Browsing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation by Subject "Semi arid"

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Climate change, adaptive strategies and rural livelihoods in semiarid Tanzania

Kangalawe, Richard Y. M.; Lyimo, James G. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2013-04-28)

Climate change is a global challenge to both sustainable livelihoods and economic development. In Tanzania as in most African countries, farming depends almost entirely on rainfall, a situation that makes agriculture and ...
Crop adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania: the role of genetic resources and seed systems

Westengen, Ola T.; Brysting, Anne K. (2014-02-01)

Background: Rural livelihoods relying on agriculture are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Climate models project increasingly negative effects on maize and sorghum production in sub-Saharan Africa. We present a ...
Sorghum yield response to changing climatic conditions in semi-arid central Tanzania: evaluating crop simulation model applicability

Msongaleli, Barnabas; Rwehumbiza, Filbert; Tumbo, Siza D.; Kihupi, Nganga I. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014-08)

Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) and Agricultural Production Systems SIMulator (APSIM) were calibrated and evaluated to simulate sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) var. Tegemeo under current ...

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