About the Authors

Sridhar Gummadi

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

sridhar.gummadi@irri.org

Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

M. D. M. Kadiyala

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

K. P. C. Rao

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ioannis Athanasiadis

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Wageningen University, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Richard Mulwa

Roles Data curation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and policy (CASELAP), University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Mary Kilavi

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kenya Meteorological Department, Nairobi, Kenya

Gizachew Legesse

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tilahun Amede

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Competing Interests

The authors whose names are listed immediately below certify that they have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. Author names: Sridhar Gummadi Kadiyala M.D.M K. P. C. Rao Ioannis N. Athanasiadis Richard Mulwa Mary Kilavi and Gizachew Legesse.