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  1. Climate change and food security of India: adaptation strategies in the irrigation sector by Aggarwal, Pramod K., Palanisami K, Khanna M, Kakumanu KR

    Published 2012
    “…Creation of a large irrigation potential has been the cornerstone of India’s agricultural growth and past food security. It is estimated that the irrigation sector in the country will be affected considerably by climate change due to a projected increase in absolute rainfall, intensity of precipitation, glacial-melt and flood, as well as drought events. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. CGIAR Research Program on climate change, agriculture and food security factsheet by WorldFish

    Published 2014
    “…Climate change is an unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people. Climate change affects agriculture and food security, and likewise, agriculture and natural resource management affect the climate system. …”
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    Brochure
  3. Integrating crops and livestock for improved food security and livelihoods in rural Zimbabwe by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

    Published 2013
    “…The overall goal of the project is to identify, test and prove ways to increase agricultural production, improve household food security, and alleviate poverty, thereby reducing food-aid dependency in rural Zimbabwe through better-integrated crop and livestock production and market participation. …”
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    Case Study
  4. CRP 3.4 roots, tubers and bananas for food security and income by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

    Published 2013
    “…Context: Aims to increase availability and use of high-quality seed, thus contributing to agricultural development and food security. The Platform uses available information and technologies, brings key stakeholders of seed systems in contact with knowledge, scientific tools and best practices, creates favourable learning conditions and provides the necessary elements for stakeholders to apply this knowledge in decision-making (Gonsalves 2012). …”
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    Case Study

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