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Searching with a thematic focus on Technology and innovation in agriculture, Agriculture and food, Climate change, Climate Change Adaptation

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  Environmental change and maize innovation in Kenya: exploring pathways in and out of maize

  STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009

  Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to explore differential responses to climate change.
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  Agricultural technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries: policy options for innovation and technology diffusion

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2010

  Climate Change exacerbates the already serious challenges facing the agricultural sector, particularly in developing countries. This paper highlights technological and institutional innovations required to meet these challenges and suggests ways to overcome the constraints to their development.
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  Climate change and China’s agricultural sector: an overview of impacts, adaptation and mitigation

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2010

  This study projects the impacts of climate change on China’s agricultural sector under a scenario that assumes a heterogeneous world with continuous population growth and regionally-oriented economic growth. The paper state that the effect of climate changes on rural incomes in China is complicated, drawing the following findings:
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  Integrated solutions to the water, agriculture and climate crises

  2009

  This report investigates the role of agriculture in addressing global challenges related to climate, water and food.
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  Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: multinomial choice analysis

  African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008

  Climate change is expected to have a considerable impact on poor peoples' livelihoods in Africa and finding ways to help farmers adapt is of critical importance. This study analyses determinants of farm-level climate adaptation measures in Africa using a multinomial choice model fitted to data from a cross-sectional survey of over 8000 farms from 11 African countries.
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  Crop switching as a strategy for adapting to climate change

  African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008

  This paper examines the impact of climate change on primary crops grown in Africa. An innovative approach is presented that bridges the gap between agro-economic and traditional Ricardian models, labelled by the authors as a ‘Structural Ricardian model’. It first captures the type of crop a farmer will select and then examines the conditional net revenue of that crop.
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  New generation of GM crops could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than grounding all the aircraft in the world

  Soyatech, 2007

  There is a growing realisation that climate change will present a serious challenge for farmers – and that could mean big profits for companies that can help them adapt to environmental stress. This article examines the new generation of genetically modified (GM) crops which are emerging in response to a changing climate. Points made include:

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