security. Long-term changes in climate will disproportionately affect tropical regions, meaning poor farmers in Sub …-Saharan Africa will likely bear the brunt of adverse impacts. Adaptation plays an important role in reducing vulnerability to climate … change and is therefore critical and of concern in developing countries, particularly in Africa where vulnerability is high …

Plantain is one of the most important staple crops in Nigeria and has the potential to contribute to food security and … production systems in Southwestern Nigeria. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaire from 260 producers … randomly selected from major production areas in the zone. Secondary data on port charges and world prices were also utilized …

household poverty in Hanoi‘s peri-urban areas. Factors affecting poverty were examined using a logit regression model. Our …. These results, therefore, confirm that farmland loss has had no impact on poverty in the short-term. This study also found … assets and participation in nonfarm activities before farmland loss. We propose some policy implications that can help …

The Ghana School Feeding Programme is the local version of the Home Grown School Feeding. Launched in 2005, the … Domestic Food production in Ghana. Studies have shown that the programme have had tremendous impact on school enrolment … not succeeded in boosting domestic food production. Over the years no clear procurement procedures relating to the …

Development Programme in Abia State, Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling technique was used in the selection of the local … result also posted the Gini-coefficient (measures the extent of inequalities in income distribution) of the male and female … fadama land equitably put in place. …

on whether the objective is to search for new horizons in knowledge or to adapt a known technology in a different … situation. This has facilitated division of labour in knowledge production and application, and contributed to phenomenal … increase in output, income and human welfare. In this paper, the limitations of disciplinary research to solve complex problems …

for targeting agricultural subsidy programs in the country. There is compelling evidence in favor of targeting Malawi … the country’s pro-poor development programs. Likewise, the research can be applied in other countries with similar …