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Altaaf Mechiche-Alami

Researcher at Lund University

Publications -  10
Citations -  285

Altaaf Mechiche-Alami is an academic researcher from Lund University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Land degradation & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 8 publications receiving 164 citations.

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Agricultural productivity in relation to climate and cropland management in West Africa

TL;DR: The combined effect of rainfall, land surface temperature and solar radiation explains approximately 40% of the variation in cropland productivity over West Africa at the 95% significance level, and the largest proportions of croplands with greening and browning trends were observed in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
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Implications of crop model ensemble size and composition for estimates of adaptation effects and agreement of recommendations

TL;DR: The new EOA index effectively measures the confidence level of recommendations on adaptation of wheat in the Mediterranean and can be applied to assess confidence in many other contexts.
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Agricultural land acquisitions unlikely to address the food security needs of African countries

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the potential extent to which agricultural land deals in Africa are able to address the host countries' food security needs, a commonly cited motivation for their establishment, and find that even when their purpose is agricultural production, most LSLA are not likely to improve food security; rather, they often serve the financial interests of transnational companies and local elites with the support of host governments.