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Input subsidies and demand for improved Maize: relative prices and household heterogeneity matter!
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013This study uses simple non-separable farm household models calibrated to household, market, farming and policy context conditions in Central and Southern Malawi.DocumentInput subsidies and improved maize varieties in Malawi: -What can we learn from the impacts in a drought year?
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013After 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 countryDocumentImpacts of improved seeds and agrochemicals on food security and environment in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia: implications for the application of an African green revolution
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2010This 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 irrigation technologies.DocumentA viable food future
Development Fund, Norway, 2010The 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.DocumentGenetic resources in the CBD: the wording, the past, the present and the future
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2010This paper aims at contributing to the development of an international regime on access and benefit sharing (ABS) by clarifying the concept of ‘genetic resources’ as it has emerged and keeps evolving.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.DocumentPromising practices: Lead Farmer project in Malawi
Development Fund, Norway, 2008Food insecurity is one of the major threats that the people of Malawi face. 90% of Malawian farmers are smallholders who face a host of challenges in their farming activities, including: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:DocumentLivelihood diversification in Borana pastoral communities of Ethiopia - prospects and challenges
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies for protecting and promoting sustainable livelihoods in the region.Pages