Developing index-based insurance for rural communities and smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
Lorna Born1, Una Murray, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1, Helen Greatrex2, and William J. A.
Dick3.
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, USA
3International Consultant in Agricultural Risk Management
Photo-voice: Participatory photography for community-based climate change communication of CSA in Vietnam
John Cleary1, Peter C. McKeown1, Bernadette Joven2, Charles Spillane1, and Leo Sebastian2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2 CCAFS Program, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vietnam.
The Integrating Agriculture in NAPs programme (NAP-Ag Programme)
Donagh Hennessy1, Kevin Kilcline1, Una Murray1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1, Martin Frick2 and Julia Wolf2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Climate and Environment Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153, Rome, Italy.
Co-benefits of climate change mitigation initiatives on public health in Ireland.
Sair Imdad1, Kevin Kilcline1, Charles Spillane1, Ina Kelly2, and Diarmuid O’Donovan3
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland.
3Health Promotion Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, National University of Ireland
Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
Potential impact of alternative forage grasses on dairy systems in Ethiopia under climate change.
Kelebogile Kekae1, Peter C. McKeown1, Galina Brychkova1, Charles Spillane1, Chris S. Jones2, Phil Thornton3 and Jean Hansen2.
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3CCAFS/International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
Gender in community-driven multiple-use water services in Sekhukhune District, South Africa
Sarina Motsuki1, Una Murray1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1, Emma Archer2 and Barbara van Koppen3
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of
Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, cnr of Carlow and Rustenburg Roads, Emmarentia 2193, South Africa.
3Southern Africa Regional Program, International Water Management Institute, PBag X813 Silverton 0127, South Africa.
Impacts of CSA practices, off-farm income and weather information services on resilience and coping strategies of rural households in Malawi
Franklin Msiska1, Peter McKeown, Kevin Kilcline1, Una Murray1, and Charles Spillane1
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
Development of low-cost sensor systems for soil greenhouse gas emissions measurements
Rachael Murphy1, Galina Brychkova1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1 and Alexandre de
Menezes1
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC) National University of
Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.”
Index-based agri-insurance in GSHA partner countries
Mercy Nqandeka Hombakazi1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1 and Paul Wagstaff2
1Masters in Climate Change, Agriculture and Transitions (Master ACT), c/o Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4,
Ireland.
2Gorta-Self Help Africa, Kingsbridge House, 17-22 Parkgate Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Agroforestry-based biodiversity conservation: contributions to livelihood development, food security and tropical forest biodiversity conservation
Robert O’Hagan1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1 and Terry Sunderland2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Sustainable Landscapes and Food Systems, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Situ Gede, Sindang Barang, Bogor (Barat) 16115, Indonesia
Using 3D printing for circular economy development of agri-machinery servicing for smallholder farmers in Asia.
Mark O’Looney1, Galina Brychkova1, Una Murray1, Boru Douthwaite1, Martin Gummert2 and Charles Spillane1
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines
CSA prioritisation for reduced footprint coffee systems in the central highlands of Vietnam
Orla O’Halloran1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1, Tiffany Talsma2, and Peter Läderach2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Climate Change,Agriculture, and Food Security(CCAFS), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Hanoi, Vietnam.
Evolutionary breeding of wheat in Italy: a farmer-driven climate change adaptation strategy for low-input and organic agriculture
Matteo Pettiti1, Riccardo Bocci2, Bettina Bussi2, Salvatore Ceccarelli2, Charles Spillane1 and Peter
C. McKeown1
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Rete Semi Rurali, Via di Casignano, 25, 50018 Scandicci (FI), Italy
Sustainable brewing and beer
Grant Schooley1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1, Katie Hoard2, Steffen Muench2, and Gregory Belt2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Anheuser-Busch In Bev, Brouwerij plein 1,3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Plant derived milks–Comparative assessment of footprints, consumer acceptance and environmental benefits.
Rawdah Subahi1, Peter C. McKeown1, Galina Brychkova1 and Charles Spillane1
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
Business models for scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in Bihar, India
Pierre-Antoine Vernet1, Kevin Kilcline1, Peter C. McKeown1, RK Jat2, Charles Spillane1, ML Jat3 and
AnneMarie de Groot2
3Masters in Climate Change, Agriculture and Transitions (Master ACT), c/o Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4,
Ireland.
2 Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), CIMMYT, Pusa Bihar, India
3International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
4Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg
3A, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Forestry, agriculture and climate change in Ireland
Martin Ó Conghaile1, Kevin Kilcline1, Peter C. McKeown1, Charles Spillane1 and Niall Farrelly2
1MScCCAFS Program, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland.
2Teagasc Rural Economy and Development Programme, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland.
Exploring and developing effective evaluative approaches for evidencing the contribution of CCAFS data and tools towards (higher level) outcomes
Kornelia Rassmann1, Tonya Schuetz1, Philip Thornton2, Laura Cramer2
1Independent Consultant
2CCAFS/International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
Gender responsive policy formulation and budgeting in the agriculture sector: insights from East Africa
Edidah Ampaire1, Mariola Acosta Francés1, Laurence Jassogne1
1International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Plot 15B East Naguru Hill, Kampala, Uganda
2Department of Social Science, Wageningen University, Strategic Communication Chair Group,
Hollandseweg 1, NL 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands.
GIS-based targeting of mitigation options in rice production: the example of altered water management in Vietnam
Bjoern Ole Sander1, Reiner Wassmann1, Leo Kris Palao1, Jorrel Aunario1, Andrew Nelson2, Nguyen
Thi Hue2, Vu Duong Quynh3, Mai Van Trinh3
1International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),Philippines;
2University of Twente, Netherlands;
3Institute for Agricultural Environment; Vietnam.