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  Water, food and energy nexus challenges

  World Business Council for Sustainable Development, 2014

  Comprehensive yet concise report outlining the key challenges and projected demands in the global agricultural sector, from an energy-water-food nexus perspective.
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  Perceptions of climate change and adaptation to microclimate change and variability among smallholder farmers in Mhakwe Communal Area, Manicaland province, Zimbabwe

  Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2014

  This study seeks to assess smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate change and also their adaptive strategies at the microscale in Mhakwe Communal Area in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out using a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A sample of 43 smallholder farmers was selected.
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  Impact of climate change on agriculture and food crops: Options for climate smart Agriculture and local adaptation in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

  Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, 2014

  This paper identifies some of the innovations in water use efficiency and water management at crop levels such as mulching, water diversification measures and agro-forestry system which are being used by a few successful farmers.
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  Practices to reduce milk carbon footprint on grazing dairy farms in southern Uruguay: Case studies

  Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2014

  This study aimed to quantify the carbon footprint of milk produced on 24 grazing-based dairy farms in southern Uruguay. According to the researchers, the total milk production, milk yield per cow and dry matter intake explained most of the variation in carbon footprint.
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  Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans: Lessons from Sri Lanka

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  This case study aims to illustrate how the Western Province in Sri Lanka is promoting urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry as a strategy to reduce vulnerability to climate change, while at the same time enhancing urban liveability and livelihoods.
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  The state of the world fisheries and aquaculture: opportunities and challenges

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014

  This report gives a global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated policy issues. The report finds that global fish production has grown steadily in the last five decades, with food fish supply increasing at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, outpacing world population growth.
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  Socio-ecological vulnerability assessment of flood and saline-prone region in rural Bangladesh

  Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2014

  The agrarian population in Bangladesh is ranked by many studies to be of the most vulnerable in the world due to the poor socio-economic features, the unique geophysical location and the high exposure to climate change effects.
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  Climate change and vulnerability in Bangladesh

  Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2014

  It is predicted that climate change will aggravate the presence of sudden (e.g. cyclones, floods etc.) and chronic (e.g. drought, erosion) hazards to agrarian communities in Bangladesh. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001) the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity to climate change determines the degree of vulnerability for a social or ecological system.
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  Strategies for mitigating climate change in agriculture

  Climate Focus, 2014

  This report was commissioned to identify greenhouse gas mitigation options in the agricultural sector. It gives a snapshot of the global mitigation potential in the year 2030, compared to a hypothetical baseline in which no additional mitigation from agriculture is attempted, beyond current adoption and intensification trends.
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  Towards resilient agriculture in a changing climate scenario – building response capacity of small-holder producers

  Watershed Organisation Trust, 2013

  This position paper aims to capture the ground realities of smallholder farmers in rainfed Maharashra, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India. It presents WOTR’s approach towards climate-resilient agriculture. The paper also suggests recommendations for policy that it argues would increase the response capacity of farmers.

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