The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …

Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force …. Although agriculture is a key part of the country’s economy, the structure of the sector is vulnerable because it relies on … rainfed agriculture during a roughly six-month rainy season. Droughts and other types of unseasonable weather pose risks for …

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate … consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national …

Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up most of the irrigated area in Nigeria, although they constitute …) transaction costs associated with investments in irrigation; and (4) effectiveness of public institutions activities in SPRI. …

"Increased regional inequality has been a major concern in many emerging economies like China, India, Vietnam and … China. This snapshot view of inequality within and between rural villages in western China is based on a census … accounts for the largest share of overall income inequality. But agriculture is still the rural people's major source of …

experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large … Massler •Rehabilitating China’s Loess Plateau by John Mackedon •Building on Successes with Regreening in the West African …

requires urgent actions to improve the productivity and climate resilience of agriculture and to upgrade the food value chains …

The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous … nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …