Search Results - "Climatic Change"

Understanding circularity and transformative approaches and their role in achieving sustainability by Nhamo, L., Mpandeli, S., Liphadzi, S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…However, the reactive interventions that included the lockdowns implemented during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic later resulted in job losses, company closures, debts, and economic recessions, demonstrating that linear models over-emphasise a limited set of system attributes, mainly efficiency, at the expense of other critical aspects. Compounded by climate change and other grand challenges, pandemics expose how unsustainable linear and sector-based approaches compromise resilience-building initiatives, allowing failure to cascade from one sector to another. …”
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Food insecurity: What can the world trading system do about it? by Wolff, Alan Wm., Glauber, Joseph W.

“…The WTO rules need to be updated to take into account climate change, extreme weather, military conflicts, pandemics, and other factors that interfere with food production. …”
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Tracking key CAADP indicators and implementation processes [In the 2023 ATOR] by Collins, Julia, Tefera, Wondwosen, Yamdjeu, Augustin Wambo

“…The 2014 Declaration further expanded the CAADP commitments to include sharply reducing hunger and poverty, expanding intra-continental trade, building resilience to the adverse effects of climate change, and strengthening mutual accountability for CAADP-focused actions and results to advance agricultural transformation in Africa. …”
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Maize varietal replacement in Eastern and Southern Africa: bottlenecks, drivers and strategies for improvement by Chivasa, Walter, Regasa, Mosisa Worku, Chere, Adefris Teklewold, Setimela, Peter Sekwena, Gethi, James, Magorokosho, Cosmos, Davis, Nicholas, Prasanna, Boddupalli Maruthi

“…Despite the importance and benefits of accelerated varietal turnover to climate change adaptation and food security, the rate of maize varietal replacement in SSA is slow. …”
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Agricultural development and international trade by Anderson, Kym, Martin, Will

“…However, each society does not have to achieve these and their other goals in isolation and indeed will be less able to as climate changes add to the volatility of domestic production. …”
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Agro-MAPS (Mapping of Agricultural Production Systems) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Agro-MAPS database has been created primarily to fill some critical gaps in the range of data needed for undertaking analyses related to land degradation, food security, farming systems studies, nutrient balances and climate change effects. The database currently contains data on crop production, area harvested and crop yields, for one or more years, for each country. …”
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PIM 2017 annual report by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…The US withdrawal from global commitments on climate change and reversal of regulations for environmental protection will slow attainment of global objectives. …”
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The diet problem, nutrient supply, and the cost of diversity applied to livestock feeds by Komarek, Adam M., Robinson, Sherman, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel

“…We provide an example from all 135 countries across the globe where feed rations for beef cattle contain cereal grains, considering prices with and without climate change. The marginal cost of an extra unit of diversity in the observed feed ration ranges across countries from $4 to $158 (average $25), compared to an average total production cost of $220 per ton of cereal grain. …”
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Assessing the adoption of improved bean varieties in Rwanda and the role of varietal attributes in adoption decisions by LaRochelle, Catherine, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Birol, Ekin, Alwang, Jeffrey

“…Because of the importance of this crop, significant research efforts have been devoted to select, breed, and disseminate bean varieties with superior production, consumption, and market attributes, while addressing challenges related to climate changes and food insecurity. As a result, nearly 100 bean varieties have been released in Rwanda over the last four decades. …”
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A decision support tool for potato late blight management: Assessing its usability for women farmers to achieve equitable impacts in the highlands of Peru by Pérez, W., Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Fonseca, C., Andrade-Piedra, J.L.

“…Decision support tools in agriculture help farmers make science-informed decisions rather than experience-dependent ones, which is increasingly important in the context of climate change. However, these tools often fail to accommodate diverse users in terms of their contents, ease of use, and dissemination strategies. …”
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Conservation and promotion of neglected and underutilized crop species in West Africa: Policy and governance by El Bilali, Hamid, Rokka, Susanna, Calabrese, Generosa, Borelli, Teresa, Grazioli, Francesca, Tietiambou, Sheirita Reine Fanta, Nanema, Jacques, Dan Guimbo, Iro, Dambo, Lawali, Nouhou, Bassirou, Gonnella, Maria, Acasto, Filippo

“…The addressed policy domains include biodiversity conservation; subsidies; seed systems; food security, self-sufficiency and sovereignty; trade and import substitution; food safety and health; climate change and energy; land use; research, innovation and development; and support and assistance systems. …”
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Factors influencing adoption of agro-ecological pest management options for mango fruit fly under information constraints: a two-part fractional regression approach by Owili, S. O., Otieno, D. J., Chimoita, E. L., Baijukya, F.

“…The catalytic effect of climate change on the emergence and prevalence of invasive alien pests along with weak pesticide regulatory frameworks in developing countries calls for a transition towards sustainable pest management. …”
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Exploring the potential of decentralized extension models on the sustainability of livelihoods: a food security lens on aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh by Brako Dompreh, Eric, Manyise, Timothy, Lozano, Denise, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan, Dam Lam, Rodolfo, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…Among these challenges are the inadequate supply of quality seed, limited credit access, poor availability of quality fish feed, land-use conflicts, the adverse effects of climate change, and the low adoption of best aquaculture management practices. …”
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Review: Improving global food security through accelerated plant breeding by Lenaerts, Bert, Collard, Bertrand C. Y., Demont, Matty

“…With an expected 9 billion people by 2050 and average income on the rise in the developing world, meeting future food demand will be a challenge. Climate change, urbanisation and land degradation are putting further pressure on the food supply. …”
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Causes of variation among rice models in yield response to CO2 examined with free-air CO2 enrichment and growth chamber experiments by Hasegawa, Toshihiro, Li, Tao, Yin, Xinyou, Zhu, Yan, Boote, Kenneth, Baker, Jeffrey, Bregaglio, Simone, Buis, Samuel, Confalonieri, Roberto, Fugice, Job, Fumoto, Tamon, Gaydon, Donald, Kumar, Soora Naresh, Lafarge, Tanguy, Marcaida III, Manuel, Masutomi, Yuji, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Oriol, Philippe, Ruget, Françoise, Singh, Upendra, Tang, Liang, Tao, Fulu, Wakatsuki, Hitomi, Wallach, Daniel, Wang, Yulong, Wilson, Lloyd Ted, Yang, Lianxin, Yang, Yubin, Yoshida, Hiroe, Zhang, Zhao, Zhu, Jianguo

“…Improving models to account for [CO2] × N interactions is necessary to better evaluate management practices under climate change.…”
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Water and Sanitation Submission to the UAE – Belém work programme on indicators for measuring progress achieved towards the targets of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilien... by Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, Alliance for Water Stewardship, French Water Partnership, Simavi, International Water Management Institute, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

“…At the same time, Parties and Observers were invited to submit, via the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) submission’s portal, by March 31st 2024 views on the development of indicators and quantified elements for the GGA targets, as well as views on modalities of the UAE – Belém work programme (e.g. organization of work, timelines, inputs, outputs and the involvement of stakeholders). …”
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Harvest index is a key trait for screening drought-tolerant potato genotypes (Solanum tuberosum) by Lozano-Isla, F., Farfan-Vignolo, E.R., Gutierrez, R., Blas, R., Awais, K.

“…Its impact is expected to worsen due to global climate change and human population expansion. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food crop worldwide, but it is highly susceptible to drought stress. …”
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Tajikistan’s agrifood sector review by Khakimov, Parviz, Ashurov, Timur, Goibov, Manuchehr, Aliev, Jovidon

“…This study examines the growth and challenges in Tajikistan’s agriculture sector, highlighting its role as a key driver of the country’s development despite significant constraints and challenges, including inputs scarcity and climate change. The agriculture sector has seen an increase in gross outputs and sectoral value added, contributing to domestic needs due to population and income growth. …”
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Zambia’s Climate Hotspots through Climate-Smart Innovations by Manoti, Dismas, Kakwasha, Keagan, Kikulwe, Enoch, Chinkwanda, George, Chinembiri, Evans

“…AICCRA Zambia has significantly empowered smallholder farmers in Eastern Province of Zambia by equipping them with validated climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices and enhanced climate information services (CIS) to adapt to climate change. Field discussions with farmers revealed that those who adopted AICCRA’s climate-smart solutions such as drought-resistant seed varieties, conservation agriculture, agroforestry with Gliricidia, and agro-advisories on better planting timing achieved improved yields, even during challenging seasons. …”
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Comprehensive mapping of food systems is necessary to guide transformation efforts: The case of Rwanda by Ulimwengu, John M., Warner, James, Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

“…Environmental concerns, including soil degradation, water scarcity, and climate change, further complicate efforts to sustain agricultural productivity. …”
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