Land rights knowledge and conservation in rural Ethiopia: Mind the gender gap
Using the 2009 round of the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey, this paper examines the medium-term impact of the land registration on investment behavior by households, particularly the adoption of soil conservation techniques and tree planting. It investigates whether men’s and women’s knowledge of their property rights under the land registration (as measured by answers to a list of questions regarding the provisions of the registration, covering such areas as tenure security, land transfer rights, and rights related to gender equity and inheritance) has an impact on these investments.
Land productivity for staple food crops
Blue and green water use by irrigated crops
Low emission development strategies for agriculture and other land uses: The case of Colombia
The purpose of the work presented in this report is to demonstrate that policymakers have tools at their disposal that provide significant help in the evaluation of trade-offs, opportunities, and repercussions of the policies under consideration. This report focuses on Colombia, however the analytical framework can be applied to any country interested in exploring country-wide effects and economic viability of policies that aim to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture. Results provided in this study should be seen as an example of the potential applications of the framework developed.
Cropping intensity
Cereal crops
Effects of rainfall variability on maize yields
The changing landscape of agriculture in Ghana: Drivers of farm mechanization and its impacts on cropland expansion and intensification
This study assesses whether the recent public and private efforts to improve farmers’ access to mechanical power in Ghana have had the intended effects on the country’s agricultural sector. Using panel survey data, this paper analyses the drivers of farm mechanization and its net impacts on cropland expansion and farming system intensification in northern Ghana. Several factors explain the use and use intensity of agricultural mechanization, including landholding size, total labor and fertilizer use per hectare, chemical use, and amount of land left fallow.
Cropland and pastureland
Root crops
Bilan des capacités de R&D agricole nationale en Afrique au sud du Sahara
Ce document vise à contribuer au programme d’action en cours pour le développement de l’Afrique au sud du Sahara.