eprintid: 7439
rev_number: 13
eprint_status: archive
userid: 128
dir: disk0/00/00/74/39
datestamp: 2014-01-29 13:39:02
lastmod: 2014-01-29 13:39:02
status_changed: 2014-01-29 13:39:02
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Campbell, B
creators_name: Kinyangi, J
creators_name: Zougmore, R B
creators_name: Aggarwal, P
icrisatcreators_name: Zougmore, R B
affiliation: CIAT(Copenhagen)
affiliation: ILRI(Nairobi)
affiliation: ICRISAT(Bamako)
affiliation: IWMI(New Delhi)
country: Denmark
country: Kenya
country: Mali
title: Perspectives: Legislating change
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.8
full_text_status: public
keywords:     Drought, Hydrology, Climate sciences
abstract: About 80% of West Africans live in rural populations that mainly depend on rain-fed, cereal-based subsistence agriculture. These areas are highly vulnerable to climate variability. The increasing frequency and severity of climate extremes — primarily drought — have led to food crises in the sub-Saharan Sahel region. Although existing technologies and practices can mitigate agricultural risk, farmers need access to accurate long- and short-term weather forecasts so they can utilize these measures more effectively.

One solution is localized seasonal climate forecasts for farmers. Partners from CCAFS in West Africa have recently tried such an approach in the Kaffrine district in central Senegal.

To help ease the transition from traditional forecast practices, we presented the new information to farmers alongside discussions about established methods. Farmers in Kaffrine were able to develop adaptive techniques from climate information and choose a good strategy for improving yield during dry and wet seasons.
date: 2013
date_type: published
publication: Nature
number: 501
pagerange: S12-S14
refereed: TRUE
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/501S12a
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related_url_type: pub
citation:   Campbell, B and Kinyangi, J and Zougmore, R B and Aggarwal, P  (2013) Perspectives: Legislating change.  Nature (501).  S12-S14.      
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/7439/1/501S12a.pdf