Introduction Climate change is described as the defining challenge of our generation (Wang and Horton 2015). It poses direct and indirect threats to food security (Campbell et al. 2016), human...
Abstract/Description Agriculture is a major source of livelihood and income in The Gambia. Despite its socioeconomic importance, the sector faces many institutional, technological, and biophysical...
Key messages Using inorganic chemicals in conventional peanut cultivation may result in declining soil quality and increased sensitivity to drought. After one season, there were minor differences...
Abstract/Description Climate change adaptation is dependent on access to a number of resources, including information, land, financing, and mobility. Successful climate change adaptation, therefore,...
Abstract/Description Agriculture is a fundamental part of Kenya’s economy, directly contributing 25% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) and another 27% indirectly through linkages to other...
Citation Recha J, Osumba J, Byarugaba G, Wandera B, Oggema S, Keizer M, Kasekende B, Shilomboleni H, Demissie T, Radeny M, Solomon D. 2020. Small and medium-sized enterprise champions promoting...
Citation Birir A. 2020. Effect of social capital on adoption of climate-smart agriculture in Nyando Basin, Kenya. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate...
Abstract/Description A powerhouse in coffee production—Africa’s largest—and a place where more than 15 million people rely on the sector for their livelihoods (Petit 2007), Ethiopia is the world’s...
Abstract/Description Index-based insurance is increasingly recognized as an important risk management tool against the impacts of climate change and variability. Index-based insurance differs from...
Abstract/Description Agriculture holds significant potential for growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, production and productivity remain low due to factors such as climate change and variability,...