This paper addresses various aspects of risk and risk management for smallholders in developing countries, and presents … are also different in developing countries, with smallholders often forced to rely on strategies that perpetuate poverty …-consumption, suggesting that agriculture remains a kind of safety net. …

This paper proposes a strategic framework for policies to assist smallholders in developing countries. It describes the … on smallholders, and the consequent need for policies to facilitate rather than impede adjustment. A key premise of the … framework is that, for the majority of smallholders, the long term (i.e. inter-generational)future lies outside the sector …

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 …

Indeed, the reality of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food security situation is complex because of variations across … complete picture of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food security must include both the very serious acute and chronic food …

growth in sustainable agriculture and provide non-farm employment opportunities in rural areas of lower income countries will … women in agriculture. They must also motivate investments in new technologies that will enhance crop and livestock … production, particularly for smallholders, and encourage the private sector to invest in activities that create employment …

Our analysis illustrates one pathway between agriculture and nutrition through production of nutrients by crop and size … as well as through livestock. As this pathway is subsumed in agriculture and nutrition studies focusing on anthropometric … outcomes, and hardly any light is thrown on the contribution of smallholders, it is emphasised that they play an important role …

The objective of this paper is to contribute to the debate on the role of agriculture transformation in the development …