Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … insecurity, and rural poverty. Table of Contents: •Overview: Pathways, Drivers, and Spaces by Johannes F. Linn •Investing in …

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing …, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate …

living. The authors of Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies argue … to reduce poverty than increasing export-crop production. This conclusion is based on case studies of ten low … increased, more efficient public investment in agriculture and agricultural markets and propose new directions for future …

millions of rural people in less-favored environments of this region still live in poverty and received limited benefit from … input and sustainable agricultural approaches, organic agriculture and biotechnology. This paper reviews the literature on … agricultural technology options in South and East Asia, drawing conclusions concerning technology strategies to reduce poverty …

"It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any … changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a … effects of new agricultural technology on poverty reduction by employing the “double difference” method on data collected in …

CONTENTS: 1.Overview / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 2. Agriculture, Food, and Health: Perspectives on a Long … Relationship / Tim Lang; 3. Agricultural Technology and Health / Michael Lipton, Saurabh Sinha, and Rachel Blackman; 4. Agriculture … and Nutrition Linkages: Old Lessons and New Paradigms / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 5. Agriculture, Food Safety, and …

"Good health and productive agriculture are both essential in the fight against poverty. In a rapidly changing world …, agriculture faces many challenges, both old (natural resource constraints, extreme weather conditions, and agricultural pests) and … world faces... The briefs in this series aim to communicate what is known about the linkages between agriculture and health …

agriculture, presents a case study on the trade-offs between their health and economic impacts, and proposes responses... To … effect change, the agriculture and health sectors should work together more closely. The agricultural sector should develop …