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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … editors and 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755479
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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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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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Strengthening capacity for resilient food systems: Approaches and research gaps:
Babu, Suresh Chandra; Blom, Sylvia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
In the wake of the food and financial crises of 2007–2008 and 2011, building resilient food systems to achieve food security for all has become one of the top goals of the development agenda.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277413
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The role of extension and advisory services in building resilience of smallholder farmers:
Davis, Kristin E.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Blom, Sylvia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The assumption underlying this hypothesis is that farmers lack the knowledge, resources, or both to adequately prevent, anticipate, prepare for, cope with, and recover from shocks. Extension and advisory services may be able to rectify this information asymmetry, or knowledge inequality, by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277417
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Capacity development for resilient food systems: Issues, approaches, and knowledge gaps:
Babu, Suresh Chandra; Blom, Sylvia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Food systems face shocks varying in breadth and duration from a wide array of sources. These shocks can affect all aspects of a country’s food system, threatening the food security of its citizens. Low levels of capacity to address food system shocks are a major development challenge....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277435
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Public sector agricultural research priorities for sustainable food security: Perspectives from plausible scenarios:
Nelson, Gerald C.; van der Mensbrugghe, Dominique - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
There is widespread agreement that our ability to deliver sustainable food security for all will be challenged in three dimensions—population growth, constrained natural resources, and climate change. Investments in agricultural productivity are essential to dealing with these challenges....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781474
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Conceptualizing drivers of policy change in agriculture, nutrition, and food security: The kaleidoscope model:
Resnick, Danielle; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Haggblade, Steven - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
, with a specific emphasis on agriculture and nutrition policies. Focusing on five key elements of the policy cycleâ … domains related to food security, including agriculture, education, healthcare, nutrition, and social protection. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200205
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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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Does training strengthen capacity?: Lessons from capacity development in Ghana, Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Babu, Suresh Chandra; Mensah, Raymond; Kolavalli, Shashi L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
developing capacity in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, as an input to developing a larger research and development agenda …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762130