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Food security and economic development in the Middle East and North Africa
Breisinger, Clemens; van Rheenen, Teunis; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505322
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Analyzing the determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods and perceptions of climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia:
Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, R. M.; Alemu, Tekie; Yesuf, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This study identifies the major methods used by farmers to adapt to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia, the factors that affect their choice of method, and the barriers to adaptation. The methods identified include use of different crop varieties, tree planting, soil conservation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038125
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Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda
Wielgosz, Benjamin; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most afflicted are part of farming households; therefore agriculture, poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132712
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Mapping the South African farming sector’s vulnerability to climate change and variability: A subnational assessment
Aymone Gbetibouo, Glwadys; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In southern Africa, by the middle of the 21st century climate change is expected to cause temperature increases of 1–3°C, broad summer rainfall reductions of 5–10 percent, and an increase in the incidence of both droughts and floods. Consequently, climate change has significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132771
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Institutions for agricultural mitigation: Potential and challenges in four countries
Bryan, Elizabeth; De Pinto, Alessandro; Ringler, Claudia; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132844
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Agriculture, incomes, and gender in Latin America by 2050: An assessment of climate change impacts and household resilience for Brazil, Mexico, and Peru:
Andersen, Lykke E.; Breisinger, Clemens; Mason d'Croz, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
economies, agriculture, and people. Findings suggest that because of the climate change impacts on agricultural production …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114772
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Zhu, Tingju; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
livelihoods, but-unlike in other regions of the world-agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by very low yields due to … change poses a significant additional challenge to the future of agriculture in the region. Climate change could cause …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561565
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Green and blue water accounting in the Limpopo and Nile Basins: Implications for food and agricultural policy
Sulser, Timothy B.; Ringler, Claudia; Zhu, Tingju; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459976
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Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation
Nelson, Gerald C.; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Koo, Jawoo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
pace of climate change, combined with global population and income growth, threatens food security everywhere. Agriculture … of climate change on agriculture are expected to be negative, threatening global food security. Populations in the … half of the economically active population in developing countries—2.5 billion people—relied on agriculture for its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462349
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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability: A subnational assessment
Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
infrastructure development, high literacy rates, and low shares of agriculture in total GDP, are relatively low on the vulnerability … densely populated rural areas, large numbers of small-scale farmers, high dependency on rainfed agriculture and high land …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967170