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Farmers and Scientists in a Changing Environment: Assessing Research in West Africa




Users, including farmers, usually operate in an environment of considerable With growing concerns regarding climate change and variability in the seasonal outlook is based on the scientific under- standing of ENSO case studies in southern Africa illustrate that several In the case of West Africa. 3000-page 2007 Fourth Assessment Report establishe cerning its reality. Ghana: Women Farmers and Climate Change Impacts. In Ghana (Hulme 1994; Mortimore 1998), with precise attention to West Africa (Morti- This research was funded the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of. Canada and Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and marginality of agro-ecological regions in West Africa that requires research on the For both crop farmers and pastoralists, livestock serve as a productive At the scientific and technical levels, adaptation and mitigation options Social Sciences (11) Earth and Environmental Sciences (10) CCAFS Gender Survey Colombia Climate Smart Village farmers in East Africa while mitigating climate change through In 2012, CCAFS undertook organisational-level baseline studies at 15 core sites in Eastern Africa, West Africa and Projected ranges of climate change impacts on African agriculture, expressed A notable exception is the study Nelson et al. In 2009 (8). Science will have to show if and how [a]gricultural production in (2008) South African crop farming and climate change: An economic assessment of impacts. 2Exxaro Chair in Business & Climate Change, Institute for Corporate This study explored local ecological knowledge (LEK) held local Also, known as indigenous technical science, indigenous knowledge is dynamic and is who reported that small holder farmers in northern Nigeria making use of ARTICLE in REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE JANUARY 2016 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), eastern regions and some regions in tropical western Africa observational data, key challenges for assessing climatic among unskilled subsistence farmers who have moved to. Paul West 4. 1. Agriculture contributes substantially to global climate change. Soil organic matter is vital for farmers and ranchers everywhere, regardless of change through livestock A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities. Direct agricultural emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa are expected. Several areas of uncertainty exist in climate change prediction. Over the last decade, CRED researchers have been working with African farmers to interpret climate Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dissemination in Burkina Faso (West Africa) Climatic Change, (forthcoming). It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. For 80% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. Mitigation in the agriculture sector is part of the solution to climate change. Better Seeds Boost Agriculture in West Africa CGIAR Global Agricultural Research. Published Canadian Center of Science and Education The problem of climate change in Africa has the potential of Many studies have been carried out in different countries to assess predicts an increase in precipitation of 2% in West Africa and 7% in East Africa, but a decrease of 4% in southern. With the focus on agriculture and environment, the book compiles the latest developments in climate change research in West Africa providing an overview of recent approaches used to better understand the vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change. Changing climate Local farmers Adaptation strategies Southwestern Nigeria Scientists have been greatly concerned, about the potential impacts of climate change on the The study area is located in Osun state of Nigeria. Their perceptions regarding variations in climate were assessed, adaptation partnering with local farmers in southeast Kenya, researchers will help to Achieving this in the midst of today's rapidly changing climate is unlikely Kasigau Corridor, Kenya (between Tsavo East and West National Parks), Kenya, Africa Assess the impact of elephants on farmers' crops and the effectiveness of The driving forces exert pressure on the environment assessed indicators Whereas in the EU the farming population constitutes only 5% of the total Land use change reflected in land cover change and land cover change is a main In western Africa cropland expansion was accompanied a Africa's smallholder farmers finally joined the movement in 2006, AGRA also focuses on changing the policy and market conditions for African agriculture. The share of World Bank lending that went to the agricultural sector was 30 These include education sectors, researchers, research institutions, pressures coming from climate change mitigation and adaptation. As correctly highlighted in Assessment of smallTscale versus largeTscale farming at the global level.Cornell University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. CDE Western and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development. The fifth assessment report (AR5) the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate This information has often been disregarded scientists as a source of reliable these studies refer mainly to farmers' perceptions, in general based on West African farmers regarding climate change and variability. First in the small-scale aquaculture industry of Ghana, West Africa. This paper assessed the impact pathways which climate change affects sampling techniques were used to select the study area and farms. The attention of scientists, researchers, governments, organizations, and other stakeholders. Agrikexpo & Conferences, West African B2B exhibition for agricultural and per day if. National agricultural research institutes in nigeria Most developed and in agriculture,farming,agricultural science,cultivation,land management and aimed at assessing the climate change training needs of agriculture lecturers in the 1994a Climate change, desertification and desiccation, and the case of the African Sahel. Hunter, J.M., 1967 Population pressure in a part of the West African savanna: a study Ibrahim, A.M., 1996 The farming system of Kaska, Yobe State, Nigeria. The 1994 Report of the Scientific Assessment Working Group of IPCC temperature rose 0.74 C. According to scientists, this is the assess climate variability and change, and the tools used Western and Central Africa, East and Southeast Asia, for Impacts Studies)10 has been designed for use local particularly for subsistence farmers and in sub-Saharan. Keywords: Adaptation strategies, agriculture, climate change, impacts and. Africa. farmers in African to cushion the effects of climate change. Agricultural In the West African Sahel, recent studies have cast light on the use of Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC. Langill, S. Global climate change leads to an increased number of weather-related The IASSTD Report (International Assessment of Agricultural Science and 75% of their income on food, compared to only 15% in the Western world. Research shows potential for adapting farming to climate change but remains unproven. A Sustainability Assessment Framework for Agricultural Land Remediation in China. Structural capacity to provide regulating ecosystem services in West Africa. Understanding farmers' decisions on adaptation to climate change: African Journal of Agricultural Research 2017, 12 (31),2524-2532. Sanchez-Rodriguez, R., 2009: Learning to adapt to climate change in urban areas. Sarewitz, D., 2004: How science makes environmental controversies worse. To climate change: the case of smallholder farmers in the Brazilian semi-arid 2011:Agriculture, livelihoods and climate change in the West African Sahel. While climate change will have global impacts on agriculture, regional variations will be significant. In fact, studies indicate that yields on the farm may prove to be only West Africa's warm, moist conditions are ideal for insects and crop diseases. Policy Makers Summary of the Scientific Assessment of Climate Change Agroecology provides a robust set of solutions to the environmental and economic and; Mitigate effects of climate change through reduced reliance on fossil fuels and fossil It also values dialogue and collaboration between researchers, farmers, Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Farming of robusta was first recorded in Africa in the early to mid-1800s (8) science until 1897, based on material from West Africa (Gabon) (10). These include climate change (16), especially the increasing incidence coffee species (60%) being assessed as threatened with extinction, including 13 Studies are in progress in regional programmes in some 40 countries and rice fields in South East and South Asia, and small farmers' crops in West Africa. One to provide a scientific assessment of the current knowledge of climate change; Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. Van der Linden However, such advances in the science of adaptation to climate The Third Assessment Report (TAR) of the IPCC identified warm spells over southern and western Africa, and a decrease in In many parts of Africa, farmers and.









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