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Socioeconomic consequences of climate change in Sub-equatorial Africa related to the agricultural sector
International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010This paper addresses the impact of climate changes on agriculture in sub-equatorial Africa. It states that future climate change in Africa may lead to a warming which may be larger than the global average. Agriculture is a key economic sector in the region that could be significantly affected by changes in water resources related to climate change.DocumentReal-time evaluation of Norway’s international climate and forest initiative: contributions to a Global REDD+ Regime 2007-2010
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011The Norwegian Government launched its International Climate and Forest Initiative in December 2007, aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). In order to assess the results of the Initiative with regard to its objectives, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) organised a real-time evaluation starting in early 2010.DocumentFarmer perspectives on the usefulness of technologies introduced by on-farm research: the case of the TARP II - SUA programme
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009The objectives of this study are to find evidence to what extent farmers still use the technologies that were introduced during the TARPII-SUA programme in Tanzania, and to identify the farmers’ reasons for adopting or rejecting the technologies.DocumentSeed system impact on farmers’ income and crop biodiversity in the drylands of southern Tigray
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2009This study was conducted in rural Ethiopia, and its objective was to describe the existing seed system in selected areas, and determine the impact of improved seed on farmers’ income and crop biodiversity. The year 1984, a year of severe drought and famine in the region, was chosen to mark two periods, as “before and after” for comparison purpose.DocumentAre farmers’ organizations a good tool to improve small-scale farmers’ welfare?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009This paper examines the hypothesis that farmers’ organisations act as a tool to improve the living conditions of farmers in poor countries, both by improving their market situation and enhancing the dissemination of information. In this context, the paper estimates the causal effect on small-scale farmers’ income from being member in a farmers’ organisation in Mozambique.DocumentRegional variation in livelihood strategies in Malawi
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009An obvious pathway out of poverty for poor households in agricultural based economy is to supplement agricultural incomes with non-farm economic activities. This paper identifies livelihood strategies at the household level as a function of assets held in Malawi.DocumentModes of land access and welfare impacts in Uganda
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009This paper estimates the poverty reducing impact of land access in rural Uganda. The paper firstly states that land acquired through markets or otherwise may play an important role for rural household welfare.DocumentProduction risk and farm technology adoption in rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009This study examined the role of production risk on adoption of soil conserving and conditioning inputs in selected semi-arid districts of Kenya. The paper demonstrates that production risk factors (both yield variance and down side risk) are important determinants of farm technology adoption decisions in rural Kenya.DocumentLand certification in Ethiopia: an illusion or a solution?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2008This paper analyses the impacts of the Ethiopian Land Certification Program on productivity. It aims to identify how “technological gains” would measure up against the benefits from a resultant improvements in “technical efficiency”.DocumentLandownership, as a strategy for sustainable development in the highlands of Madagascar household optimization: case of Analamanga Region
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2008This study aims to show that by increasing landownership among peasants their incomes will improve, even as they continue to practice their agricultural methods in the same economic and technical environment. The study was conducted on farms located in Analamanga region in Madagascar, and it presents a methodology for optimising farm production in this region.Pages