Adapting To Climate Uncertainty In African Agriculture

Author : Stephen Whitfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317534730

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Adapting to Climate Uncertainty in African Agriculture by Stephen Whitfield Pdf

Future climatic and agro-ecological changes in Africa are uncertain and associated with high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and this change is differently simulated within divergent climate-crop models and in controlled crop breeding stations. Furthermore, uncertainty emerges in local contexts, not just in response to climatic systems, but to social, economic, and political systems, and often with implications for the appropriateness and adoption of technologies or the success of alternative cropping systems. This book examines the challenges of adaptation in smallholder farming in Africa, analysing the social, economic, political and climatic uncertainties that impact on agriculture in the region and the range of solutions proposed. Drawing on case studies of genetically modified crops, conservation agriculture, and other 'climate smart' solutions in eastern and southern Africa, the book identifies how uncertainties are framed 'from above' as well experienced 'from below', by farmers themselves. It provides a compelling insight into why ideas about adaptation emerge, from whom, and with what implications. This book offers a unique perspective and will be highly relevant to students of climate change adaptation, food security and poverty alleviation, as well as policy-makers and field practitioners in international development and agronomy.

Author : Walter Leal Filho,Anthony O. Esilaba,Karuturi P.C. Rao,Gummadi Sridhar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319130002

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Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change by Walter Leal Filho,Anthony O. Esilaba,Karuturi P.C. Rao,Gummadi Sridhar Pdf

This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show how agricultural systems in developing countries are affected by climate changes and how communities prepare and adapt to these changes.

Author : Cyndi Spindell Berck,Peter Berck,Salvatore Di Falco
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351369510

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Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa by Cyndi Spindell Berck,Peter Berck,Salvatore Di Falco Pdf

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting opportunities for farmers to adopt technologies that produce optimal results in terms of crop yield and income under local agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions. The focus is on sub-Saharan Africa, an area that is already affected by changing patterns of heat and rainfall. Because of the high prevalence of subsistence farming, food insecurity, and extreme poverty in this region, there is a great need for practical adaptation strategies. The book includes empirical research in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and other Sub-Saharan countries, and the conclusion summarizes policy-relevant findings from the chapters. It is aimed at advanced students, researchers, extension and development practitioners, and officials of government agencies, NGOs, and funding agencies. It also will provide supplementary reading for courses in environment and development and in agricultural economics.

Author : Ariel Dinar,Rashid Hassan,Robert Mendelsohn,James Benhin,et al
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849770767

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Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa by Ariel Dinar,Rashid Hassan,Robert Mendelsohn,James Benhin,et al Pdf

'This is a well researched, thorough and impressive work on climate change and agriculture in Africa. I recommend it to students, researchers and practitioners working on climate change issues' Jabavu Clifford Nkomo, senior programme specialist, IDRC This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change, and the value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types. Researchers developed and applied multiple analytical procedures to assess quantitatively how climate affects current agricultural systems in Africa, enabling them to predict how these systems may be affected in the future by climate change under various global warming scenarios, and suggesting what role adaptation could play. The study is the first to combine spatially referenced household survey data with climatic data at both national and international levels. This book provides vital knowledge about the impacts of climate change on Africa, serving as a guide to policy intervention strategies and investment in adaptation measures. It makes a major contribution to the analysis of climate change impacts and developing adaptation strategies, especially in the highly vulnerable farming communities in the developing world. Published with CEEPA and supported by the World Bank.

Author : Claudia Ringler,International Food Policy Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:317483733

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How Can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change? by Claudia Ringler,International Food Policy Research Institute Pdf

Author : International Food Policy Research Institute
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 089629790X

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How Can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change? by International Food Policy Research Institute Pdf

Author : Nkulumo Zinyengere,Theobald Frank Theodory,Million Gebreyes,Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128126257

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Beyond Agricultural Impacts by Nkulumo Zinyengere,Theobald Frank Theodory,Million Gebreyes,Chinwe Ifejika Speranza Pdf

Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change in Africa presents the theories and methods commonly applied in climate change assessment from various locations in Africa, also inspiring further research that addresses the broad spectrum of societal impacts that result from altered climate status. Using case studies, the work provides insights into climate change impacts and adaptation with a lens on vulnerable groups in African agriculture, e.g. smallholder crop and livestock farmers, women and youth. The book also highlights areas of further interest in climate change and agriculture research in Africa, all done through views from multiple disciplines in the agriculture and climate change nexus. Presents themes, theories, tools and methods for mitigating the impact of climate change in African agriculture Highlights the research gaps and opportunities in research on climate change and agriculture Uses examples and cases to provide insights into shaping future research Provides insights from African countries, including Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Ghana and Cameroon

Author : David Maddison
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa by David Maddison Pdf

Author : Sungno Niggol Seo
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Structural Ricardian Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations in African Agriculture by Sungno Niggol Seo Pdf

Abstract: This paper develops a Structural Ricardian model to measure climate change impacts that explicitly models the choice of farm type in African agriculture. This two stage model first estimates the type of farm chosen and then the conditional incomes of each farm type after removing selection biases. The results indicate that increases in temperature encourage farmers to adopt mixed farming and avoid specialized farms such as crop-only or livestock-only farms. Increases in precipitation encourage farmers to shift from irrigated to rainfed crops. As temperatures increase, farm incomes from crop-only farms or livestock-only farms fall whereas incomes from mixed farms increase. With precipitation increases, farm incomes from irrigated farms fall whereas incomes from rainfed farms increase. Naturally, the Structural Ricardian model predicts much smaller impacts than a model that holds farm type fixed. With a hot dry climate scenario, the Structural Ricardian model predicts that farm income will fall 50 percent but the fixed farm type model predicts farm incomes will fall 75 percent.

