eprintid: 9206
rev_number: 16
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/00/00/92/06
datestamp: 2015-12-29 09:53:16
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type: conference_item
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creators_name: Homann-Kee Tui, S
creators_name: Katrien, D
creators_name: Patricia, M
creators_name: Arthur, C G
creators_name: Olivier, C
creators_name: Lieven, C
creators_name: Valdivia, R
icrisatcreators_name: Homann-Kee Tui, S
icrisatcreators_name: Valdivia, R
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bulawayo)
affiliation: Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University (AK Wageningen)
affiliation: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) (Lusaka)
affiliation: Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Lilongwe)
affiliation: Climate System Analysis Group, Environmental and Geographical Science Dept., University of Cape Town (Rondebosch)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Nairobi)
affiliation: Department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University (Corvallis)
country: Zimbabwe
country: The Netherlands
country: Zambia
country: Malawi
country: South Africa
country: Kenya
country: USA
title: Re-designing smallholder farming futures for reduced vulnerability to climate change in semi-arid southern Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.4
subjects: s2.8
divisions: D6
crps: crp1.14
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Smallholder Farming, Climate Change, Semi Arid, Southern Africa, Vulnerability, Smallholders, Farm Production, Diversification, Food Security
note: This work formed part of the AGMIP (Agricultural Model Inter-Comparison and Improvement Project) regional project, funded by DFID.
abstract: Climate change will impact the productivity of maize-based crop-livestock systems and the food security of smallholders depending on them in semi-arid southern Africa. Earlier results from testing climate change adaptation options showed that incremental improvements in fertilizer application rates, use of adapted maize cultivars or introduction of forage production are insufficient for substantial improvement of smallholder livelihoods (Masikati et al., 2015). In this paper we therefore explored effects of more transformative system re-design on households’ vulnerability to climate change, farm net returns and poverty rates. We tested the hypothesis that packages tailored to specific farm situations are more effective than blanket recommendations...
date: 2015
date_type: published
pagerange: 01-02
event_title: The 5th International Symposium for  Farming Systems Design
event_location: Le Corum conference center, Montpellier, France
event_dates: September 07 - 10, 2015
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
official_url: http://fsd5.european-agronomy.org/programme/tuesday.html
funders: DFID
citation:   Homann-Kee Tui, S and Katrien, D and Patricia, M and Arthur, C G and Olivier, C and Lieven, C and Valdivia, R  (2015) Re-designing smallholder farming futures for reduced vulnerability to climate change in semi-arid southern Africa.  In: The 5th International Symposium for Farming Systems Design, September 07 - 10, 2015, Le Corum conference center, Montpellier, France.     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9206/1/Farming%20Futures_2pager_FINAL.pdf