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Jalloh, Abdulai; Faye, Mbene Dieye; Roy-Macauley, Harold; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
on agricultural development. The most important foodcrops grown and consumed in West Africa are cereals—sorghum, millet …
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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 … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina … change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population …
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Senegal
Khouma, Mamadou; Jalloh, Abdulai; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Senegal is the most westerly state of West Africa. The country is relatively flat, with low relief. Its total land area …
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Guinea
Conde, Sidafa; Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
The Republic of Guinea covers an area of 245,857 square kilometers divided into seven administrative regions: Kindia, Boké, Mamou, Labé, Faranah, Kankan, and N’Zérékoré. The country consists of four major agroecological regions: coastal (Lower Guinea), middle (Fouta Djallon), upper, and...
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Ghana
Nutsukpo, Delali K.; Jalloh, Abdulai; Zougmoré, Robert; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Africa. The country shares borders in the east with Togo, in the north with Burkina Faso, and in the west with Côte d …
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Liberia
Karmouth, Benjamin S. Jr.; Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Liberia is situated at the southwest corner of the West Coast of Africa. It lies between the longitudes of 7°30´ and …
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Benin
Lawin, Agnide Emmanuel; Akponikpe, P. B. Irenikatche; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. It is bordered on the north by Burkina Faso and the Republic of Niger, on the east by …
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Summary and Conclusions
Jalloh, Abdulai; Faye, Mbene Dieye; Roy-Macauley, Harold; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Climate variability is a reality that is affecting rural livelihoods in West Africa today and presenting a growing … property are already causing economic losses and undermining food security in West Africa. This situation is likely to become …
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Nigeria
Hassan, Shuaib M.; Ikuenobe, Celestine E.; Jalloh, Abdulai - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
Our purpose in this chapter is to help policymakers and researchers better understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Nigeria. We do this by reviewing current data on agriculture and economic development, modeling anticipated...
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Cote d'Ivoire
Ahossane, Kadio; Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: West African agriculture and climate change: A …
The West African state of Côte d’Ivoire has an area of 322,465 square kilometers, with a coastline of 540 kilometers along the Gulf of Guinea. It shares borders with Liberia in the southwest, Guinea in the northwest, Mali and Burkina Faso in the north, and Ghana in the east. The southern part...
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