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Managing conflict over natural resources in greater Kordofan, Sudan: Some recurrent patterns and governance implications
Siddig, El Fatih Ali; El-Harizi, Khalid; Prato, Bettina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
factors at play behind these conflicts, notably the combination of resource scarcity with a crisis of governance that is … mechanized farming areas, oil infrastructure, and other private investments. In their analysis of natural resource governance in … concerning natural resources has undermined governance of these resources. While conflicts between farmers and herders were …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038119
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Understanding policy volatility in Sudan:
Harizi, Khalid El; Zaki, El Sayed; Prato, Bettina; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
volatility in the realms of natural resource (NR) governance and devolution in contemporary Sudan, with particular reference to … both state agents and the rural population, and certain problems of governance that are characteristic but not unique to … Sudan. In particular, we argue that volatility is a dimension of poor governance worthy of investigation in its own right …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038123
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Land tenure and natural resource management: A comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa
Otsuka, Keijiro (contributor); Place, Frank (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This volume fills this gap by looking at how land degradation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850591
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Agricultural intensification in Africa: A regional analysis:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This study assesses the patterns of agricultural intensification in 40 African countries looking at the role fertilizer plays in the process. We propose a set of indicators that uses information on available agricultural land and land suitability to measure intensity of land use in agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272209
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Unintended effects of urbanization in China: Land use spillovers and soil carbon loss
Li, Man; Wu, JunJie; Deng, Xiangzheng - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
This paper uses a national-level geographic information system database on land use, weather conditions, land quality, soil organic carbon (SOC), topographic features, and economic variables to analyze the major drivers of land use change and the resulting impact on soil carbon storage in China....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395591
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Land and schooling: Transferring wealth across generations
Quisumbing, Agnes R. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors of this book identify the factors affecting land inheritance and schooling across generations in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Ghana-countries with very different social and cultural traditions. Based on household surveys at each site, the authors examine how these factors affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752677
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755479
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Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia:
Tilamun, Helina; Schmidt, Emily - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The livestock sector is a large contributor to the Ethiopian economy as well as a mainstay in the livelihoods of many Ethiopians. It comprised 11 percent of national GDP and 24 percent of agricultural GDP between the years of 1995/96 and 2005/06 (NBE 2005/06). Livestock production and markets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762114
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From subsistence to profit: Transforming smallholder farms
Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna; Keyzer, Michiel; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This food policy report presents a typology of the diverse livelihood strategies and development pathways for smallholder farmers in developing countries, and offers policy recommendations to help potentially profitable smallholders meet emerging risks and challenges.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762152