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Meeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm: the role of agricultural policies and programmes
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012Maximising sustained escapes from poverty and preventing impoverishment will accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This policy guide is designed to show agricultural and other interested policymakers how their policies and programmes can benefit chronically poor people, help poor people move out of poverty and prevent the impoverishment of others.DocumentAgriculture and growth seminar notes
Evidence on Demand, 2013The agriculture and growth seminar was the first in a series of professional development seminars on the role of agriculture in development. It was delivered by Professor Frank Ellis and Professor Stefan Dercon on 31st January 2013 at DFID’s headquarters in London.DocumentAnalysis of farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change in cocoa production in Kwara State
Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2013Changing climate and weather patterns are predicted to have severe negative impacts on food production, food security and natural resources in the immediate and coming years. Climate change alters the development of cocoa pods, insect pests and pathogens which translate into lower crop yields and impact farm income.DocumentChallenges for a climate compatible development: how to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies
Latin American Platform on Climate, 2012This policy brief emerges from a process of analysis of the status and quality of the public policies on climate change and development in ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay.DocumentDeterminants of choice of indigenous climate related strategies by smallholder farmers in northern Ghana
British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2013This study assesses the determinants of choice of indigenous climate related strategies by smallholder farmers in northern Ghana. The study uses primary data obtained through community focus group discussions and household surveys, and subjected to the Multinomial Logit regression model.DocumentAgricultural vulnerability and adaptation to climatic changes in Malaysia: review on paddy sector
Current World Environment, 2013This paper provides a brief review on the global and Malaysian perspective of climate change, and its impacts on Malaysian agriculture and relevant adaptation practices. It also provides policy recommendations for better coping with the changing nature of climatic factors.DocumentEffects of climate change on poultry production in Ondo State, Nigeria
2013Poultry plays a vital economic, nutritional and socio-cultural role in the livelihood of rural households in many developing countries. This study assessed the effects of climate change on poultry production in Ondo State, Nigeria. 83 poultry farmers were interviewed to elicit relevant information and descriptive statistics. Inferential statistical tools were used for data analysis.DocumentThe impacts of climate change on coffee in Uganda: lessons from a case study in the Rwenzori mountains
Oxfam, 2013This Oxfam research report focuses on coffee-based livelihoods in Uganda, where Arabica coffee production faces severe threat from rising temperatures. First, the areas suitable for growing Arabica coffee in Uganda were mapped, together with a projection to 2030 and 2050. Then, a study of farmers’ perceptions was carried out in Kasese where farmers from two sites were interviewed.DocumentAgribusiness large-scale land acquisitions and human rights in Southeast Asia - Updates from Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Burma
Forest Peoples Programme, 2013The series of studies discussed in this overview pull together updated information about large-scale land acquisitions in the region, with the aim of identifying trends, common threats, divergences and possible solutions. As well as summarising trends in investment, trade, crop development and land tenure arrangements, the studies focus on the land tenure and human rights challenges.DocumentClimate change impact on Togo’s agriculture performance: a Ricardian analysis based on time series data
Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013This paper applies a Ricardian approach to measure the effect of climate change on agriculture performance in Togo using time series data from the period 1971-2004. The findings show that there is a non-linear relationship between agricultural added value and recorded precipitations during the cropping period.Pages