Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]

Climate variability is a reality that is affecting rural livelihoods in West Africa today and presenting a growing challenge in the region, as in many other parts of the African continent and elsewhere. Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for the poor and marginalized groups among whi...

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Autores principales: Jalloh, Abdulai, Faye, Mbène Dièye, Roy-Macauley, Harold, Sérémé, Paco, Zougmoré, Robert, Thomas, Timothy S., Nelson, Gerald C.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464
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author Jalloh, Abdulai
Faye, Mbène Dièye
Roy-Macauley, Harold
Sérémé, Paco
Zougmoré, Robert
Thomas, Timothy S.
Nelson, Gerald C.
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Jalloh, Abdulai
Nelson, Gerald C.
Roy-Macauley, Harold
Sérémé, Paco
Thomas, Timothy S.
Zougmoré, Robert
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description Climate variability is a reality that is affecting rural livelihoods in West Africa today and presenting a growing challenge in the region, as in many other parts of the African continent and elsewhere. Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for the poor and marginalized groups among which the majority depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have a lower capacity to adapt. Weather-related crop failures, fishery collapses, and livestock deaths in addition to losses of property are already causing economic losses and undermining food security in West Africa. This situation is likely to become more desperate and to threaten the survival of the majority of poor farmers as global warming continues. Feeding the increasing populations in a subregion with one of the highest rates of population growth in the world requires radical transformation of a largely underdeveloped agriculture over the next four decades. A major challenge is increasing agricultural production among resource-poor farmers without exacerbating environmental problems and simultaneously coping with climate change.
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spelling CGSpace1534642025-11-06T04:09:08Z Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis] Jalloh, Abdulai Faye, Mbène Dièye Roy-Macauley, Harold Sérémé, Paco Zougmoré, Robert Thomas, Timothy S. Nelson, Gerald C. crops climate change agriculture food security economic development agricultural development sustainability resource management agricultural policies Climate variability is a reality that is affecting rural livelihoods in West Africa today and presenting a growing challenge in the region, as in many other parts of the African continent and elsewhere. Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for the poor and marginalized groups among which the majority depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have a lower capacity to adapt. Weather-related crop failures, fishery collapses, and livestock deaths in addition to losses of property are already causing economic losses and undermining food security in West Africa. This situation is likely to become more desperate and to threaten the survival of the majority of poor farmers as global warming continues. Feeding the increasing populations in a subregion with one of the highest rates of population growth in the world requires radical transformation of a largely underdeveloped agriculture over the next four decades. A major challenge is increasing agricultural production among resource-poor farmers without exacerbating environmental problems and simultaneously coping with climate change. 2013 2024-10-01T13:56:18Z 2024-10-01T13:56:18Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464 en fr Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jalloh, Abdulai; Faye, Mbène Dièye; Roy-Macauley, Harold; Sérémé, Paco; Zougmoré, Robert; Thomas, Timothy S. and Nelson, Gerald C. 2013. Summary and conclusions. In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis. Chapter 14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464
spellingShingle crops
climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
Jalloh, Abdulai
Faye, Mbène Dièye
Roy-Macauley, Harold
Sérémé, Paco
Zougmoré, Robert
Thomas, Timothy S.
Nelson, Gerald C.
Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title_full Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title_fullStr Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title_full_unstemmed Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title_short Summary and conclusions [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]
title_sort summary and conclusions in west african agriculture and climate change a comprehensive analysis
topic crops
climate change
agriculture
food security
economic development
agricultural development
sustainability
resource management
agricultural policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153464
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