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Catalyst for action: towards an African green revolution
African Green Revolution, 2007This online book summarises the discussions that took place at the Oslo Conference for a green revolution in Africa, which took place in Oslo on August 31–September 2, 2006, and captures the key issues for further debate at the Oslo conference in 2007.DocumentThe right to land and a livelihood: the dynamics of land tenure systems in Conda, Amboim and Sumbe municipalities
Landrightswatch.net, 2005What are the dynamics of land tenure in the CAS (Conda, Ambuim, and Sumbe) area in Angola? What are its opportunities and risks? This paper reveals a denial of land access rights to communal farmers, whose livelihoods are centred on land.DocumentReview of information available on seed security and seed aid interventions in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mali and Sudan
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007This report provides an overview of the dominant approaches to seed relief and a review of available literature on the topic. It gives background information on the most common approaches to seed interventions both in normal times and in times of stress.DocumentPrivatisation and liberalisation in the agricultural sector: an examination of processes and outcomes in three African cases
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007This report assesses issues surrounding promotion of privatisation and liberalisation measures by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the context of African primary production.DocumentDeadly combination: the role of southern governments and the World Bank in the rise of hunger
Norwegian Church Aid, 2007This report is a study of the impact of economic reforms on hunger-prone people in Malawi, Zambia and Ethiopia. Its primary purpose is to assess whether food security has improved or worsened and why. The document consists of a sythesis report, and individual country reports.DocumentLooking a gift horse in the mouth: the case of Zambia’s refusal to accept american food aid
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the example of Zambia's refusal of American GM maize as food aid in 2002 to illustrate this point. It discusses:DocumentOn-farm conservation and use of local crop diversity: adaptations of taro (colocasia esculenta) and rice (oryza sativa) diversity to varying ecosystems of Nepal
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007This thesis compares farmers’ and researchers’ interpretation of ecological adaptation, based on studies of farmers’ knowledge in Nepal associated with taro and rice grown under varying temperatures and moisture regimes.Document‘It is our land’: human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007Secure access to resources is now recognised in human rights discourse as a universal condition of human well-being. This paper aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of land tenure as a human rights issue, by analysing recent land tenure policy in South Africa.DocumentBridging the gap between research, extension and the farmer in Eritrea
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007This document presents the results of a workshop held by the Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) in Eritrea from the 4th-5th December 2003, which aimed to identify problems and recommend solutions in bridging the gap between research, extension and the farmer. The workshop consisted of presentations of 4 recent papers on related issues, followed by 4 working groups.