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Hachigonta, Sepo; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...
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Zambia
Kanyanga, Joseph; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hachigonta, Sepo; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … most parts of Zambia. The objective of the chapter is to help policymakers, researchers, and country negotiators better … understand and anticipate the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture and on vulnerable households in Zambia, given that …
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Methodology
Nelson, Gerald C.; Palazzo, Amanda; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
Modeling the impacts of climate change presents a complex challenge arising from the wide-ranging processes underlying the working of markets, ecosystems, and human behavior. The analytical framework used in this monograph integrates modeling components that range from the macro to the micro to...
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Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Hachigonta, Sepo (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food …
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Social protection, food security and nutrition in six African countries
Devereux, Stephen; Nzabamwita, Jonas - 2018
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Cash transfers and child nutrition in Zambia
Chakrabarti, Averi; Handa, Sudhanshu; Natali, Luisa; … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012165429
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The New Generation of African Fertilizer Subsidies: Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
Kelly, Valerie A.; Crawford, Eric W.; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
For several reasons, fertilizer subsidies are again popular policy tools. First, there is broad agreement that fertilizer is a critical yet still-underused input for improving productivity and food security in Africa. Second, politicians have felt greater urgency to increase domestic food...
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Factors Affecting Poverty Dynamics in Rural Zambia.
Chapoto, Antony; Banda, Diana J.; Haggblade, Steven; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011
Rural poverty rates in Zambia have remained very high, at 80%, over the past decade and a half, whilst urban poverty … dynamics that have improved the welfare of small-scale farm households in Zambia, combined with an agenda for disseminating … Zambia households. …
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A Case Study of Regulation in Zambia’s Cotton Sector.
Tschirley, David L.; Kabwe, Stephen - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Cotton is an unquestioned success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy. After privatization in late 1994, seed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530568
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The Structure and Behavior of Vegetable Markets Serving Lusaka: Main Report.
Tschirley, David L.; Hichaambwa, Munguzwe - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
Rapid growth in urban populations and renewed growth in per capita incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are creating major opportunities for local farmers by driving rapid growth in domestic market demand for food. At the same time, these trends plus rising income are putting enormous stress on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489963