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Climate-smart villages and the hope of food secure households

author(s) Kinyangi, J.. - Kimeli, P.. - Atakos, V.. - Recha, J.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Kinyangi, J.; Recha, J.; Kimeli, P.; Atakos, V. Climate-smart villages and the hope of food secure households. CCAFS Info Note. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen, Denmark (2015). 4 pp

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Abstract

Preliminary results from climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives in the Nyando climate-smart villages. Key messages include: a shift in farming techniques reduces number of households eating one or no meals each day; households adopt three to five crop innovations and above, greatly expanding on-farm choices for resilient varieties; and resilient crossbreeds of small livestock better adapted to changing feed and water conditions in Nyando provide additional income

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