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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2008
    Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iran, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Western Africa, Middle Africa, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America, Western Asia, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Africa

    This reports summarizes and synthesizes activities and achievements of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) through the end of 2007. The CPWF is an intiative of the CGIAR designed to take on the global challenge of water scarcity and food security.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2008
    Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Mali, Burundi, Madagascar, Ghana, Congo, Senegal, Malawi, Niger, Togo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

    En septembre 2008, le projet FAO-Dimitra a organis son troisime atelier avec tous ses partenaires Bruxelles sur le thme : Stratgies dinformation et de communication pour lutter contre les ingalits de genre en matire daccs la terre et leurs consquences sur les populations rurales en Afrique . Ce document prsente une synthse des travaux de la runion et les diffrents articles qui ont t produits par les participants, les partenaires du rseau et les collgues de la FAO, loccasion de cette rencontre.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2008
    Kenya

    Land is one of the most important naturaE resources for the creation of wealth in many societies. Its ownership and control brings economic power, which in turn, is often the basis for social and polifical power Unlike other factors of production such as labour and capilal, land is in fixed supply. Of the total land area of Kenya of 56.9 million hectares, more than 90 percent is agricultural land. Over 80 percent of this land is categorized as Arid and Semiarid land where about 25 percent of the total population resides and over 50 percent of the total livestock is produced.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2008
    Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa

    The three East African (EA) countries Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have a population of about 95 million people and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 34.2 billion. In recent years efforts has been made among the three East African countries, towards forging economic and regional co-operation by establishing the East African Community (EAC). The premise for economic and regional co-operation has been underpinned for the need for a common market and boost regional trade.

  5. Library Resource
    January, 2009
    Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Peru, Ghana, Congo, Argentina, Senegal, Malawi

    This report, by researchers working in urban agriculture (UA), examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanising global South, the book examines the contribution of UA and city farming to livelihoods and food security. The case studies covered by the authors, focus on the following aspects of urban agriculture:

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2008
    Kenya

    The study was undertaken in order to investigate the management approaches used by the institutions dealing with approvals of land development applications and assess the impacts of such management approaches on the land development applications approval processes

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2008
    Kenya

    The history of land policies from the time of colonial administrators to the time of development planners and reform programmes (resettlement schemes, adjudication and demarcation for registration purposes) underscores the history of most Kenyan citizens losing their rights and access to land and its commitant benefits.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2008
    Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa

    The study aimed to provide insight on status of infrastructure, information services and ICM capacity of institutions involved in agriculture and rural development, Information and capacity building needs in the area of ICM identified for key institutions and potential CTA partners involved in ARD and potential strategic partners for CTA activities and services identified and baseline data on the status of ICM and ICT in ARD compiled for monitoring purposes and improved outreach...

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