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Création et promotion de chaînes de valeur régionales pour les produits alimentaires et agricoles stratégiques en Afrique

Conference Papers & Reports
октября, 2015
Africa

Le choix des pays et produits pilotes a été effectué lors de réunions de consultation tenues avec l’Union africaine, le COMESA, la SADC, la CEDEAO et la FAO en mai 2011 et juin 2013. Les produits choisis étaient le riz, le maïs et le bétail ; les pays pilotes choisis étaient, pour le COMESA, le Botswana, l’Éthiopie, le Malawi, l’Ouganda, la République-Unie de Tanzanie et le Zimbabwe, et, pour la CEDEAO, le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, la Côte d’Ivoire, le Ghana, le Mali et le Niger.

CCAFS Baseline Survey Indicators for Borana/Yabero, Ethiopia

Reports & Research
октября, 2015
Ethiopia
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Africa

This document series compiles key indicators from the three levels of the baseline for each site. Indicators include: demography and basic site characteristics of each site, rainfall distribution, changes in farming practices and land management, income sources, food security and food

sources, asset ownership by households and involvement in organisations and more. This CCAFS baseline indicator document was developed for the CCAFS site at Borana/Yabero, in Ethiopia.

The pioneers of the green revolution as forerunners of today's ecological and biotechnological revolutions

Reports & Research
октября, 2015
Global

This paper presents the milestones of the Green Revolution, outlining its role in the development of today's sustainable and biotechnological agriculture, as well as Romanian contribution. In order to do this we used the material found in papers and books on the research in agriculture from the 1940's to the late 1980's. Current sustainable agriculture and biotechnological advancement, including the creation of genetically modified organisms could never have been possible without the Green Revolution.

One Woman, One Hectare of Land CGE Report; Rural Development & Land Reform Budget Review & Recommendations Report

Legislation & Policies
октября, 2015
South Africa

The Commission for Gender Equality presented on its proposed campaign called One Woman, One Hectare of Land’. The campaign aims to mainstream gender equality, for it was proposed that the State should allocate one hectare of land, for the growing of food, to the poorest rural female-run households. It was believed that this would help alleviate poverty and empower rural women. It was pointed out that where women had land, their families generally were better nourished, better educated and able to move on.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report

Legislation & Policies
октября, 2015
South Africa

The Portfolio Committee’s Content Advisor provided a summary of the key financial and performance recommendations contained in the 2013/14 Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report, and described those that had been brought to the attention of the Minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), as well as to the Minister of Finance.

Disentangling Values in the Interrelations between Cultural Ecosystem Services and Landscape Conservation—A Case Study of the Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines

Peer-reviewed publication
сентября, 2015
Philippines

In the past few years, there has been a growing amount of research on economic quantifications and valuations of ecosystem services (ES) in agricultural systems. However, little attention has been given to cultural ESs (CES) in general and their link to the landscape in particular. This paper tries to tackle this gap with a case study on the Ifugao Rice Terraces of the Philippines. The study aims to understand the interrelations between the different CESs and their relationships with the landscape.

The Anatomy of Medium-Scale Farm Growth in Zambia: What Are the Implications for the Future of Smallholder Agriculture?

Peer-reviewed publication
сентября, 2015

Lost in the debates about the appropriate scale of production to promote agricultural growth in Africa is the rapid expansion of medium-scale farmers. Using Zambia as a case study, this article explores the causes and consequences of this middle-tier transformation on the future of small-scale agriculture. Combining political economic analysis with household survey data, this article examines the relationships between the growth in medium-scale farmers and changing conditions of land access, inequality, and alienation for small-scale farmers.

Supporting smallholder agriculture

Reports & Research
сентября, 2015
South Africa

This research report contains an overview of two innovations that form part of a project called Supporting Smallholder Agriculture (SSA) conducted by the Southern Africa Food Lab (SAFL). The two innovations documented in this report simultaneously investigated market segmentation and standards - related challenges among smallholder farmers in two parts of the country.

Discussion document on the preservation and development of agricultural land

Policy Papers & Briefs
сентября, 2015
South Africa

The preservation, development and sustainable use of agricultural land are of vital importance to ensure longterm food security in South Africa. These principles of food security as well as an integrated, inclusive rural economy underpin the core focus areas of the National Development Plan, Vision 2030 (NDP).