Adding value to field-based agronomic research through climate risk assessment : a case study of maize production in Kitale, Kenya

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2011

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Cambridge University Press

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Given the need for information on climate-induced risk and the availability of well-tested crop growth simulation models and spatial weather generators, the objectives of this study are to demonstrate the value of such tools as APSIM (Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator) and MarkSim (software that generates daily weather data). These simulators can complement field-based research, and in this study, help to assess the value of outputs in the context of a high potential maize production area (Kitale, Kenya) where climate-induced risk might be assumed to be unimportant.

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AGRONOMIC RESEARCH, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENT, KENYA, APSIM, RAINFALL VARIABILITY, AGROMETEOROLOGY, RAIN FED AGRICULTURE, METEOROLOGY, WEATHER FORECASTS, SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS, WATER SUPPLY, MAIZE, SOUTH OF SAHARA, SIMULATION

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/47520

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Research Results (CCAA) / Résultats de recherches (ACCA)