The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa

Ninety percent of the world’s farms are managed by small-scale farmers, feeding millions of people. Unfortunately, those farmers face significant impacts from climate variability and change. These impacts disrupt their ability to meet livelihoods and sustenance needs, and to produce enough food f...

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Autores principales: Hansen, James, Bradley-Cook, Julia, Apotsos, Alex, Blumenstock, Ali, Vaughan, Catherine, Carr, Edward R.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Climate Links 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111086
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author Hansen, James
Bradley-Cook, Julia
Apotsos, Alex
Blumenstock, Ali
Vaughan, Catherine
Carr, Edward R.
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Blumenstock, Ali
Bradley-Cook, Julia
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Carr, Edward R.
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description Ninety percent of the world’s farms are managed by small-scale farmers, feeding millions of people. Unfortunately, those farmers face significant impacts from climate variability and change. These impacts disrupt their ability to meet livelihoods and sustenance needs, and to produce enough food for a growing world. Climate services provide information about these impacts and aim to support agricultural decision-making for improved livelihoods, resilience, and food security.
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spelling CGSpace1110862025-01-27T15:00:25Z The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa Hansen, James Bradley-Cook, Julia Apotsos, Alex Blumenstock, Ali Vaughan, Catherine Carr, Edward R. agriculture climate risk management food security climate services Ninety percent of the world’s farms are managed by small-scale farmers, feeding millions of people. Unfortunately, those farmers face significant impacts from climate variability and change. These impacts disrupt their ability to meet livelihoods and sustenance needs, and to produce enough food for a growing world. Climate services provide information about these impacts and aim to support agricultural decision-making for improved livelihoods, resilience, and food security. 2020-12 2021-02-01T13:39:42Z 2021-02-01T13:39:42Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111086 en Open Access application/pdf Climate Links Hansen J, Bradley-Cook J, Apotsos A, Blumenstock A, Vaughan C, Carr E. 2020. The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa. Learning Agenda on Climate Services in Sub-Saharan Africa Spotlight Series. Washington DC: climatelinks
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Hansen, James
Bradley-Cook, Julia
Apotsos, Alex
Blumenstock, Ali
Vaughan, Catherine
Carr, Edward R.
The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa
title The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa
title_full The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa
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title_short The Case for Agricultural Climate Services in Africa
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climate risk management
food security
climate services
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