The rapid increase in global biofuel production and consumption, particularly of ethanol, has an associated derived demand for crops to produce the necessary feedstock. This working paper assess the implications of global biofuel expansion on Brazilian land usage at the regional level.The document reveals that most of the expansion in global ethanol consumption outside the US is met by Brazilian ethanol production.

Fertilizer use in Thailand has become an integral part of agriculture due to the declining availability of arable land and the increasing role of rice and other agricultural exports in the economy. Approximately 47 percent fertilizer is used on rice, production of which has increased from 13.4 million MT to 36 million MT from 1970 to 2010 coinciding with a rise in fertilizer consumption from .2 million MT to 2.6 million MT.

The Philippines is an island nation, comprised of 7,107 islands that are split into 3 geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. In 2013, agriculture contributed 10.45 percent to GDP (PSA-NSCB, 2014) and 31 percent to employment (PSA-BLES, 2014). More im-portantly, its contribution to national and household food security is significant. Cereal production increased from 7.6 million tons in 1970 to 22.1 million tons in 2010. During the same period, fertilizer use increased from 201,000 nutrient tons to 771,000 nutrient tons (FAOSTAT).

The agricultural sector plays a crucial role in Cambodia’s economy, and accounts for approximately 27.3 percent of GDP. Crop cultiva-tion on Cambodia’s 4 million ha of agricultural land has become more challenging with each passing year due to low soil fertility (White et al., 1997). Fertilizer application is crucial for nutrient replenishment, increased crop yield and elevated crop biomass which is necessary for moisture retention and nutrient efficiency (Bumb, 1996).

The purpose of this evaluation is to determine the land suitability of the Wadi Mawr area for the cultivation of (spate) irrigated sorghum under improved traditional management, and to determine the yield response to additional water gifts on various soil types. The evaluation was carried out for the alluvial plain, i.e.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer un marco general que regule la actividad de los sectores agrario y agroalimentario en Extremadura, de conformidad con el carácter estratégico de los mismos para el desarrollo de la Comunidad Autónoma, así como el régimen jurídico de las infraestructuras rurales de Extremadura.

Este documento tiene por objeto la Política Nacional de la Quinua, un instrumento de cobertura nacional cuyo objetivo general consiste en promover, fomentar e implementar el desarrollo sostenible y sustentable del complejo productivo de la quinua, articulando a los actores productivos, para conformar entramados productivos integrados, articulados y diversificados, con la participación de los actores en procesos de producción, beneficiado, transformación e industrialización y comercialización, todo ello para alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria con soberanía nacional.

This Vision 2030 is Kenya's development programme covering the period 2008 to 2030.

The main objectives of the present National Agricultural Development Strategy are of economic, social and environmental nature.

Suite à de nombreuses contraintes d’ordre technique, onomique, nstitutionnel qui entravent le développement du secteur agricole, la République Démocratique du Congo a élaboré un Plan d’investissement agricole 2014-2020,basé sur une approche participative.

C’est dans le cadre de faire face aux dommages que le secteur agricole a subi suite au seisme du 12 janvier 2010 qui a frappé le pays, que le Haiti a lancé le Programme Triennal de Relance Agricole qui couvre la période 2013-2016. Il s’agit d’un programme sectorielle d’une portée nationale qui vise à établir le secteur comme le premier pilier de la croissance et de la réduction de la pauvreté dans le pays.

This case study has been produced in response to a request made to the Evidence on Demand Helpdesk. The objective of the request was to provide a detailed case study on the evolution of land policy in Mozambique and provide the reader with insights into what is viewed as one of Africa’s most progressive land laws, recognising multiple forms of tenure.