Agriculture
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Alternative investment strategies for increasing resilience in the Horn of Africa
- D. Headey; A. S. Taffesse; L. You / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
- This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions...
- The poverty and welfare impacts of climate change quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies
- E. Skoufias / World Bank, 2012
- Although poverty remains widespread in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, substantial progress has been made especially in the past three decades. Nevertheless, this report stresses that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural...
- Young People and Policy Narratives in sub-Saharan Africa
- N. A. Anyidoho, H. Kayuni, J. Ndungu, J. Leavy, M. Sall, G. Tadele and J. Sumberg / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- by Nana Akua Anyidoho, Happy Kayuni, John Ndungu, Jennifer Leavy, Mohamadou Sall, Getnet Tadele and James Sumberg FAC Working Paper 32 This paper is about the portrayal of youth in policy documentation in sub-Saharan Afr...
- Youth and policy processes
- D. te Lintelo / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Dolf te Lintelo August 2011 The rapid and sustained increase in the number of young people in the global south is one of today’s most significant demographic trends. Around 90 percent of young people reside in developin...
- Future Farmers: Youth Aspirations, Expectations and Life Choices
- J. Leavy / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Jennifer Leavy and Sally Smith June 2010 Young people constitute a high and increasing proportion of the African population, with around 70 percent of the continent’s total population currently under the age of 30. Ev...
- Future Farmers? Exploring Youth Aspirations for African Agriculture
- J. Leavy / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Demographic trends point to more young people in the African population than ever before – approximately 70 percent of Africa’s 1 billion people is under the age of 30. Across the continent many young people are reportedly c...
- Contributory chapter on agriculture for the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- P. Smith; Z. Martino; D. Cai / Cambridge University, 2007
- This contributory chapter of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the status of climate change mitigation in agriculture and its implications on development...
- Evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and policy driven options to address the emerging challenges
- M. H. Glantz; R. Gommes; S. Ramasamy / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This book presents historical evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and the current challenges climate change poses on world food security. It argues that changing climatic conditions are projected to affect food ...
- Adapting to climate change and increasing food production through climate smart agriculture
- C. Pye-Smith / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2011
- This paper places agriculture at the heart of climate change policy stating that climate change is already changing the face of farming. Increases in temperature, changing patterns of rainfall, more extreme droughts and floods, and th...
- The poverty and welfare impacts of climate change quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies
- E. Skoufias / World Bank, 2012
- Although poverty remains widespread in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, substantial progress has been made especially in the past three decades. Nevertheless, this report stresses that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural...
- Young People and Policy Narratives in sub-Saharan Africa
- N. A. Anyidoho, H. Kayuni, J. Ndungu, J. Leavy, M. Sall, G. Tadele and J. Sumberg / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- by Nana Akua Anyidoho, Happy Kayuni, John Ndungu, Jennifer Leavy, Mohamadou Sall, Getnet Tadele and James Sumberg FAC Working Paper 32 This paper is about the portrayal of youth in policy documentation in sub-Saharan Afr...
- Youth and policy processes
- D. te Lintelo / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Dolf te Lintelo August 2011 The rapid and sustained increase in the number of young people in the global south is one of today’s most significant demographic trends. Around 90 percent of young people reside in developin...
- Future Farmers: Youth Aspirations, Expectations and Life Choices
- J. Leavy / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Jennifer Leavy and Sally Smith June 2010 Young people constitute a high and increasing proportion of the African population, with around 70 percent of the continent’s total population currently under the age of 30. Ev...
- Future Farmers? Exploring Youth Aspirations for African Agriculture
- J. Leavy / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2010
- Demographic trends point to more young people in the African population than ever before – approximately 70 percent of Africa’s 1 billion people is under the age of 30. Across the continent many young people are reportedly c...
- Contributory chapter on agriculture for the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- P. Smith; Z. Martino; D. Cai / Cambridge University, 2007
- This contributory chapter of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the status of climate change mitigation in agriculture and its implications on development...
- Evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and policy driven options to address the emerging challenges
- M. H. Glantz; R. Gommes; S. Ramasamy / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This book presents historical evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and the current challenges climate change poses on world food security. It argues that changing climatic conditions are projected to affect food ...
- Adapting to climate change and increasing food production through climate smart agriculture
- C. Pye-Smith / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2011
- This paper places agriculture at the heart of climate change policy stating that climate change is already changing the face of farming. Increases in temperature, changing patterns of rainfall, more extreme droughts and floods, and th...
- Anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture and the implications for local and national food security
- H. Turral; J. Burke; J. M. Faurès / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This report summarises current knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. It examines the implications for local and national food security and the methods and approaches for assessin...
- Summary of the findings of the STEPS maize project in Kenya
- S. Brooks; J. Thompson; H. Odame / STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
- Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to expl...
- Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development (AJARD)
- Open access journal focusing on agriculture and rural development
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (RJOAS)
- An interdisciplinary open access journal of agriculture and socio-economic studies
- Odessa Centre
- The Odessa Centre is a consultancy working with researchers and practitioners in the fields of pastoralism, rangeland ecology and livestock development in semi-arid areas. Long-term projects have been carried out in Libya, Botswana, Somalia, Zambia, Namibia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Outputs include the journal "Pastoralism: Research, Policy, Practice", available via...
