More than 90 percent of the population in the Sahel lives on agriculture. The fact that crop production has not kept up … with population growth during the last two decades is attributed to land degradation and productivity decline resulting in …

key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer inputs and have limited participation … Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). Specifically, the underlying analysis aims to (i) examine women … use, extension services, and labor productivity; (iii) examine women's participation and inputs use against budget …

Fostering more rapid rural development, particularly raising the productivity and competitiveness, and accelerating the … study. A second volume provides more detailed discussion on the Government of India Sugar Policy (Annex A), development …

welfare, and agricultural productivity. This report provides some introduction to women in agriculture, lays out the study … drivers of the so-called feminization of agriculture in Latin America. This feminization has relevance for everyone given … agriculture's role in regional food security, national shared prosperity, and household resilience to shocks. The objective of …

Most recent African indigenous knowledge (IK) literature, especially in agriculture, emphasizes that Africans are …

This report evaluates the requirements for an assessment of climate change impacts on agriculture to guide policy … makers on investment priorities and phasing. Because agriculture is vital for national food security and is a strong … contributor to Brazil's GDP growth, there is growing concern that Brazilian agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate …

products. Given the importance and sensitivity of the food and agriculture sector in the country, the report highlights a …

's dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare … irrigation water. Households with poor health are less likely to adopt productivity-enhancing as well as resource …