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Drought is a major threat to people's food security and livelihoods in arid and semi-arid lands in drought-prone developing countries. The traditional responses to drought management have been largely…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaThis paper focuses on improved storage and preservation technologies as an adaptation strategy in response to climate change. We also study the trade-off between improved cereal storage technologies…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaWhile a better understanding of factors influencing adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices is important in promoting successful climate change adaptation strategies, there is little…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaInclusive agribusiness models aim at benefitting broad layers of the farming population in developing countries, not only farmers in well-structured value chains, but also (remote) subsistence…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaClimate change and climate variability affect weather patterns and cause shifts in seasons with serious repercussions such as declining food production and productivity for communities and households…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaAvocado is a non-traditional export crop of economic importance in Kenya. Commercialization of the fruit through contract farming is a viable alternative for improving the welfare of majority of…
12 March 2020 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaClimate change has compounded the uncertainties inherent in agriculture. Farmers have to make decisions faced with increasingly fluctuating weather, leaving them vulnerable. Access to climate-related…
4 February 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | South AfricaThis paper analyzed and mapped the impact of built environment (BE) on socio-ecological services along Dar es Salaam metropolitan coastline. In the period of 1995-2016, burgeoning population…
27 November 2019 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThe Tanzanian component of the VALOR Project (2014-2018) studied quality factors, traits and conditions with potential to increase value of agricultural products in Tanzania through Geographical…
31 October 2019 | Policy Brief | TanzaniaThis paper examines the effect of farmers’ liability on demand for credit with and without insurance. We test predictions of a theoretical model in a lab in the field experiment with coffee farmers in…
26 September 2019 | Peer Reviewed | Central America