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  2. Climate-smart agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) (or climate resilient agriculture) is a set of farming methods that has three main objectives with regards to climate change. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Firstly, they use adaptation methods to respond to the effects of climate change on agriculture (this also builds resilience to climate change ).

  3. National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Evolving climate resilient agricultural technologies that would increase farm production and productivity vis-à-vis continuous management of natural and manmade resources constitute an integral part of sustaining agriculture in the era of climate change. The four modules of NICRA – natural resource management, improving soil health, crop ...

  4. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid ...

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    The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is an international organisation which conducts agricultural research for rural development, headquartered in Patancheru, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, with several regional centres (Bamako (Mali), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations (Niamey (Niger), Kano (Nigeria), Lilongwe (Malawi), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia ...

  5. The Climate Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In February 2014, the company also acquired Solum, a soil testing company based in Ames, Iowa. [10] In December 2014, the company acquired 640 Labs, an agricultural technology startup based in Chicago. 640 Labs created the Drive device (later renamed the Fieldview Drive) that reads data from the CANBUS of tractors and connects to an iPad or iPhone.

  6. International Center for Biosaline Agriculture - Wikipedia

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    International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is an international, not-for-profit applied agricultural research center with a unique focus on marginal environments. [1] It identifies, tests and introduces resource-efficient, climate-smart crops and technologies that are best suited to different regions affected by salinity , water ...

  7. Regenerative agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Regenerative agriculture is a conservation and rehabilitation approach to food and farming systems. It focuses on topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, [1] improving the water cycle, [2] enhancing ecosystem services, supporting biosequestration, [3] increasing resilience to climate change, and strengthening the health and vitality of farm soil.

  8. Climate change and food security in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Farmers may invest in climate-resilient practices and technologies by having better access to credit and financial services. [27] The following adaptation strategies are being developed by individuals, groups, and institutions to mitigate climate change risks: Climate-smart agriculture production

  9. Climate resilience - Wikipedia

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    Climate-resilient water services (or climate-resilient WASH) are services that provide access to high quality drinking water during all seasons and even during extreme weather events. [27] Climate resilience in general is the ability to recover from, or to mitigate vulnerability to, climate-related shocks such as floods and droughts. [28]