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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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Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

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Agri-food systems and youth livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa

Jayne, Thomas S.; Holtzman, John S.; Yeboah, Felix Kwame; … - 2016

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The Prevalence of Poverty and Inequality in South Sudan: The Case of Renk County

Ahmed, Adam; Roghim, Somaia; Saleh, Ali; Siddig, Khalid H.A. - Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum - 2013

In this study we use a comprehensive household income and expenditure survey with a sample of 245 respondents representing urban and rural households in the Renk County of South Sudan to assess the prevalence of poverty and inequality in the study area. We used the cost of basic needs; to...

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Social protection, food security and nutrition in six African countries

Devereux, Stephen; Nzabamwita, Jonas - 2018

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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

In spite of vast expanses of the country’s land currently being uncultivated, there is increasing evidence that a surprisingly high share of rural smallholder households face land constraints that adversely affect their productivity and ability to participate in agricultural supply chains.

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Food Security In South Asia and Its Sustainability: Focus on India

Kalamkar, Shrikant S.; Shroff, Sangeeta - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012

Agriculture is the predominant sector of economies of all South Asian countries and poverty and hunger are the most serious problems faced by this region. Agriculture in this region is caught in a low equilibrium trap with low productivity of staples, supply shortfalls, high prices, low returns...

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Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia

Sitko, Nicholas J.; Bwalya, Richard; Kamwanga, Jolly; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

A number of problems plague the current Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), including: late delivery of inputs; distribution of standardized inputs that may not be appropriate for all agro-ecological zones or soil types; crowding out of private sector; poor targeting, and; high cost to the...

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Can the FISP More Effectively Achieve Food Production and Poverty Reduction Goals?

Burke, William J.; Jayne, Thomas S.; Sitko, Nicholas J. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2012

Despite being framed as a key component of the nation’s poverty reduction strategy, evidence suggests that inputs distributed under Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) tend to be targeted to the least poor rural households.

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