Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia

Although agriculture accounts for only 8.2% of the Republic of Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP), almost half of the country’s economically active popula- tion works in the sector. Climate change poses a grave risk to the growth and sustainability of Zambian agricul- ture. Since 1960 average tem...

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Autores principales: World Agroforestry Centre, Unique Forestry and Land Use
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99463
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Unique Forestry and Land Use
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description Although agriculture accounts for only 8.2% of the Republic of Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP), almost half of the country’s economically active popula- tion works in the sector. Climate change poses a grave risk to the growth and sustainability of Zambian agricul- ture. Since 1960 average temperatures have increased 1.3° C, and average rainfall has decreased 1.9 mm/month in main agricultural regions, while increasing in other areas.
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spelling CGSpace994632025-12-10T12:46:03Z Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia World Agroforestry Centre Unique Forestry and Land Use climate change agriculture food security Although agriculture accounts for only 8.2% of the Republic of Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP), almost half of the country’s economically active popula- tion works in the sector. Climate change poses a grave risk to the growth and sustainability of Zambian agricul- ture. Since 1960 average temperatures have increased 1.3° C, and average rainfall has decreased 1.9 mm/month in main agricultural regions, while increasing in other areas. 2019-02-15 2019-02-15T14:37:43Z 2019-02-15T14:37:43Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99463 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security World Agroforestry Centre and Unique Forestry and Land Use. 2019. Climate-Smart Agriculture Measurement, Reporting and Verification in the Republic of Zambia.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
World Agroforestry Centre
Unique Forestry and Land Use
Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title_full Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title_fullStr Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title_short Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia
title_sort climate smart agriculture measurement reporting and verification in the republic of zambia
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99463
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