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.
Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa south of the Sahara
This report is timely input into the ongoing development agenda for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA).
USAID Mekong ARCC climate change impact and adaptation study for the Lower Mekong Basin, protected areas
This report provides an outline of protected areas and biodiversity in the Lower Mekong Basin. The analysis contains an overview of threats to protected areas from climate change, as well as non-climate threats such as land concessions, infrastructure development, illegal activities, and agriculture.
Expanding Women's Access to Land and Housing in Urban Areas
Evidence is mounting that secure
property rights have positive effects for poor people in
general and women in particular. The aim of this report is
to review what is known about women s access to and control
over land and real property in urban settings, identifying
approaches to strengthening property rights that enhance
women s agency, and sharing key lessons. Section two
synthesizes the evidence on urban women s priorities with
Land Tenure and Gender : Approaches and Challenges for Strengthening Rural Women's Land Rights
Land tenure security is crucial for
women's empowerment and a prerequisite for building
secure and resilient communities. Tenure is affected by many
and often contradictory sets of rules, laws, customs,
traditions, and perceptions. For most rural women, land
tenure is complicated, with access and ownership often
layered with barriers present in their daily realities:
discriminatory social dynamics and strata, unresponsive
Evaluation of the Permanence of Land Use Change Induced by Payments for Environmental Services in Quindío, Colombia
The effectiveness of conservation
interventions such as Payments for Environmental Services
(PES) is often evaluated, if it is evaluated at all, only at
the completion of the intervention. Since gains achieved by
the intervention may be lost after it ends, even apparently
successful interventions may not result in long-term
conservation benefits, a problem known as that of
permanence. This paper uses a unique dataset to examine the
Agribusiness Indicators : Synthesis Report
The need for countries in Sub-Saharan
Africa to build more productive, modern, and market-oriented
farming sectors is one of our most pressing development
challenges. In coming years, African agriculture will have
to increase food production and expand and intensify value
chains in order to meet changing demand on the part of a
rapidly expanding and urbanizing consumer base. The process
of doing this will enable African countries to begin pushing