Monthly Archives: August 2010

Agricultural investment and opportunities for smallholders (IIED)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=12566IIED International Institute for Environment and Development Making the most of agricultural investment: A survey of business models that provide opportunities for smallholders Lorenzo Cotula, Sonja Vermeulen Published: Jun 2010 – IIED and FAO Area: Africa (entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, books/publications, financial aspects, land grab

Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods (IIED)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.iied.org/pubs/display.php?o=12563IIED International Institute for Environment and Development Biofuels, land access and rural livelihoods in Mozambique Isilda Nhantumbo, Alda Salomão Published: Jun 2010 – IIED Area: Mozambique Topics: Natural Resource Management, Investment & Trade, Agriculture & Food Language: … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Desertification and farmland (Google / EcPulse)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Read at : Google – desertification http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/08/17/un-deforestation/ UN says desertification hit one quarter of the farmland worldwide United Nations announced in its latest report that desertification and soil erosion hit about one quarter of the farmland or 3.6 billion hectares of land … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, land / land degradation

When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide – DVD (Google / About.com)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/Water-Wars-Movie-Review-Of-Water-Wars-2009.htm Water Wars – Movie Review of Water Wars – 2009 When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide By Jennifer Merin, About.com Guide According to a recent World Bank study, the demand for water … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, Water

Farmers in Africa and climate change (IFPRI)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifpri.org/blog/climate-change-africa-0 Climate Change in Africa Farmers in Africa are already feeling the effects of climate change. Jul 9, 2009 by Melanie Allen Benjamin Kariuki, a father of 5, lives in Gachoka division of Mbeere district in semi-arid … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate / climate change

Soil and water conservation technologies (IFPRI)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifpri.org/publication/are-soil-and-water-conservation-technologies-buffer-against-production-risk-face-climate Are soil and water conservation technologies a buffer against production risk in the face of climate change? The agricultural sector in developing countries is particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Given Ethiopia’s dependence … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Soil, Technologies, water conservation / harvesting

Micro-level practices to adapt to climate change (IFPRI)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifpri.org/publication/micro-level-practices-adapt-climate-change-african-small-scale-farmers Micro-level practices to adapt to climate change for African small-scale farmers A review of selected literature This paper discusses micro-level practices for adapting to climate change that are available to small-scale farmers in Africa. The analysis … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate / climate change, family farming

Adapting to Global Change (IFPRI)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifpri.org/book-735/ourwork/program/global-food-and-natural-resources Strategies and Policies for Adapting to Global Change IFPRI’s research on global change seeks to identify and evaluate policy and investment options that can help global change benefit poor people. Global change includes both natural and human-induced … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

Alternatives to large land acquisitions (IFAD)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2010/41.htm Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations: New report analyses how partnerships can benefit both big investors and small farmers New research shows how agricultural investments in developing nations can be structured as alternatives to … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, IFAD, land grab

Africa needs an ‘ever-green’ revolution (IFAD)

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.ifad.org/media/press/2010/52.htm ‘Africa needs an ‘ever-green’ revolution’: IFAD President pushes for next agricultural revolution to begin Accra/Rome, 26 August 2010 – Agricultural revolutions are not solely technological. It is not enough just to devise the right new techniques … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, IFAD