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Food security in a world of natural resource scarcity: The role of agricultural technologies
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2014This book is aimed at policymakers in ministries of agriculture and national agricultural research institutes, as well as multilateral development banks and the private sector and provides guidance on various technology strategies and which to pursue as competition grows for land, water, and energy across productive sectors and even increasingly across borders.DocumentCommercialisation of African Smallholder Farming. The Case of Smallholder Farmers in C. Tanzania
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2014Future Agricultures Working Paper 72Khamaldin Mutabazi, Steve Wiggins & Ntengua MdoeAugust 2013DocumentHorizons of functional food production in Syria and its exportation to international markets: Russia as an example
National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 2013F.F is a category that comprises an extended spectrum of foods and beverages, ranging from natural foods that contain functional components like lycopene in tomato and Omega-3 fatty acids in seafood, to fortified foods like calcium-fortificated orange juice or cereal fortified with vitamins and minerals.DocumentDirty cotton - a research on child labour, slavery, trafficking and exploitation in cotton and cotton seed farming in India
Global March Against Child Labour, 2012The introduction of genetically modified or BT cotton in India has increased the demand for cheap labour. Recognising the need to understand and address the growing concern over the engagement of children in the cotton industry in India, this study examines the issue of child labour in four cotton and cotton seed growing states in – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and MaharashtraDocumentImproving smallholder livelihoods through local value chain development: a case study of goat milk yoghurt in Tanzania
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, 2012Smallholder farmers have difficulties entering established value chains with value-added products. In this paper, we look at smallholders’ capability to establish and sustainably manage a competitive and economically viable local dairy value chain through the case of Twawose, a small dairy goat co-operative in Tanzania.DocumentDynamics of Maize Seed Production Systems in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013Full title: Dynamics of Maize Seed Production Systems in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana: Agricultural Modernisation, Farmer Adaptive Experimentation and Domestic Food Markets Future Agricultures Working Paper 61By Kojo Sebastian Amanor, June 2013DocumentPrivate Equity Investments and Agricultural Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013Future Agricultures Working Paper 62Laura Silici and Anna LockeJune 2013DocumentThe proposal of common market among Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran: investigating opportunities for agricultural trade
National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 20132011 and 2012 witnessed a series of trade, financial and economic sanctions against Syria in the course of the crisis that has been hitting the country. The main characteristic of these sanctions is that they were imposed by Syria’s traditional trading partners (i.e. Arab countries and the EU).DocumentFinancing food: financialisation and financial actors in agriculture commodity markets
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2010The financialisation of the agricultural commodity markets is the result of increasing capital flows from ‘non-traditional’ investors in commodity derivatives, especially agricultural commodity futures, and related investment instruments, serviced by large financial firms.DocumentMeeting the challenge of a new pro-poor agricultural paradigm
Chronic Poverty Advisory Network, 2012Agriculture is a critical sector for poverty reduction. The majority of chronically poor households are engaged in agricultural activities, either as smallholders or labourers.Pages