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    The status of agricultural water use, access, and productivity in the Limpopo Basin — opportunities for poverty alleviation

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    The Limpopo River Basin is home to 14,000,000 people, at least half of whom live in rural areas. Over ten million South Africans live in the basin - nearly 25% of the national population. The remaining population live in Botswana - one million people, nearly 60% of the national population - Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
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    Policies for enhanced livestock productivity and wealth creation in a changing climate

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    Agriculture in Africa is changing rapidly. Agriculture and livestock systems are among the most climate sensitive economic sectors. Many of the climate change predictions suggest that African livestock will be damaged by as early as 2020.
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    Policies for enhanced fisheries productivity and security

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    Fisheries contribute at least $10 billion to African economies annually. In countries such as Angola, Egypt and Namibia, fisheries are the vital economic activities. The fisheries industry is also a solution to food security, especially since fish and fish products offer a good source of protein.
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    Seeds without borders

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    This policy brief reviews, reflects and discusses the challenges from the perspectives of technological, organisational, institutional, regulatory, and policy frameworks within the variety development-seed production-seed use continuum.
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    Appropriate climate smart technologies for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2013
    Nearly 70 per cent of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) live in rural areas and rely mainly on agriculture for livelihood security. Low agricultural productivity in the region keeps this population under constant pressure, even though investment in agriculture is a proven way to reduce regional poverty.
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    Developing capacities and opportunities for youth engagement in the agricultural value chain and transformation

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    Young people have the potential to make significant contributions to agricultural development at various levels, broadly defined here as the agricultural value chain. It is therefore critical to groom emerging professionals and entrepreneurs to contribute meaningfully to agricultural development initiatives.
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    A framework for targeting and scaling-out interventions in agricultural systems

    Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2014
    There are real needs and opportunities for well-targeted research and development to improve the livelihoods of farmers while at the same time addressing natural resource constraints. The suitability and adoption of interventions depends on a variety of bio-physical and socioeconomic factors.
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    The impact of biofuels on food prices in the Southern African Customs Union

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011
    The quest for new sources of energy away from traditional petroleum products has in recent times led to the development and use of biological material (biomass). As the name suggests, biofuels are developed from organic materials.
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    Drivers of agricultural diversification in India, Haryana and the Greenbelt farms of India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2009
    Traditionally, agricultural diversification is referred to a subsistence kind of farming wherein farmers were cultivating varieties of crops on a piece of land and undertaking several enterprises on their farm portfolio. Household food and income security were the basic objectives of agricultural diversification.
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    The food-feed-fuel triangle: implications of corn-based ethanol for grain-use competition

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2010
    The contemporary world is witnessing certain critical changes in the domain of grain utilisation. With the on-going efforts to substitute fossil fuels with bio-fuels, there has been a rise in the importance of fuel-use of cereals. This adds a new dimension to the food-feed competition that emerged in the 20th century.

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