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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - and explores how climate change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Hachigonta, Sepo (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132811
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The impact of climate change and adaptation on food production in low-income countries: Evidence from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia [in Amharic]
Yesuf, Mahmud; Di Falco, Salvatore; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Growing consensus in the scientific community indicates that higher temperatures and changing precipitation levels resulting from climate change will depress crop yields in many countries over the coming decades. This is particularly true in low-income countries, where adaptive capacity is low....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996806
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The impact of climate change and adaptation on food production in low-income countries: Evidence from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Yesuf, Mahmud; Di Falco, Salvatore; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Growing consensus in the scientific community indicates that higher temperatures and changing precipitation levels resulting from climate change will depress crop yields in many countries over the coming decades. This is particularly true in low-income countries, where adaptive capacity is low....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996809
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The impact of climate change and adaptation on food production in low-income countries: Evidence from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Yesuf, Mahmud; di Falco, Salvatore; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
spatial interpolation was used to interpolate the specific rainfall and temperature values of each household. The rainfall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038058
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Onset risk and draft animal investment in nigeria:
Takeshima, Hiroyuki - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
onset of the rainy season using daily rainfall data in various locations across Nigeria and identify locations that have …. Linkages are also clearer with onset risk compared to annual rainfall risk. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132730
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Nutrition mapping in Tanzania: an exploratory analysis
Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
's nutritional status as measured by anthropometry. This research in Tanzania is the first attempt to map nutrition in an African … spatial distribution of undernutrition in Tanzania?...The answer to the question of whether nutrition mapping is feasible is a … qualified “yes.” Although the models of children's nutritional status are not as successful as poverty mapping models at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997106
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Rapid assessments in urban areas
Garrett, James L.; Downen, Jeanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997141
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Nutrition mapping in Tanzania: an exploratory analysis
Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
the population, including knowledge about which specific areas are most affected by poverty and undernutrition. Household … welfare levels. Recently small-area estimation techniques have been applied to the study of poverty to produce estimates of … poverty, or poverty maps, for small geographic units. This paper uses household survey and unit record census data from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997238