Author : Rattan Lal,Bal Ram Singh,Dismas L. Mwaseba,David Kraybill,David O. Hansen,Lars Olav Eik
Publisher : Springer
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319093604

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Sustainable Intensification to Advance Food Security and Enhance Climate Resilience in Africa by Rattan Lal,Bal Ram Singh,Dismas L. Mwaseba,David Kraybill,David O. Hansen,Lars Olav Eik Pdf

This 32-chapter volume represents the core of several oral and poster presentations made at the conference. In addition to Introduction and Conclusion sections, the book is thematically divided into 7 sections, namely, 1) Land Use and Farming Systems, 2) Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yield, 3) Soil Nutrient and Water Management for Carbon Sequestration, 4) Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands through Forestry and Agroforestry, 5) Management of Animal Production for Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 6) Smallholder Adaptation to Climate Change, and 7) Economic, Social and Policy Issues. It addresses these themes in the context of sustainable intensification (SI). It implies increasing agronomic production from the existing land while improving/restoring its quality and decreasing the C or environmental footprint. Simply put, SI means producing more from less.

Author : Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Agriculture and state
ISBN : 3889854893

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Resilient Adaptation to Climate Change in African Agriculture by Chinwe Ifejika Speranza Pdf

Author : Abdulai Jalloh,Gerald C. Nelson,Timothy S. Thomas,Robert Bellarmin Zougmoré,Harold Roy-Macauley
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896292048

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West African Agriculture and Climate Change by Abdulai Jalloh,Gerald C. Nelson,Timothy S. Thomas,Robert Bellarmin Zougmoré,Harold Roy-Macauley Pdf

The first of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa -- Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo -- and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa's population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. West Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find West African Agriculture and Climate Change a vital tool for shaping policy and studying the various and likely consequences of climate change.

Author : Stephen Whitfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317534723

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Adapting to Climate Uncertainty in African Agriculture by Stephen Whitfield Pdf

Future climatic and agro-ecological changes in Africa are uncertain and associated with high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and this change is differently simulated within divergent climate-crop models and in controlled crop breeding stations. Furthermore, uncertainty emerges in local contexts, not just in response to climatic systems, but to social, economic, and political systems, and often with implications for the appropriateness and adoption of technologies or the success of alternative cropping systems. This book examines the challenges of adaptation in smallholder farming in Africa, analysing the social, economic, political and climatic uncertainties that impact on agriculture in the region and the range of solutions proposed. Drawing on case studies of genetically modified crops, conservation agriculture, and other 'climate smart' solutions in eastern and southern Africa, the book identifies how uncertainties are framed 'from above' as well experienced 'from below', by farmers themselves. It provides a compelling insight into why ideas about adaptation emerge, from whom, and with what implications. This book offers a unique perspective and will be highly relevant to students of climate change adaptation, food security and poverty alleviation, as well as policy-makers and field practitioners in international development and agronomy.

Author : Pius Z. Yanda,Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789987080892

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Managing a Changing Climate in Africa by Pius Z. Yanda,Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya Pdf

There is sufficient evidence to support the fact that climate change is occurring and that this is set to accelerate. While some scholars argue that climate change is largely due to natural changes, others postulate that anthropogenic factors are the major cause. Climate change associated with increasing levels of carbon dioxide is likely to affect developed and developing countries differentially, with major vulnerabilities occurring in low-latitude regions. This book presents research findings and case studies with the endeavour to inform policies geared towards addressing problems emanating from these changes. Climate variability raises concerns over the future of agriculture, conditions of land and water availability. Therefore, climate change amplifies many economic and social risks, as well as deterioration of the environment. At the same time, non-climatic risk factors such as economic instability, trade liberalization, conflicts and poor governance all inflict upon vulnerable communities. Key discussions in this title rest on: Climate Change in Africa: its impact on rural communities, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, financial requirements of reducing green house gases, technological transfer and natural resources; Case Studies of Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability in Eastern and Southern Africa: experiences of impacts and adaptation to extreme events, concrete experiences from farmers and crop production adaptation; and Challenges and Opportunities to Climate Change Adaptation: factors that influence choice of response strategies, challenges and opportunities for ecosystem-based approaches; and challenges and opportunities from the use of bio-fuels as a mitigation measure to climate change.

Author : Rattan Lal,David Kraybill,David O. Hansen,Bal Ram Singh,Theodosy Mosogoya,Lars Olav Eik
Publisher : Springer
Page : 717 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319412382

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Climate Change and Multi-Dimensional Sustainability in African Agriculture by Rattan Lal,David Kraybill,David O. Hansen,Bal Ram Singh,Theodosy Mosogoya,Lars Olav Eik Pdf

This 35-chapter book is based on several oral and poster presentations including both invited and contributory chapters. The book is thematically based on four pillars of sustainability, with focus on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Environment, Economic, Social and Institutional. The environmental sustainability, which determines economic and social/institutional sustainability, refers to the rate of use of natural resources (soil, water, landscape, vegetation) which can be continued indefinitely without degrading their quality, productivity and ecosystem services for different ecoregions of SSA. This book will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the U.N. in SSA. Therefore, the book is of interest to agriculturalists, economists, social scientists, policy makers, extension agents, and development/bilateral organizations. Basic principles explained in the book can be pertinent to all development organizations.