Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:33 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Agriculture http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Conversion of Agricultural Land to Non-agricultural Uses in Bangladesh: Extent and Determinants Bangladesh is a land scarce country where per capita cultivated land is only 12.5 decimals. It is claimed that every year about one per cent of farm land ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61469 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61469 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:06 GMT Burkina Faso: Organic cotton under threat from GM cotton I. Maiga The number of farmers growing genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso has risen sharply in recent years. Organic cotton production had been increasing, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61450 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61450 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:35 GMT African Agricultural R&D in the New Millennium: Progress for Some, Challenges for Many N. Beintema Investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by more than 20 percent from 2001-08 but most of this growth ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61449 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61449 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:32 GMT Living Off Uncertainty: The Intelligent Animal Production of Dryland Pastoralists S. Kraetli This article argues that despite important advances following the challenge to equilibrium-based models in range ecology, pastoralism is still largely ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61443 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61443 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:10:39 GMT Shifting Sands: The Commercialization of Camels in Mid-altitude Ethiopia and Beyond Y. Aklilu Although pastoralists in Ethiopia are often characterized as unresponsive to market opportunities, the bulk of Ethiopia's growing formal and informal ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61426 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61426 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:33 GMT Living on a Spike N Hossain The human face of global food price rises is often missing amongst the abstract discussions of macro-economic trends and global food price indices. In ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61413 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61413 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:55 GMT Biofuel potential and FAO's estimates of available land: The case of Tanzania H. M. Haugen While there are under-utilized lands in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the drive towards transforming huge areas of land to biofuel plantations ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT Human Rights Impact Assessment in the Context of Biofuels: Addressing the Human Right to Food and the Human Right to Water H. M. Haugen The original mandate of the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights said that he should „develop materials and methodologies for undertaking ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61389 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61389 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:53 GMT Stakeholder participation in agricultural research projects: a conceptual framework for reflection and decision-making A. Neef Recent discourse in the field of participatory agricultural research has focused on how to blend various forms and intensities of stakeholder participation ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61314 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61314 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:06:26 GMT New directions in fisheries: a series of policy briefs on development issues The aim of this policy brief is to: a) Show how new information and communications technologies (ICTs) can link with established methods to enhance opportunities ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61304 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61304 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:07:07 GMT The Gender Implications of Large-Scale Land Deals J. Behrman Large-scale land deals by investors in developing countries are generating considerable attention. However key stakeholders have so far paid little attention ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61301 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61301 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:06:54 GMT Was incorporating agriculture into an overall national industry policy a right strategy for Jamaica? R.H. Singh; L.B. Rankine; G. Seepersad Although facing declining economic fortunes, the agricultural sector in Jamaica continues to play a pivotal role with respect to food security and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60879 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60879 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:37:37 GMT Caribbean countries can no longer afford to neglect agriculture T.O. Williams; R. Smith The recent food price crisis has increased concerns about food security, reflecting the importance of food supplies in sustaining economic growth. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60943 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60943 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:33:29 GMT Global trade liberalisation contributed to food insecurity in the Caribbean and responsive agriculture-based policies are needed J.R.D. Ford; G. Rawlins; P. Conforti There is considerable controversy over the impacts of trade policy and trade on food security. This book provides an overview of the interface between ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60910 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60910 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:30:27 GMT To reduce agricultural GHGs in Africa, we need to focus on activities that enhance carbon in soil and vegetation S. Brown; A. Grais; S. Ambagis Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture are substantial. This paper looks into how can agricultural greenhouse gas emissions be reduced ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61103 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61103 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:06:41 GMT Advancing rural infrastructure and improving access to rural livelihood opportunities - breaking the cycle of poverty in Africa T. Atinmo; P. Mirmiran; O.E. Oyewole Poverty, hunger and malnutrition are coexisting in Africa and parts of the Middle East, creating inequalities that need to be addressed politically. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61199 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61199 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:56:53 GMT Experiments indicate no active rise from poverty without increasing agricultural productivity No country has managed a rapid rise from poverty without increasing agricultural productivity. This paper notes that agricultural productivity in many ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61240 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61240 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:43:34 GMT Strengthening Voices: How pastoralist communities and local government are shaping strategies for adaptive environmental management and poverty reduction in Tanzania's drylands. Tanzania has approximately 1.5 million pastoralists. The National Livestock Policy of 2006, and the Grazing-land and Animal Feed Resources Act no. 13 ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61181 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61181 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:07:55 GMT Measure the impact of ICTs on livelihoods D. J. Grimshaw; S. Kala The introduction to the book provides the reader with an overview of the six research projects within a research programme called 'Knowledge Networking ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61114 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61114 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:42 GMT ICT for development in education, health, finance and agriculture A. D. Carvalho; H. N. Partner; L. Klarsfeld; H. P. Manager; F. Lepicard The report reflects a cocreation process with social entrepreneurs, ICT for experts, experts of each of the development fields within the scope of education, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61115 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61115 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:16 GMT Increased fitness of rice plants to abiotic stress via habitat adapted symbiosis: a strategy for mitigating impacts of climate change R. S. Redman Climate change and catastrophic events have contributed to rice shortages in several regions due to decreased water availability and soil salinisation. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61092 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61092 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:08:06 GMT Agriculture development and food security: progress on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on Food Security Reducing the number and proportion of people who suffer from hunger and malnutrition is one of today's most difficult challenges. Efforts have been made ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61013 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61013 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:07:15 GMT Contribution of BARI cereal crops to the national GDP of Bangladesh. M.R. Karim The study was conducted to estimate the contribution made by BARI cereal crops to GDP in the national economy of Bangladesh during the financial year ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60982 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60982 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:06:58 GMT Dynamics and Causality among Exports, Imports and Income in Bangladesh M A Hossain The objective of this paper is to examine the causality among exports, imports and income in Bangladesh. Bangladesh provides a good case for studying ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60981 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60981 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:06:52 GMT Agricultural Technology for development The return of high food prices and the need to adapt to climate change have revived interest in agricultural technologies adapted to smallholders, in ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60940 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60940 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:46 GMT Land rehabilitation on the central plateau of Burkina Faso and building resilience to climate change through farmer-managed natural regeneration in Niger P. Buffle This case study examines adaptation measures that have been implemented in the Sahel region since the 1980s, including farmer?managed natural regeneration ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60939 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60939 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:31 GMT Community-based rangeland rehabilitation for adaptation to climate change and carbon sequestration P. Buffle Since the 1960s, the Sahel region in Africa has experienced a general decline in the volume of rainfall. Between 1961 and 1998, droughts have affected ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60938 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60938 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:25 GMT Promoting ecosysterm-based adaptation practices and iterative learning in Bangladesh's drought-prone areas: livelihood adaptation to climate change project (LACC) The impacts of climate variability and change are global concerns, but in Bangladesh, where large parts of the population are vulnerable to a range of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60937 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60937 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:07:18 GMT An Econometric Model of Agricultural Wages in Bangladesh M. Rahman In recent years, a consensus is emerging in favour of the trickle down hypothesis in traditional agriculture. However, any convincing evidencewas still ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60898 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60898 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:06:18 GMT Climate change: storm brewing for Uganda's booming tea industry Tens of thousands of Uganda's tea producers - many of them Fairtrade certified - will need to take decisive action to protect their crop and their livelihoods ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60883 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60883 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:08:47 GMT