The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and …

smallholders in Ethiopia as a case study, this research monograph identifies the benefits of rural producer organizations for small … to be the poorest smallholders. Moreover, a rural producer organization's marketing effectiveness is precarious: it can …

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing … will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate …

and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to … grow more rapidly than the agricultural sector. The slower growth of agriculture, its relative decline, concern about the … difficulty of modernizing agriculture and pessimism about the potentials for technological change in agriculture suggest to some …

-oriented farms; for others, part-time farming combined with off-farm rural jobs; and for others, a move out of agriculture. The …

""Smallholders in Ghana, as elsewhere, are widely considered to be the largest as well as the most vulnerable component … productivity and commercialization of smallholder agriculture.... This work uses household survey data, district-level production … characteristics of smallholder agriculture. This paper explores the relevance of geographically-differentiated characteristics …

income from irrigated crops. Results from sales-monitoring data show that women purchase less than 10 percent of the pumps … and men continue to make most of the major decisions on crop choices and income use. These findings vary by type of crop …, with men making major decisions on high-income crops such as tomatoes and women having relatively more autonomy on crops …

input and sustainable agricultural approaches, organic agriculture and biotechnology. This paper reviews the literature on … and for increasing smallholders' access to markets for organic and other high value products. 6. Improved methods of …