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  Opportunities for support to System of Rice Intensification in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  There is a great potential for increasing the production of rice in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. Many of the constraints on rice production are similar for the three countries. Common problems are low quality of seeds, lack of access to inputs, poorly functioning irrigation schemes, poor soil fertility management, weed infestation, low yields and low technical capacity.
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  Are wives less selfish than their husbands? Evidence from hawk-dove game field experiments

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  Lab-in-the-field Hawk-Dove game experiments were played by spouses in a rural sample of households in Southern Ethiopia where women/wives traditionally have a weak position.
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  Learning the hard way? Adapting to climate risk in Tanzania

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  We use recent panel data on Tanzanian farm households to investigate how previous exposure to weather shocks affects the impact of a current shock. Specifically, we investigate the impact of droughts on agricultural outcomes and investments in children’s health, measured by their short- and long-term nutritional status.
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  From research to result: transforming peasant agriculture? Mid-term review of EPINAV Programme, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Final report.

  The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2014

  Norway’s Embassy in Dar es Salaam contracted a mid-term review (MTR) of the Programme "Enhancing Pro-Poor Innovations in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value Chains" (EPINAV), implemented by Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in collaboration with Norway’s University of Life Sciences (NMBU).
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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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  Crop adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania: the role of genetic resources and seed systems

  2014

  Background Rural livelihoods relying on agriculture are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Climate models project increasingly negative effects on maize and sorghum production in sub-Saharan Africa. We present a case study of the role of genetic resources and seed systems in adapting to climatic stress from the semi-arid agroecological zone in Tanzania. Results
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  Opportunities and constraints of groundnut production in selected drylands of Ethiopia

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2014

  This report is the result of a DCG project focusing on opportunities and constraints in groundnut production in selected drylands of Etiopia. The project particularly looked into the challenge of reducing the level of mycotoxins.
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  Fact sheet. Project: P romotion and Intensification of Fruit Trees in Agricultural Farm Lands for Mitigation and Adaption to Climate Change

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  The main objective of this strategic intervention is to reduce the impacts of climate change and land degradation on rural farm lands by intensifying the production of fruit trees. This will generate income and help farmers adapt to climate change.
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  Drought in Jalna: community-based adaptation to extreme climate events in Maharashtra

  Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014

  This booklet is based on outcomes from a two-year Indo-Norwegian research and capacity development project titled, ‘Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adaptation in India (EVA)’. The findings draw upon empirical data from rural communities in Jalna District in the dryland region of Marathwada of Maharashtra.
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  Adoption and extent of conservation agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Malawi

  2014

  Understanding factors affecting farmers’ adoption of improved technologies is critical to success of conservation agriculture (CA) program implementation.

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