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Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative
A worldwide coalition of research institutions dedicated to helping countries use better research methodologies, data analysis, and policy building to create climate resilience through implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
Recent Research Papers, Policy Briefs, & Reports:
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MY REPORT ON THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE BENUE SOIL PRODUCTIVITY INDEX RATING PROJECT I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE PART
Published on January 2, 2022
NAPA Highlights #2. First person account of the Benue soil productivity index rating project and training. -
Explaining transhumance-related violence: Fulani Ethnic Militia in rural Nigeria
Published on January 1, 2022
J., George, A., Adelaja, O., Vaughan, T., Awokuse (2022). Explaining transhumance-related violence: Fulani Ethnic Militia in rural Nigeria. Journal of Rural Studies, 89, 275-286. -
The economic contribution of CGIAR germplasm health units to international agricultural research: the example of rice blast disease in Bangladesh
Published on January 1, 2022
Enriquez, Y., Smale, M., Jamora, N., Hossain, M., & Kumar, P. L. (2022). The economic contribution of CGIAR germplasm health units to international agricultural research: the example of rice blast disease in Bangladesh. In biblio1.iita.org. -
A Geometric Analysis of Technological Heterogeneity in the Agricultural Sector: Evidence from Maize in Tanzania
Published on January 1, 2022
Research Paper # 12: This paper presents a new framework to measure farm-level heterogeneity, and productivity change, and to study the rate and direction of technical change within an agricultural sector. -
Market System Performance Measurements: Summary of Insights from the Literature
Published on December 31, 2021
Mywish Maredia, 2021. Market System Performance Measurements: Summary of Insights from the Literature. FSP Research Paper 182. -
TRADE FLOW PATTERNS IN NEPAL
Published on December 28, 2021
Research Paper #7. Nepal’s agriculture sector is characterized by low productivity, inadequate infrastructure, reliance on rain-fed traditional agriculture, and a feeble supply chain that slows agriculture even within the country. -
SRI LANKA’S AGRI-FOOD TRADE: STRUCTURE, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES & IMPACTS OF COVID-19
Published on December 26, 2021
Research Paper #6. This paper analyses Sri Lanka’s opportunities and challenges in agri-food trade amid COVID-19. -
Diverse crops and input subsidies: a village-scale analysis in Mali
Published on December 25, 2021
Assima, A., Smale, M., & Kone, B. (2021). Diverse crops and input subsidies: a village-scale analysis in Mali. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1–16.