View Publication

Agricultural Production, Productivity and R&D over the Past Half Century: An Emerging New World Order

Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.; Alston, Julian M.; Chan-Kang, Connie
Publisher:
International Association of Agricultural Economists, 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 2012, 48 pages.
Topics: 
, , , , ,

Recent trends in farm productivity and food prices raise concerns about whether the era of global agricultural abundance is over.

View Publication

Putting Gender on the Map: Methods for Mapping Gendered Farm Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authored by:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; van Koppen, Barbara; Behrman, Julia; Karelina, Zhenya; Akamandisa, Vincent; Hope, Lesley; Wielgosz, Ben
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), January 2012, IFPRI Discussion Paper 1153, 64 pages.
Topics: 
, , ,

Although the different roles of men and women in agriculture in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa have been widely acknowledged, there have not been consistent efforts to collect data on these patterns. This paper presents a way of classifying gendered farm management systems and then describes pilots of four different approaches to collecting and georeferencing information on the dominant pattern in each area.

View Publication

Mapping Marginality Hotspots – Geographical Targeting for Poverty Reduction

Authored by:
Graw, Valerie; Ladenburger, Christine
Publisher:
University of Bonn, Center for Development Research, January 2012, ZEF Working Paper Series 88, 31 pages.
Topics: 
, , ,

This mapping approach aims to make the marginalized and poor visible by identifying areas with difficult biophysical and socio-economic conditions.

View Publication

New NIR Diagnostics Platform for Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa

Authored by:
Fox, Glen; Harvey, Jagger; Gnonlonfin, G.J. Benoit; McMillan, Larelle
Publisher:
NIR News, December 2011, Volume 22, Issue 8, 9-10.
Topics: 
,

This article sets the background for an exciting new linkage between Australian and Africa-based scientists who will use NIR to enhance the safety and value of traditional African crops.

View Publication

What Is the Irrigation Potential for Africa? A Combined Biophysical and Socioeconomic Approach

Authored by:
You, Liangzhi; Ringler, Claudia; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike; Robertson, Richard; Wood, Stanley; Zhu, Tingiu; Nelson, Gerald; Guo, Zhe; Sun, Yan
Publisher:
Food Policy, December, 2011, Volume 36, Issue 6, 770-782.
Topics: 
, , , , ,
View Publication

The Economic Returns to U.S. Public Agricultural Research

Authored by:
Alston, Julian M.; James, Jennifer; Andersen, Matthew A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, March 2011, Volume 93, Issue 5, 1257-1277.
Topics: 
, , , , , ,

We use newly constructed state-specific data to explore the implications of common modeling choices for measures of research returns.

View Publication

Agricultural Technologies to Feed Future Generations: Reasons to Revitalise

Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.
Edited by: 
Kirton, John; Koch, Madeline
Publisher:
The G20 Cannes Summit 2011: A New Way Forward, Newsdesk Media Group, November, 2011, 192-195.
Topics: 
, , , ,
View Publication

Threats to Cassava Production: Known and Potential Geographic Distribution of Four Key Biotic Constraints

Authored by:
Campo, Beatriz Vanessa Herrera; Hyman, Glenn; Bellotti, Anthony
Publisher:
Food Security, September, 2011, Volume 3, Issue 3, 329-345.
Topics: 
, ,

Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout the developing world.

View Publication

Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authored by:
Nkonya, Ephraim; Place, Frank; Pender, John; Mwanjololo, Majaliwa; Okhimamhe, Appollonia; Kato, Edward; Crespo, Susana; Ndjeunga, Jupiter; Traore, Sibiry
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), September, 2011, IFPRI Discussion Paper 01126, 88 pages.
Topics: 
, , , , , , , ,

Empirical evidence has shown that farmers can adapt to climate change by using sustainable land and water management (SLWM) practices that provide local mitigation benefits, reducing or offsetting the negative effects of climate change at the level of the plot, farm, or even landscape. However, adaptation to climate change using SLWM practices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low. This study was conducted to examine the impact of government policies on adaptation to climate change.

Syndicate content