A comprehensive study supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) and led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings, published as a set of three books in the Climate Change in Africa series, aim to inform national and regional policies to support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. The study combines overviews at continental and regional levels with detailed analyses of individual countries and key areas within them. Predictions from the study are used to create future scenarios for commodity prices, agricultural trade patterns, food prices, calorie consumption, and child malnutrition, providing policy makers with critical insights for preparation and action. Source-supported facts: The project explores the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings are published as a set of three books. The findings aim to inform national and regional policies to support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. The project combines overviews at continental and regional levels with detailed analysis of individual countries and key areas within countries. Predictions are used to create future scenarios for commodity prices, agricultural trade patterns, food prices, calorie consumption, and child malnutrition.
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| Who leads the CCAFS-supported project? | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 0 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| With whom is the project undertaken in collaboration? | and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 91 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| What relationship does the project explore in sub-Saharan Africa? | is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 146 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| What is the focus of the CCAFS-supported project led by IFPRI in collaboration with African partners? | is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 146 | relationship | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| How are the findings of the project published? | Published as a set of three books, | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 261 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | Published as a set of three books, | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| What is the aim of the findings in terms of policy support? | this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 296 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| What is the focus of the project undertaken in collaboration with African partners? | is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. | A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, this project’s findings will feed into the design of national and regional policies that support low-income farmers and others most at risk from climate change and variability. | 146 | relationship | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000004","location":{"page":1,"block":4,"bbox":[56.69,227.15,437.67,305.21],"column":0,"reading_order":4}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| Where are the results of the study published? | The results have been published as the Climate Change in Africa series – three books covering each of the three regions, with individual chapters on each country (see box overleaf). | Climate Change in Africa series The results have been published as the Climate Change in Africa series – three books covering each of the three regions, with individual chapters on each country (see box overleaf). | 32 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | The results have been published as the Climate Change in Africa series – three books covering each of the three regions, with individual chapters on each country (see box overleaf). | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000022","location":{"page":1,"block":22,"bbox":[255.75,400.54,440.95,464.94],"column":1,"reading_order":22}}] | 1.0 | valid |
| What is expected for Southern Africa in terms of temperature increases? | Southern Africa, for example, can expect higher temperature increases than other regions. | Towards climate-sensitive development policies The study revealed sharp contrasts in the fate of different regions, environments and commodities. Southern Africa, for example, can expect higher temperature increases than other regions. Forested highlands were shown to be especially vulnerable as temperature rises, forcing cultivation further up the slope. The picture for maize is variable, with some areas showing increased yields, but wheat is highly sensitive to heat and likely to experience a steep fall in yields, while sorghum was also shown to be surprisingly sensitive. Policy makers will need to place special emphasis on defining appropriate responses for these and other elements likely to come under increasing | 146 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | Southern Africa, for example, can expect higher temperature increases than other regions. | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000024","location":{"page":1,"block":24,"bbox":[255.75,582.54,438.29,802.94],"column":1,"reading_order":24}}] | ||
| Why are forested highlands especially vulnerable to temperature rises? | Forested highlands were shown to be especially vulnerable as temperature rises, forcing cultivation further up the slope. | Towards climate-sensitive development policies The study revealed sharp contrasts in the fate of different regions, environments and commodities. Southern Africa, for example, can expect higher temperature increases than other regions. Forested highlands were shown to be especially vulnerable as temperature rises, forcing cultivation further up the slope. The picture for maize is variable, with some areas showing increased yields, but wheat is highly sensitive to heat and likely to experience a steep fall in yields, while sorghum was also shown to be surprisingly sensitive. Policy makers will need to place special emphasis on defining appropriate responses for these and other elements likely to come under increasing | 236 | factual | 1.0 | https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/pdf/csa_pdf/African_agriculture_and_climate_change.pdf | Forested highlands were shown to be especially vulnerable as temperature rises, forcing cultivation further up the slope. | 1 | [{"evidence_id":"B000024","location":{"page":1,"block":24,"bbox":[255.75,582.54,438.29,802.94],"column":1,"reading_order":24}}] |
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