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View article: Towards a green plant nutrition transition in East and Southern Africa
Towards a green plant nutrition transition in East and Southern Africa Open
The abundance of renewable energy in East and Southern Africa offers considerable opportunities for countries to transition towards green economies. In particular, green plant nutrition could help to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
View article: Uncovering decolonial pedagogies for learning agroecological transitions: comparative analysis of South America cases
Uncovering decolonial pedagogies for learning agroecological transitions: comparative analysis of South America cases Open
Agroecological transitions represent strategic pathways for transforming agricultural systems to meet urgent global sustainability goals. These transitions encompass fundamental changes in social-ecological relationships, knowledge systems…
View article: Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action
Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action Open
In this opinion piece we address how to ensure that agricultural research for development is fit for purpose for the Twentyfirst Century. We focus on two themes: (i) the urgent need to engage social (together with natural) scientists in tr…
View article: Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in climate policy processes
Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in climate policy processes Open
Emphasises the importance of a granular approach to climate justice and indigenous peoples' participation in climate policy processes. A more explicit focus on context specific understanding of social equity allows for greater participatio…
View article: A field methodology to advance social equity and transformative adaptation to climate change in smallholder communities
A field methodology to advance social equity and transformative adaptation to climate change in smallholder communities Open
Global climate policies recognize the urgent need to address the inequitable impacts of climate change on smallholder agricultural communities, but there is limited understanding of how to accomplish this in practice. We contribute to clos…
View article: Transformative adaptation: from climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture
Transformative adaptation: from climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture Open
In response to the climate crisis, there has been much focus on climate-smart agriculture (CSA); namely, technologies and practices that enhance adaptation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to food security; the so-called tr…
View article: Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research
Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research Open
The severity of the climate challenge requires a change in the climate response, from an incremental to a more far-reaching and radical transformative one. There is also a need to avoid maladaptation whereby responses to climate risk inadv…
View article: Reflections on Enhancing the Impact of Climate Risk Management Through Transformative Adaptation
Reflections on Enhancing the Impact of Climate Risk Management Through Transformative Adaptation Open
Climate risk management is part of the response to the threat of climate change. Much effort has focused on the promotion on climate-resilient agriculture. There continues to be undue focus on technology solutions per se and not enough att…
View article: Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency—A Key for Sustainable Rice Production Systems
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency—A Key for Sustainable Rice Production Systems Open
Fertilizer use and genetic improvement of cereal crops contributed to increased yields and greater food security in the last six decades. For rice, however, fertilizer use has outpaced improvement in yield. Excess application of nutrients …
View article: Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: An assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems
Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: An assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems Open
This study was the first Asia-wide systems assessment of the effects of COVID-19 on agriculture and food systems, differentiating the effects of the pandemic across the four principal regional farming and food systems in the region.
View article: Rice Farming in Central Java, Indonesia—Adoption of Sustainable Farming Practices, Impacts and Implications
Rice Farming in Central Java, Indonesia—Adoption of Sustainable Farming Practices, Impacts and Implications Open
Farmer adoption of sustainable rice farming technologies and practices is critical for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Often adoption is investigated in isolation focusing on factors influencing farmer decision making and overloo…
View article: Mitigating agriculture's contribution to air pollution in India
Mitigating agriculture's contribution to air pollution in India Open
Pandey and colleagues1Pandey A Brauer M Cropper ML et al.Health and economic impact of air pollution in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.Lancet Planet Health. 2021; 5: e25-e38Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubM…
View article: Knowledge management for innovation in agri-food systems: a conceptual framework
Knowledge management for innovation in agri-food systems: a conceptual framework Open
Knowledge is a critical enabling factor for healthy agri-food innovation systems (AIS). AIS and related knowledge management (KM) frameworks face significant implementation challenges. We review applications of KM to AIS, the current state…
View article: Sustainable agriculture for health and prosperity: stakeholders’ roles, legitimacy and <i>modus operandi</i>
Sustainable agriculture for health and prosperity: stakeholders’ roles, legitimacy and <i>modus operandi</i> Open
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View article: Why Technologies Often Fail to Scale: Policy and Market Failures behind Limited Scaling of Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice in Bangladesh
Why Technologies Often Fail to Scale: Policy and Market Failures behind Limited Scaling of Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice in Bangladesh Open
Rapid expansion of groundwater use for irrigation for dry season rice production in Bangladesh has led to overuse, deterioration of groundwater quality, increased cost of irrigation, and higher greenhouse gas emissions. The divergence betw…
View article: Indian agriculture, air pollution, and public health in the age of COVID
Indian agriculture, air pollution, and public health in the age of COVID Open
Emerging evidence supports the intuitive link between chronic health conditions associated with air pollution and the vulnerability of individuals and communities to COVID-19. Poor air quality already imposes a highly significant public he…
View article: Decision-Making to Diversify Farm Systems for Climate Change Adaptation
Decision-Making to Diversify Farm Systems for Climate Change Adaptation Open
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View article: Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia
Trans-Disciplinary Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from Rice-Based Systems in Asia Open
Climate change will continue to have a largely detrimental impact on the agricultural sector worldwide because of predicted rising temperatures, variable rainfall, and an increase in extreme weather events. Reduced crop yields will lead to…
View article: Building resilience through climate risk insurance: Insights from agricultural research for development
Building resilience through climate risk insurance: Insights from agricultural research for development Open
Scaling insurance to transfer climate risk from the rural poor to financial markets is vital to enhance agricultural risk management in developing countries, but insurance programs need to address several challenges in order to improve res…
View article: Climate-Smart Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Transformation
Climate-Smart Agriculture and Non-Agricultural Livelihood Transformation Open
Agricultural researchers have developed a number of agricultural technologies and practices, known collectively as climate-smart agriculture (CSA), as part of climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Development practitioners inve…
View article: Looking beyond loss and damage: Reframing insurance to promote adaptation and resilience
Looking beyond loss and damage: Reframing insurance to promote adaptation and resilience Open
In much of the developing world, climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme weather events, and scaling insurance is vital to enhance agricultural risk management and adaptation among the rural poor. Insurance program imp…