Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change: Transforming Rural Livelihoods

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change by Developing Promising Strategies Using Analogue Locations in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Systematic Approach to Develop Practical Solutions....Pages 1-23
Improving Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions of Africa Through Reduced Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Promotion of Climate Resilience....Pages 25-33
Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Kenya: Do Scientific Evidences Really Count?....Pages 35-42
Situation Analysis of Climate Change Aspects in Kenya....Pages 43-52
Seasonal Rainfall Variability and Drought Characterization: Case of Eastern Arid Region, Kenya....Pages 53-71
 A ddressing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Crops and Water Resources in P ennar River Basin of A ndhra P radesh....Pages 73-84
Grain Yield Responses of Selected Crop Varieties at Two Pairs of Temperature Analogue Sites in Sub-humid and Semi-arid Areas of Zimbabwe....Pages 85-95
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: An Evaluation of Yield Potential of Maize, Sorghum, Common Bean and Pigeon Pea Varieties in a Very Cool-Wet Region of Nyandarua County, Central Kenya....Pages 97-108
An Assessment of Gender Sensitive Adaptation Options to Climate Change in Smallholder Areas of Zimbabwe, Using Climate Analogue Analysis....Pages 109-117
Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures Initiated by Farmers....Pages 119-126
In Situ Soil Moisture Conservation: Utilization and Management of Rainwater for Crop Production....Pages 127-142
Enhancing Food Production in Semi-arid Coastal Lowlands Kenya Through Water Harvesting Technologies....Pages 143-148
Opportunities for Coping with Climate Change and Variability Through Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in Semi-arid Eastern Kenya....Pages 149-157
Adoption of Water Resource Conservation Under Fluctuating Rainfall Regimes in Ngaciuma/Kinyaritha Watershed, Meru County, Kenya....Pages 159-169
Effects of Integration of Irrigation Water and Mineral Nutrient Management in Seed Potato ( Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production on Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiencies....Pages 171-183
Integrating Farmers and Scientific Methods for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Options in Embu County....Pages 185-197
On-Station Evaluation of Maize Genotypes for Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency in the Semi Arid Lands of Coastal Kenya....Pages 199-206
Tomato ( Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Yield Performance under Elevated Dry Season Temperatures as an Adaptation to Climate Change in Tabora, Tanzania....Pages 207-213
Drought Mitigating Technologies: An Overview of Cassava and Sweetpotato Production in Mukuyuni Division Makueni District in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya....Pages 215-223
Cassava Farming Transforming Livelihoods Among Smallholder Farmers in Mutomo a Semi-arid District in Kenya....Pages 225-233