Food security
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- Input subsidies and improved maize varieties in Malawi: -What can we learn from the impacts in a drought year?
- S. Holden; J. Mangisoni / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013
- After six years with a large scale Farm Input Subsidy Program that enhanced national and household food security high costs resulted in a cut-back of the program in 2011/12 at the same time as the country was hit by a more seriou...
- This tension – between Norwegian selfinterests on the one hand and the question of poverty reduction and social development for the world’s poor on the other - lies at the heart of this report. Nigeria is a very interesting case in this regard: While the country faces enormous challenges in terms of
- L.E. Torheim; M.M. de Paoli; R.D. Bezerra / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2012
- This tension – between Norwegian selfinterests on the one hand and the question of poverty reduction and social development for the world’s poor on the other - lies at the heart of this report. Nigeria is a very interestin...
- Input Subsidies and Demand for Improved Maize: Relative Prices and Household Heterogeneity Matter!
- S. Holden / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013
- This study uses simple non-separable farm household models calibrated to household, market, farming and policy context conditions in Central and Southern Malawi. The models are used to simulate how household characteristics, design an...
- Challenges for the Nile Basin region
- T. Oestigaard (ed) / Nile Basin Research Programme, University of Bergen, 2010
- The Nile Basin Research Programme (NBRP), as a strategic, multidisciplinary programme for research and higher education on topics related to the Nile Basin, has had the overall aim to enhance and promote quality research on Nile-relat...
- Strengthen glacial research and modeling of glaciers to avoid floods and droughts
- B. P. Kaltenborn (ed); C. Nellemann (ed); I. I. Vistnes (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010
- Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. This report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies. Although gl...
- A need for improved understanding of hill furrow irrigation systems in Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
- M. Tagseth / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2011
- The main objective of this thesis is to contribute knowledge of water management and water use in hill furrow irrigation in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. The paper analyses the waters of the region, conceptualised as a waterscape co...
- Using modern agricultural inputs in Ethiopia: increased yield, but health problems
- B. Emana; H. Gebremedhin; N. Regassa / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2010
- This study seeks to examine the impacts of improved seeds and agrochemicals on environment and food security in two districts in Ethiopia. The study takes into consideration chemical fertiliser, improved seeds, pesticides and irrigati...
- Meeting challenges in food and agriculture: what is needed?
- A. Naerstad (ed); A. Hilmi; M.G.R. Ferre / Development Fund, Norway, 2010
- The aim of this report is to provide scientifically based facts, arguments and ideas for what is needed to meet the challenges related to food and agriculture, which are among the most important challenges today. The report recognises...
- The role of the WFP in Malawi: what next?
- D. Gairdner; T. Walters; R.A. Meritxel / Scanteam, 2009
- The Malawi country context between 2000 and 2008 can be divided into two periods: a period of crisis and instability followed by recovery. WFP was responding to rapid changes during the emergency period, then to supporting the transit...
- The role of international conventions: farmers’ rights and managing genetic crop resources in South Asia
- R. Andersen; T. Winge / Farmers' Rights, 2009
- This paper demonstrates the importance of harmonising other international agreements with the Plant Treaty. In this sense, the author believes that the International Regime on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of the Convention on Biol...
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