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Handling the weather: insurance, savings, and credit in West Africa.

Published online: 25 Mar 2015

Authors: Nicola, F. de

Content type: Bulletin

Farmers in developing countries face a wide array of risks. Yet they often lack formal financial instruments to protect against risks. This paper exam...

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Disaster and climate risk assessment for PITAG Regions in Haiti. Technical Report.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Eitzinger, A. & Eugene, L. & Martínez, A. & Navarrete-Frías, C. & Jarvis, A.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate potential disaster and climate risks for the Agricultural and Agroforestry Technological Program...

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Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming.

Published online: 31 Oct 2018

Authors: Viinikainen, T. & Caro, C. B.

Content type: Bulletin

FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...

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Optimal investment in reservoirs and tail-water recovery for economic returns and groundwater conservation.

Published online: 09 Oct 2019

Authors: Kovacs, K. & Mancini, M.

Content type: Bulletin article

We examine the economic effectiveness of conjunctive water management with on-farm reservoirs and tail-water recovery to address groundwater scarcity ...

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The economic impacts of climate change on agriculture: accounting for time-invariant unobservables in the hedonic approach.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Ortiz-Bobea, A.

Content type: Bulletin

I propose a strategy of measuring the long-run economic impact of climate change on farmland values that tackles the elusive problem of time-invariant...

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Further greening, broadening: towards an effective contribution of the European agricultural and nature management policy on green issues.

Published online: 17 Jan 2018

Authors: Doorn, A. van & Westerink, J. & Nieuwenhuizen, W. & Melman, D. & Schrijver, R. & Breman, B.

Content type: Bulletin

This report explores in what way greening and enhancing sustainability of agriculture could be best supported within the CAP: by greening of direct pa...

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Anthropogenic land-use change shapes bird diversity along the eastern Himalayan altitudinal gradient.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Penjor, U. & Jamtsho, R. & Sherub, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, the conversion of natural forest into agricultural land and human settlement has altered avian diversity and structure often leading to func...

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Quantum-based agriculture: the final frontier?

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Wright, J. & Kieft, H. & Diest, S. von

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Organic farming already meets multiple sustainability goals, and factors limiting its mainstreaming are social rather than technical. What is the next...

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Potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. A submission from CGIAR to the Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Published online: 10 Oct 2018

Authors: Halewood, M. & Lopez Noriega, I & Ellis, D. & Roa, C. & Rouard, M. & Sackville Hamilton, R.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The Secretary of the CBD called on relevant organizations and stakeholders "to submit views and relevant information on any potential implications of ...

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Adaptation options for agricultural cultivation systems in the south central coast under the context of climate change: assessment report.

Published online: 05 Jun 2020

Authors: Nguyen van Bo & Chu Thai Hoanh & P. van du & Cuong, H. H. & Hanh, T. T. M. & Tuan, D. M. & Trung, N. D.

Content type: Bulletin

This report highlights the results of consultation meetings and field visits organized by the Department of Crop Production and the CGIAR Research Pro...

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