both paid and unpaid, and use of natural resources, while also serving as key figures in c...

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Co-design a monitoring system and early seasonal hunger alert related to climate variability in Guatemala.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Müller, A. & Bouroncle, C. & Coto, A. & Gaytán, A. & Girón, E. & Granados, A. & Monzón, M. & Portillo, F. & Etten, J. van

Content type: Bulletin

In Guatemala, seasonal acute food insecurity related to extended dry periods is a recurrent phenomenon. Public response is often too late and ineffect...

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Climate change and water variability: do water treaties contribute to river basin resilience?

Published online: 08 Feb 2017

Authors: Dinar, S. & Katz, D. & Stefano, L. de & Blankespoor, B.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate-driven water variability is a natural phenomenon observed across river basins, but predicted to increase due to climate change. Environmental ...

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