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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Adamawa state of Nigeria by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…While the concept is new, and still evolving, many of the practices that make up CSA already exist worldwide and are used by farmers to cope with various production risks [2]. Mainstreaming CSA requires critical stocktaking of ongoing and promising practices for the future, and of institutional and financial enablers for CSA adoption. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan Development Guide: From Concept to Action by World Bank, Adaptation of African Agriculture, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, World Agroforestry Centre

“…This initiative aimed to highlight the investment needs for helping African countries cope with climate change risks to agriculture and best position themselves for a future of higher temperatures, uncertain precipitation and increased frequency of extreme events. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan Development Guide: From Concept to Action (short version) by World Bank, Adaptation of African Agriculture, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, World Agroforestry Centre

“…This initiative aimed to highlight the investment needs for helping African countries cope with climate change risks to agriculture and best position themselves for a future of higher temperatures, uncertain precipitation and increased frequency of extreme events. …”
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Machine learning and big data techniques for satellite-based rice phenology by Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés

“…New sources of information are required to support rice production decisions. To cope with this challenge, studies have found practical applications on mapping rice using remote sensing techniques. …”
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Breeding banana (Musa spp.) for drought tolerance: A review by Nansamba, Moureen, Sibiya, Julia, Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Karamura, Deborah, Kubiriba, Jerome, Karamura, Eldad

“…This review summarizes the pertinent research findings on water requirements of banana for its proper growth and productivity, symptoms of drought‐sensitive varieties and field management strategies to cope with drought stress. The coping strategies deployed by resistant cultivars include high assimilation rates and water retention capacity as well as minor losses in leaf area and gaseous exchange. …”
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The contribution of integrated crop–livestock systems in combatting climate change and improving resilience in agricultural production to achieve food security by Wijk, Mark T. van, Hammond, James, Fraval, Simon, Wichern, Jannike, Ritzema, Randall S., Henderson, Benjamin B.

“…It also highlights how farmers use these systems to cope with a variable climate. The chapter provides a short overview of analyses and approaches focusing on climate change and mixed crop–livestock systems in recent scientific literature. …”
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Small and medium-sized enterprise champions promoting climate resilient agriculture in Eastern Africa by Recha, John W.M., Osumba, Joab J.L., Byarugaba, Gloria, Wandera, Bright Asiimwe, Oggema, Sebastian, Keizer, Menno, Kasekende, Bashir, Shilomboleni, Helena, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…This group of people are considered the most vulnerable to climate change as they possess minimum financial and technical resources to cope with climate change (Wheeler and von Braun 2013). …”
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Global assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on food security by Béné, Christophe, Bakker, Deborah, Chavarro, Mónica Juliana, Even, Brice, Melo, Jenny, Sonneveld, Anne

“…This resilience came, however, at great costs, with the majority of the systems’ actors having to cope with severe disruptions in their activities. …”
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Ex ante impact assessment and seasonal climate forecasts: status and issues by Thornton, Philip K.

“…Recent developments in quantitative modelling, and the availability of high-resolution regional and global data sets, could in the future contribute significantly to the identification of niches where seasonal climate forecasts could help vulnerable people cope with variability, with concomitant impacts on the alleviation of poverty.…”
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Remote sensing maps on climatic trends to improve targeting of climate-smart agricultural technologies in West Africa by CGIAR Research Program on Maize

“…The widespread significant increase of extreme temperatures justifies increased investments in measures to cope with heat stress.…”
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Polycentric governance model for transformative adaptation in Morocco: Transformative adaptation options by Amarnath, Giriraj, Ait El Mekki, Abdelkader, Amarasinghe, Upali, Saleth, Rathinasamy Maria, Brouziyne, Youssef

“…Development of genetically improved plant varieties to cope with drought and water scarcity, 5). Supporting supplemental irrigation in water deficit regions, and 6). …”
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Impact of participatory video-based extension and posters on awareness, knowledge, and adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Insights from women farmers in Gujarat, Ind... by Barooah, Prapti, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia

“…Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is critical for reducing smallholder farmers’ vulnerability and enhancing their capacity to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change. …”
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How weather variability and extreme shocks affect women's participation in African agriculture by Nico, Gianluigi, Azzarri, Carlo, Ringler, Claudia

“…Both extreme weather shocks (that is, heat waves, droughts, and floods) and weather variability (that is, changes in temperature and rainfall patterns) can significantly disrupt participation in agriculture and related sectors, particularly when farmers’ capacity to cope with and adapt to these shocks is low. This policy note summarizes the results of a study designed to quantify the impact of climate variability and extreme weather shocks on the intensity of individuals’ participation in the agricultural sector in Africa, where intra-annual weather variability is high, and dependence on rainfed agriculture is significant. …”
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Community perceptions of the economic impacts of Myanmar’s health and political crises: Insights from the National COVID-19 Community Survey – September 2021 by Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity

“…Fifty-four percent of communities reduced food expenditure to cope with declining income in September 2021, compared to 17 percent in September 2020. ▪ Twenty-seven percent of communities experienced closed banks and 12 percent of communities reported cash shortage at their local ATMs.…”
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Digital technologies for financial inclusion of smallholder farmers: Needs assessment in three states of India by Ceballos, Francisco, Kannan, Samyuktha, Singh, Vartika, Kramer, Berber

“…As the effects of climate change intensify, building resilience—the ability to mitigate, cope, and recover from shocks and stresses without compromising future welfare—is essential for reducing rural poverty and improving food and nutrition security.…”
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Economics of climate change in the Arab world by Verner, Dorte, Breisinger, Clemens

“…Those who stay behind in rural areas struggle to cope with shortages of food and water. Climate change affects countries' economies and households through a variety of channels. …”
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Collective action and vulnerability: Burial societies in rural Ethiopia by Dercon, Stefan, Hoddinott, John F., Krishnan, Pramila, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…The study also finds that while iddir help poor households cope with individual health shocks, but shows that the better-off households belong to more groups and have larger networks. …”
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Incorporating collateral information using an adaptive management framework for the regulation of transgenic crops by Linacre, Nicholas A., Burgman, Mark A., Ades, Peter K., Stewart-Oaten, Allen

“…Our knowledge of agricultural and natural systems is limited and our ability to gain additional information, quickly and effectively, is often handicapped by statistical complexity. To adequately cope with this requires new approaches and models that integrate decision-making and management. …”
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Ecological research in the perspective of using forest in adaptation to climate change in Cameroon (Central Africa) by Sonwa, D.J., Nkem, J., Foahom, B., Nkongmeneck, B.A.

“…As they rely on forest resources for their subsistence, looking in these natural resources ways to help them cope with these changes is the challenge of the forest and climate change managers. …”
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Digging, damming or diverting? small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia by Eguavoen, I., Derib, S.D., Deneke, T.T., McCartney, Matthew P., Otto A, Billa S

“…Communities within the region cope with similar social‐political conditions, the same administrative framework and similar access to markets, yet facilities are still acquired, used and managed differently. …”
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