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Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Smallholder Commercialization Trends as Affected by Land Constraints in Zambia: What are the Policy Implications?

Hichaambwa, Munguzwe; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

Though Zambia has considerable agricultural potential, the sector’s contribution to growth and poverty reduction has been limited. The sector remains one of the most important employers of labour and remains the main source of livelihood for most rural households in Zambia. Thus key...

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What is the Scope for Increased Fertilizer Use in Kenya?

Sheahan, Megan; Black, Roy; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

Despite upward trends in fertilizer application rates on maize fields over the last twenty years, there remains a perception in Kenya that fertilizer use is not expanding quickly enough and that application rates are not high enough to reverse the country’s growing national food deficit. In...

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Global Food Price Volatility and Spikes: An Overview of Costs, Causes, and Solutions

von Braun, Joachim; Tadesse, Getaw - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2012

Since the 2007–08 food crisis, many thoughtful analyses have addressed the causes and impacts of high and volatile international food prices and proposed solutions to the crisis. These studies have covered global as well as local food price dynamics and policy reactions. The food price problem...

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Trends in the Production, Trade, and Consumption of Food-Legume Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Akibode, Comlanvi Sitou - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

Food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role by being a source of livelihood for millions of people; and offer … tremendous potential to contribute to the alleviation of malnutrition among resource-poor farmers. They contribute to the …-Saharan Africa. Area harvested under all food legumes was more than 20 million ha in 2006-08, representing 28% of the global food …

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A global perspective on water scarcity and poverty: achievements and challenges for water resource management

Barker, Randolph; van Koppen, Barbara; Shah, Tushaar - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Increasing world food prices: blessing or curse?

Matovu, John Mary; Twimukye, Evarist P. - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2009

This study evaluates the potential impact of the recent world food prices on the Ugandan economy and possible policy options to respond to it. Uganda is largely a net exporter of some cereals whose prices increasing considerably especially maize. Using a recursive dynamic CGE model, we attempt...

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Gender, Food Security and Livelihoods: The Case of Plan Ghana And Sissala

Bediako, J.A.; Debrah, Kofi - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008

The study was used by Plan International to formulate a common Nutrition Action Plan for its food and nutrition security interventions in developing countries. The aim was to get insight into the food and nutrition security as well as livelihoods status at the household and community level of...

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Determinants of food availability and access in Ghana: what can we learn beyond the regression results?

Adom, Philip Kofi - In: Studies in Agricultural Economics 116 (2014) 3

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Synergistic Green and White Revolution: Evidence from Kenya and Uganda

Jia, Xiangping - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009

Africa, subsidizing fertilizer is not sufficient; there exists multiple trajectories to achieve in food security …

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