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Mobilizing crop diversity for climate change adaptation and resilience: Field experiences from Africa

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Title Mobilizing crop diversity for climate change adaptation and resilience: Field experiences from Africa
 
Creator Vernooy, Ronnie
Adokorach, Joyce
Coulibaly, Harouna
Fadda, Carlo
Jeko, Manata
Kakeeto, Ronald
Kasasa, Patrick
Sikitu Kazungu, Jonathan
Mapanda, Sipiwe
Mollel, Margaret
Wasswa Mulumba, John
Mushita, Andrew
Nyamongo, Desterio
Otieno, Gloria Atieno
Recha, Tobias
Sidibe, Amadou
Simiu, Geoffrey
Wanjala, Bernard
Wahome, Patrick
Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi
 
Subject diversification
crop production
climate change adaptation
resilience
diversificación
producción vegetal
adaptación al cambio climático
 
Description In recent years, a number of international initiatives have piloted various forms of support for novel configurations of actors to work together to conserve and use agrobiodiversity in sustainable agricultural production systems and to equitably share benefits derived from those activities. These configurations operate at farm, community, national and international levels. Among these initiatives, Bioversity International (now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) and partners have researched the effectiveness of using agrobiodiversity, in particular in the form of crop and crop variety diversity, as an adaptive practice.
The hypothesis informing this research is that crop diversification can result in positive livelihood outcomes, such as food and nutritional security, income generation and good health. These outcomes, in turn, could lead to (increased) resilience of rural households and communities to environmental, socio- economic and climatic shocks. In this working paper, we present a number of case studies that to a certain extent have “delivered” on this impact pathway. The case studies were compiled during the year 2020, the year that COVID-19 spread across the globe with devastating consequences for countries, communities and households everywhere.
 
Date 2021
2021-09-16T13:25:55Z
2021-09-16T13:25:55Z
 
Type Working Paper
 
Identifier Vernooy, R.; Adokorach, J.; Coulibaly, H.; Fadda, C.; Jeko, M.; Kakeeto, R.; Kasasa, P.; Sikitu Kazungu, J.; Mapanda, S.; Mollel, M.; Wasswa Mulumba, J.; Mushita, A.; Nyamongo, D.; Otieno, G.; Recha, T.; Sidibe, A.; Simiu, G.; Wanjala, B.; Wahome, P.; L’Équipe de L’Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (2021) Mobilizing crop diversity for climate change adaptation and resilience: Field experiences from Africa. ISSD Africa Working Paper 2021-03. Wageningen (Netherlands): ISSD Africa. 50 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115012
https://doi.org/10.18174/553632
 
Language en
 
Relation ISSD Africa
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 50 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher Wageningen University and Research