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Who benefits most from rural electrification ? Evidence in India
World Bank, 2012This paper is a product of the World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group. With a focus on rural India, it analyses the impact of electrification on a range of households and aims to determine who benefits most from rural electrification.DocumentClimate change mitigation in Tanzania: agricultural production systems in Njombe. Work report from a study in a high altitude farming area.
2013In Tanzania agriculture is almost entirely driven by smallholder farmers still depending on the hand hoe, traditional rain-fed agriculture, and animal husbandry practices. Women account for more than 70% of the agricultural production especially food crops, and they play an important role in the efforts to transform Tanzanian agriculture.OrganisationSouth African Journal of Animal Science
The SA Journal of Animal Science is published by the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) which has the mission of advancing animal science and promoting viable animal production systems,DocumentGoverning REDD+: global framings versus practical evidence from the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013Full title: Governing REDD+: global framings versus practical evidence from the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, Kenya STEPS Centre Working Paper 55by Joanes AtelaDocumentSmallholders, food security, and the environment
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2013This report aims to improve understanding among policymakers and practitioners – together with those influencing and making decisions in relevant business sectors – of the relationships between smallholders, food security and the environment.DocumentTackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013It has been known for several years that livestock supply chains are an important contributor to climate change. Yet, despite existing and attainable potential to significantly reduce these greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, political will and the right policies are still required.DocumentAgriculture and adaptation in Bangladesh: Current and projected impacts of climate change
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013The goal of this research was to examine the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh, and develop recommendations to policymakers to help farmers adapt to the changes. A variety of research methods were used.DocumentTransforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013As part of a process to better understand the role of gender in agriculture initiated by the Swedish International Development Agency in 2009, this book presents and analyses a number of case studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Zambia.DocumentHow can social and environmental services be provided for mobile Tibetan herders? Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China
Pastoralism, 2011Tibetan herders have lived for centuries in the high grasslands of Central Asia, yet many development programs are currently transforming their lives. One of the main assumptions of government policy, in China and around the world, is that the provision of social services is best provided in settled, urban environments.OrganisationPastoralism
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice is an interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journal on extensive livestock production systems throughout the world.Pages