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Author : John W. Head
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315446516
I. What might be preferable about agroecological husbandry?
Author : Mark Redwood
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849770439
This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape. Drawing on original field work in cities across the rapidly urbanizing global south, the book examines the contribution of urban agriculture and city farming to livelihoods and food security. Case studies cover food production diversification for robust and secure food provision; the socio-economic and agronomic aspects of urban composting; urban agriculture as a viable livelihood strategy; strategies for integrating city farming into urban landscapes; and the complex social-ecological networks of urban agriculture. Other case studies look at public health aspects including the impact of pesticides, micro-biological risks, pollution and water contamination on food production and people. Ultimately the book calls on city farmers, politicians, environmentalists and regulatory bodies to work together to improve the long term sustainability of urban farming as a major, secure source of food and employment for urban populations. Published with IDRC
Author : Alessandro Bonanno,Lawrence Busch
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782548263
This book tackles the central question of the political and structural changes and characteristics that govern agriculture and food. Original contributions explore this highly globalized economic sector by analyzing salient geographical regions and sub
Author : Daniel Buckles,Bernard Triomphe,Gustavo Sain,International Development Research Centre (Canada),International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : 9780889368415
Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna
Author : United States. International Agricultural Development Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094622242
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781552502167
Author : Shenggen Fan,Rajul Pandya-Lorch
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896296732
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of sufficient quantity and quality to feed and nourish the world’s population sustainably so that all people can lead healthy, productive lives. Achieving this goal will require closer collaboration across the sectors of agriculture, nutrition, and health, which have long operated in separate spheres with little recognition of how their actions affect each other. It is time for agriculture, nutrition, and health to join forces in pursuit of the common goal of improving human well-being. In Reshaping Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, leading experts, practitioners, and policymakers explore the links among agriculture, nutrition, and health and identify ways to strengthen related policies and programs. The chapters in this book were originally commissioned as background papers or policy briefs for the conference “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health,” facilitated by the International Food Policy Research Institute’s 2020 Vision Initiative in New Delhi, India, in February 2011.
Author : Luc J. A. Mougeot
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781552501863
Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world.
Author : Robert S. Fuller,Donald E. Buckingham,Robert Scriven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
ISBN : 0433498919
Introducing the second edition of Agriculture Law in Canada the only Canadian treatise on agricultural law offering comprehensive, national coverage of the legal issues facing this critical industry. Farming and its related industries have undergone many changes since the first edition was released in 1999. This new edition has been significantly updated to reflect the statutory and case law developments of the past 20 years. This revised edition of Agriculture Law in Canada offers a thoroughly updated examination of the major topics in this practice area.
Author : Abdulai Jalloh,Gerald C. Nelson,Timothy S. Thomas,Robert Bellarmin Zougmoré,Harold Roy-Macauley
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896292048
The first of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa -- Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo -- and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa's population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. West Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find West African Agriculture and Climate Change a vital tool for shaping policy and studying the various and likely consequences of climate change.
Author : Xinshen Diao,James Thurlow,Samuel Benin,Shenggen Fan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896291959
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, countries within Sub-Saharan Africa reached milestones that seemed impossible only ten years ago: macroeconomic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance. Continuing this pattern of success will require enhancing the region’s agricultural sector, in which a large proportion of poor people make a living. The authors of Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies argue that, although the diversity of the region makes generalization difficult, increasing staple-crop production is more likely to reduce poverty than increasing export-crop production. This conclusion is based on case studies of ten low-income African countries that reflect varying levels of resource endowments and development stages. The authors also recommend increased, more efficient public investment in agriculture and agricultural markets and propose new directions for future research. The last ten years have been an encouraging time for one of the world’s poorest regions; this book offers an analysis of how recent, promising trends can be sustained into the future.
Author : Fan, Shenggen,Yosef, Sivan,Pandya-Lorch, Rajul
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786399311
Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation, the book reviews the latest findings, results from on-the-ground programs and interventions, and recent policy experiences from countries around the world that are bringing the agriculture and nutrition sectors closer together. Drawing on IFPRI's own work and that of the growing agriculture-nutrition community, this book strengthens the evidence base for, and expands our vision of, how agriculture can contribute to nutrition. Chapters cover an array of issues that link agriculture and nutrition, including food value chains, nutrition-sensitive programs and policies, government policies, and private sector investments. By highlighting both achievements and setbacks, Agriculture for Improved Nutrition seeks to inspire those who want to scale up successes that can transform food systems and improve the nutrition of billions of people.
Author : Uma Lele,Manmohan Agarwal,Brian C. Baldwin,Sambuddha Goswami
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191071430
Many developing countries are falling behind sustainable development goals: food and nutrition levels have deteriorated due to conflict, climate change, and the Covid pandemic, while global ambitions for achieving sustainable food security and adequate nutrition have increased. But what are the prospects of achieving sustainable, healthy food for all? What is the best response to concerns about growing differentiation among developing countries in terms of domestic agricultural and industrial performance? How have global institutions, established during the post-World War Two period, helped developing countries to deal with the past economic fallout of food, fuel, and financial crises? Food for All explores how developments since these organizations were established have led to changes in the provision of international financial and technical assistance in support of the global food and agriculture system and how developing countries' own efforts have helped transform them These developments, and the increase in the number of global actors, have expanded and complicated global governance, presenting both opportunities for as well as challenges to the improvement of food systems. This volume provides an analysis of the structure, coordination, and management of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP). It also looks at the World Bank, the largest international funder of policy advice and investment projects, and CGIAR, a leading funder of international agricultural research. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Author : Christopher Rosin,Paul Stock,Hugh Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136529429
First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Carl K. Eicher,John M. Staatz
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801858798
Other topics include market failures, food insecurity, rural poverty, environmental degradation, income and asset inequality, fiscally sustainable organizations, the changing roles of the public and private sector in research, input delivery systems, marketing and low rates of agricultural growth in much of sub-Saharan Africa.