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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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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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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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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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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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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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Smallholder Heterogeneity and Maize Market Participation in Southern and Eastern Africa: Implications for Investment Strategies to Increase Marketed Food Staple Supply

Mather, David; Boughton, Duncan; Jayne, Thomas S. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2011

living for both rural and urban households. Hence, these objectives figure prominently in Comprehensive Africa Agriculture …

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The Value of Accurate Crop Production Forecasts.

Jayne, Thomas S.; Rashid, Shahidur - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

Crop production forecasts are widely recognized as an important input into food balance sheets and for anticipating production shortfalls. However, the role of accurate crop production forecasting systems in mitigating food price instability and transitory food insecurity is often...

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Unscrambling Africa: Regional Requirements for Achieving Food Security

Haggblade, Steven - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

Africa has inherited highly arbitrary political borders that vastly complicate current efforts to accelerate … agricultural growth and reduce hunger. Because Africa’s inherited political borders arbitrarily partition agro-ecological zones and … agricultural trade and dampening incentives for farmers and agribusinesses to invest in Africa’s many regional breadbasket zones …

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