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Robert B. Zougmoré is affiliated with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in India. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular emphasis on subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science, Soil Science, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work addresses key topics related to agriculture and climate, such as:

  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Agricultural innovations and practices
  • Agricultural risk and resilience
  • Climate change, adaptation, migration
  • Agriculture sustainability and environmental impact
  • Urban agriculture and sustainability
  • Agronomic practices and intercropping systems

Zougmoré has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Sustainability
  • CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)
  • Atmosphere
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zougmoré are:

  • Mathieu Ouédraogo
  • Osana Bonilla-Findji
  • Anton Eitzinger
  • Nadine Andrieu
  • Andy Jarvis

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zougmoré include:

  • Transforming Food Systems in Africa under Climate Change Pressure: Role of Climate-Smart Agriculture, 2021, Sustainability
  • To what extent do weather and climate information services drive the adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in Ghana?, 2021, Climate Risk Management
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for crops in West Africa: a systematic review, 2022, Environmental Research Letters
  • Pathways to a healthy net-zero future: report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission, 2023, The Lancet
  • An integrated research framework combining genomics, systems biology, physiology, modelling and breeding for legume improvement in response to elevated CO2 under climate change scenario, 2020, Current Plant Biology

In addition to journal articles, Zougmoré has contributed to the publication of books, including:

  • Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation, Cambridge University Press, 2023
  • Priority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel, CGIAR, 2021

Best Publications

  • Sustainable Intensification: What Is Its Role in Climate Smart Agriculture?

    Bruce M. Campbell;Bruce M. Campbell;Philip K. Thornton;Robert B. Zougmoré;Piet J.A. van Asten

  • Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities

    Christine Jost;Florence Kyazze;Jesse Naab;Sharmind Neelormi

  • Soil Atlas of Africa

    A. Jones;H. Breuning-Madsen;Michel Brossard;A. Dampha

  • Monitoring and assessment of land degradation and desertification: Towards new conceptual and integrated approaches

    Vogt Jv;Safriel U;G. von Maltitz;Sokona Y

  • Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climate variability in West Africa: challenges and lessons learnt

    Samuel T. Partey;Robert B. Zougmoré;Mathieu Ouédraogo;Bruce M. Campbell

  • The climate-smart village approach : framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture

    Pramod K. Aggarwal;Andy Jarvis;Bruce M. Campbell;Robert B. Zougmoré

  • Harmonisation of the soil map of Africa at the continental scale

    Olivier Dewitte;Arwyn Jones;Otto Spaargaren;Henrik Breuning-Madsen

  • Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems

    Henry Neufeldt;Molly Jahn;Bruce M. Campbell;Bruce M. Campbell;John R. Beddington

  • West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis

    Abdulai Jalloh;Gerald C. Nelson;Timothy S. Thomas;Robert B. Zougmoré

  • Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: A review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors

    Robert B. Zougmoré;Samuel T. Partey;Mathieu Ouédraogo;Bamidele Omitoyin

  • Application of Indicator Systems for Monitoring and Assessment of Desertification from National to Global Scales

    S. Sommer;C. Zucca;A. Grainger;M. Cherlet

  • Facing climate variability in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities to manage climate-related risks

    Robert B. Zougmoré;Robert B. Zougmoré;Samuel T. Partey;Samuel T. Partey;Mathieu Ouédraogo;Mathieu Ouédraogo;Emmanuel F. Torquebiau

  • Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

    Samuel T. Partey;Angela D. Dakorah;Robert B. Zougmoré;Mathieu Ouédraogo

  • Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa

    Sabine Douxchamps;Mark T. Van Wijk;Silvia Silvestri;Abdoulaye S. Moussa

  • Climate-smart soil water and nutrient management options in semiarid West Africa: a review of evidence and analysis of stone bunds and zaï techniques

    Robert Zougmoré;Abdulai Jalloh;Andre Tioro

  • Linking regional stakeholder scenarios and shared socioeconomic pathways: Quantified West African food and climate futures in a global context

    Amanda Palazzo;Joost M. Vervoort;Joost M. Vervoort;Joost M. Vervoort;Daniel Mason-D’Croz;Lucas Rutting;Lucas Rutting

  • Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

    Edmond Totin;Alcade C Segnon;Marc Schut;Hippolyte D. Affognon

  • Climate change, agriculture and food security: a global partnership to link research and action for low-income agricultural producers and consumers

    Sonja J. Vermeulen;Robert B. Zougmoré;Eva K. Wollenberg;Philip K. Thornton

  • Climate Services Can Support African Farmers' Context-Specific Adaptation Needs at Scale

    James W. Hansen;Catherine Vaughan;Desire M. Kagabo;Tufa Dinku

  • Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali

    Nadine Andrieu;Bougouna Sogoba;Robert B. Zougmoré;Robert B. Zougmoré;Fanny Howland

  • Role of nutrient amendments in the success of half-moon soil and water conservation practice in semiarid Burkina Faso

    R. Zougmoré;Z. Zida;N.F. Kambou

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip K. Thornton
Philip K. Thornton Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Bruce M. Campbell
Bruce M. Campbell Wageningen University & Research
Leo Stroosnijder
Leo Stroosnijder Wageningen University & Research
Andy Jarvis
Andy Jarvis Bezos Earth Fund
James Hansen
James Hansen Columbia University
Pramod K. Aggarwal
Pramod K. Aggarwal Borlaug Institute for South Asia
Olivier Dewitte
Olivier Dewitte Royal Museum for Central Africa
Luca Montanarella
Luca Montanarella European Commission
Gerald C. Nelson
Gerald C. Nelson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Eva K. Wollenberg
Eva K. Wollenberg University of Vermont

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