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    Corporate-Smart Greenwash: why we reject the Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture

    2014
    This statement, signed by a global group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) rejects the proposal for a Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture and warns against the concept of ‘climate-smart’ agriculture altogether.
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    Delivering climate services for farmers and pastoralists through interactive radio

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2014
    A scoping study to assess demand, opportunities and potential for the use of interactive radio to deliver climate services at scale for farmers and pastoralists was conducted by CCAFS in partnership with Farm Radio International in Tanzania, and Farm Radio Trust in Malawi in late 2014.
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    Water-smart agriculture in East Africa

    International Water Management Institute, 2015
    The inspiration for this sourcebook came from a 2014 meeting of researchers, practitioners and policy makers in Addis Ababa under the auspices of an event co-convened by the Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Water, Land and Ecosystems programme of the CG system.
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    Subsidies to key commodities driving forest loss

    Overseas Development Institute, 2015
    This working paper argues that there is an increasing focus on the role that public and private resources can play in supporting activities that reduce forest loss as part of wider efforts to address climate change, and ensure sustainable development.
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    Towards a comprehensive Strategic Framework to Upscale and Out-scale EbA-driven agriculture In Africa

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2015
    This report aims to challenge the current food insecurity scenario in Africa by laying a case for a paradigm shift from current conventional agricultural approaches.
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    Using Crop Genetic Resources To Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change: Economics and Policy

    Economic Research Service, USDA, 2015
    Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disease pressures increase. The use of crop genetic resources to develop varieties more tolerant to rapidly changing environmental conditions will be an important part of agricultural adaptation to climate change.
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    The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda

    Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2015
    This study aims at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change adaptation in Uganda. It combines literature review on existing natural resource management policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key informants across various policy implementation levels.
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    Case Study: Malawi’s agriculture, climate change and food security country analysis and programming recommendations

    Evidence on Demand, 2015
    Agriculture is vital to Malawi, employing 80% of the workforce and producing nearly 35% of GDP. However, the food security and climate change situation of Malawi has become very unstable. This brief is a country case study of Malawi and highlights how climate change affects food security and agriculture in Malawi.
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    Adaptation actions in Africa: evidence that gender matters

    Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2014
    This paper uses descriptive statistics to shows gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sources of agro-climatic information in four sites in Africa.
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    Managing water and fertilizer for sustainable agricultural intensification

    International Water Management Institute, 2015
    This reference guide is designed to improve general understanding of the best management practices for the use of water and fertilizers throughout the world to enhance crop production, improve farm profitability and resource efficiency, and reduce environmental impacts related to crop production.

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