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"Land degradation, in the form of soil erosion and nutrient depletion, threatens food security and the sustainability of agricultural production in many developing countries. Governments and development agencies have invested substantial resources in promoting soil conservation practices, in an...
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This study compares the impacts of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) on crop production with use of either mineral fertilizer or organic manure alone. We also investigate the conditions under which .ISFM technology has greater beneficial effects on yields and the factors constraining...
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Weather-related production risks remain one of the most serious constraints to agricultural production in much of the … manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently released drought-tolerant rice variety. We illustrate how these …
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Weather shocks and natural disasters, it has been argued, represent a major threat to national and international … weather shocks and conflict by focusing on a pixel-level analysis for North and South Sudan at different geographical and time …
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agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahousehold gender dynamics regarding decisions about crop choice and child …
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agriculture-led interventions might address binding constraints to progress in improving nutrition outcomes and to identify how … existing research on the links between agriculture and nutrition in particular country contexts may or may not be …
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security, improved nutrition, and health. We conclude that the evidence remains insufficient to draw broad conclusions due to … that should be taken into account in irrigation development to address nutrition and gender gaps with a focus on Africa … south of the Sahara are identified: (1) food security and nutrition gains should be stated goals of irrigation programs; (2 …
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It is widely recognized that there is a continuum of physical growth and social-emotional and cognitive development across the life course, from the preconception health status of the mother through adulthood. This paper lays out a core economic model that illustrates the interrelationship of...
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. After ten years of breeding, economic, and nutrition research to develop and assess varieties and their potential impact on … likelihood of achieving expected outcomes as well as improve the ability of HarvestPlus and other nutrition …
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nutrition security in Africa. CAADP seeks to promote policies and partnerships and raise investments in Africa's agricultural …
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