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1 Fofana, B.; Wopereis, M.; Zougmore, R.; Breman, H.; Mando, A. 2003. Integrated soil fertility management, an effective water conservation technology for sustainable dryland agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Beukes, D.; de Villiers, M.; Mkhize, S.; Sally, H.; van Rensburg, L. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Symposium and Workshop on Water Conservation Technologies for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (WCT), held at Bloem Spa Lodge and Conference Centre, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 8-11 April 2003. Pretoria, South Africa: ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water. pp.109-117.
Water use efficiency ; Fertilizers ; Soil degradation ; Soil fertility ; Soil management / West Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Burkina Faso / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G100 BEU Record No: H034394)
2 Barry, Boubacar; Olaleye, Adesola O.; Zougmore, R.; Fatondji, D. 2008. Rainwater harvesting technologies in the Sahelian zone of West Africa and the potential for outscaling. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 32p. (IWMI Working Paper 126) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.315]
Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Water conservation ; Population growth ; Food shortage ; Food security ; Economic analysis ; Soil properties ; Villages ; Erosion ; Infiltration ; Soil moisture ; Sorghum ; Water use efficiency / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Niger / Sahel
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G152 BAR Record No: H042111)
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In West Africa, especially in the Sahelian countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Mauritania, erratic rainfall sequences within and between years has often led to a high uncertainty in rainfed crop production. Over the past three decades, severe food shortages attributed to drought have been frequently reported in several Sahelian countries, most of which are amongst the least developed of the world. Innovative and indigenous ways to achieve improved crop yields through integrated land and water management such as rainwater harvesting and soil water conservation have been successfully tested and, in some cases, adopted in West Africa. This paper highlights the successful interventions of improved indigenous rainwater harvesting/soil water conservation technologies such as Zaï or tassa, stone rows and half-moon in the Sahelian zones of West Africa over the past 10 years, and their contributions to enhancing food security and alleviating poverty. The potential for adoption of these technologies at the farm level and their outscaling to areas with similar agroecological zones are also discussed.
3 Vermeulen, S.; Zougmore, R.; Wollenberg, E.; Thornton, P.; Nelson, G.; Kristjanson, P.; Kinyangi, J.; Jarvis, A.; Hansen, J.; Challinor, A.; Campbell, B.; Aggarwal, Pramod. 2012. Climate change, agriculture and food security: a global partnership to link research and action for low-income agricultural producers and consumers. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 4(1):128-133. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2011.12.004]
Climate change ; Food security ; Agricultural production ; Consumers ; Low income groups ; Research programmes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045818)
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To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle income countries for whom this is already a challenge, especially with the additional complications of climate change, will require early investment to support smallholder farming systems and the associated food systems that supply poor consumers. We need both local and global policy-linked research to accelerate sharing of lessons on institutions, practices and technologies for adaptation and mitigation. This strategy paper brie y outlines how the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) of the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) is working across research disciplines, organisational mandates, and spatial and temporal levels to assist immediate and longer-term policy actions.
4 Jalloh, A.; Nelson, G. C.; Thomas, T. S.; Zougmore, R.; Roy-Macauley, H. (Eds.) 2013. West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 408p.
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Income ; Land use ; Land cover ; Crop production ; Yields ; Rainfed farming ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Indicators ; Policy ; Rural population ; Population growth ; Social aspects ; Poverty ; Malnutrition / Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Cote d’Ivoire / Ghana / Guinea / Liberia / Niger / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Togo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.10966 G100 JAL Record No: H045952)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/rr178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
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5 Zougmore, R.; Sy Traore, A.; Mbodj, Y. (Eds.) 2015. Overview of the scientific, political and financial landscape of climate-smart agriculture in West Africa. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 79p. (CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Working Paper 118)
Farming systems ; Farmers ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Political aspects ; Financing ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Models ; Water resources ; Crop production ; Agroforestry ; Livestock production ; Fisheries ; Corporate culture ; Policy ; Socioeconomic environment ; Environmental impact ; Communities ; Living standards ; Landscape / West Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.162 G190 ZOU Record No: H047114)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/67103/CCAFS_WP118_English_web.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047114.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047114.pdf
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6 Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes; Cofie, Olufunke; Kinyangi, J.; Zougmore, R.; Wamukoya, G.; Nyasimi, M.; Mapfumo, P.; Speranza, C. I.; Amwata, D.; Frid-Nielsen, S.; Partey, S.; Girvetz, E.; Rosenstock, T.; Campbell, B. 2015. Climate smart agriculture in the African context. Background Paper. Paper presented at the Feeding Africa - An Action Plan for African Agricultural Transformation. Session 1: Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Potentials for Transformation to Scale, Dakar, Senegal, 21-23 October 2015. 26p.
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Food security ; Poverty ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Ecosystems ; Economic aspects ; Sustainable development ; Investment ; Socioeconomic environment ; Gender ; Women ; Youth ; Empowerment ; Financing ; Policy making / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048252)
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/WP16087.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048252.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048252.pdf
7 Damba, O. T.; Ageyo, C. O.; Kizito, F.; Mponela, P.; Yeboah, S.; Clottey, V. A.; Oppong-Mensah, B. A.; Bayala, J.; Adomaa, F. O.; Dalaa, M. A.; Martey, F.; Huyer, S.; Zougmore, R.; Tepa-Yotto, G.; Tamo, M. 2024. Constructing a climate-smart readiness index for smallholder farmers: the case of prioritized bundles of climate information services and climate smart agriculture in Ghana. Climate Services, 34:100453. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100453]
Climate-smart agriculture ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Climate services ; Information services ; Agricultural technology ; Gender ; Women ; Social inclusion ; Indicators ; Investment ; Biodiversity ; Models / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052788)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880724000086/pdfft?md5=0a862d52f67fae94bf48fa97d82afb09&pid=1-s2.0-S2405880724000086-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052788.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052788.pdf
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Issues around bundling of climate smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) have been kept relatively distinct whereas in reality, they are more impactful when integrated. Using the case of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Change Research in Africa (AICCRA) Project that emphasizes bundling as a critical component of research in development, six regions of Ghana were purposively selected based on the identified value chain crops for implementation. 120 respondents including practicing farmers and advisors as reference, rated contributions of 21 innovations to 25 climate smartness indicators. These include gender, youth and social inclusion (GSI), enabling environment (EE), ability to enhance soil, water, crop and animal health (One-Health Achievement) (OHA), end-user friendliness (EUF) and climate smart agriculture (CS) for prioritization, bundling and ultimately to construct a Climate Smart Readiness Index (CSRI). There was a high level of concordance between the ratings of farmers and advisors on the Climate Smartness; moderate concordance on OHA and a lower concordance on GSI. The CS and EUF had a significant and same agreement among farmers while EE had a substantial same agreement among advisors. These elements (CS, GSI, OHA, EUF, EE) formed an integral part of the CSRI construct confirmed by the Fornell-Larcker and the Heterotrait-Monotrait criteria. While OHA was the fundamental factor in determining CSRI for farmers, EE was considered more important by the advisors. CSRI informs policy makers and agricultural practitioners on appropriate bundling of CSA and CIS practices to generate evidence for farmer preparedness in the context of resilience, productivity, adaptation, and mitigation.
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