Agronomic management strategies for adaptation to the current climate variability : the case of North-Eastern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorTumbo, Siza D.
dc.contributor.authorRwehumbiza, Filbert B.
dc.contributor.authorKahimba, Frederick C.
dc.contributor.authorEnfors, Elin
dc.contributor.authorMahoo, Henry F.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-16T13:32:02Z
dc.date.available2011-05-16T13:32:02Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionMeeting: Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-Arid Regions (ICID+18, 2010), 16-20 Aug. 2010, Fortaleza, BRen
dc.description.abstractResearch was conducted to quantify both the risk and the profitability of agronomic management strategies for maize using long-term climatic data and a crop simulation model. Based on the results of this study, it is recommended that farmers employ innovative agronomic management practices only when the seasonal forecast indicates above normal rainfall. The early availability of seasonal rainfall forecast is thus vital for improved agricultural strategies. Alternatively, farmers are safer if they use conventional approaches, as these have lower associated risks. Increasingly high variability and unreliability of rainfall makes rainfed agriculture in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa a great challenge.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/46075
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.dewpoint.org.uk/Asset%20Library/ICID18/11-KAHIMBA_et_al_ICID+18.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDept. of Agricultural Engineering and Land Planning, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TZen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen
dc.subjectAGRONOMIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESen
dc.subjectRAINFALL VARIABILITYen
dc.subjectAPSIMen
dc.subjectTANZANIAen
dc.subjectRAIN FED FARMINGen
dc.subjectCOST BENEFIT ANALYSISen
dc.subjectAGRONOMYen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYen
dc.subjectAPSIMen
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectFARMERSen
dc.titleAgronomic management strategies for adaptation to the current climate variability : the case of North-Eastern Tanzaniaen
dc.typeConference Paperen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber104146001
idrc.project.number104146
idrc.project.titleManaging Risk, Reducing Vulnerability and Enhancing Productivity under a Changing Climateen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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