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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Hunger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agricultural assistance, American
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045379349
Author : David G. Francis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000868234
Originally published in 1994, this book examines the importance of family agricultural systems in both the developed and the developing worlds. Throughout the world, and throughout history, the family unit has been at the heart of agricultural systems. Working together, families not only furnish their own needs, but form the basis for society itself: they provide the labour, population, resources and the market to maintain much of the world’s economic and social development. But the global race for financial prosperity, with its large-scale intensive farming techniques, is increasingly undermining the family’s role in food production and social cohesion. This book explores both traditional and modern farming techniques and looks at their different consequences for national agricultural resources and for rural societies. Finally, it suggests ways in which technology can be harnessed to meet the needs of the family rather than undermine it, in order to achieve a viable and sustainable agriculture for the future.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : IND:30000064976305
Author : Peter F. M. McLoughlin
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015004291715
Social factors and food production in an East African peasant society; The food production system of a semi-nomadic society: the karimojong, Uganda; Zande production by the Yalunka Household, Sierra Leone; Agriculture and Diola Society; The introduction of the ox plow in central Gambia; The food economy of ba dugu djoliba.
Author : Jean-Michel Sourisseau
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401793582
What is family farming? How can it help meet the challenges confronting the world? How can it contribute to a sustainable and more equitable development? Not only is family farming the predominant form of agriculture around the world, especially so in developing countries, it is also the agriculture of the future. By declaring 2014 the “International Year of Family Farming,” the United Nations has placed this form of production at the center of debates on agricultural development. These debates are often reduced to two opposing positions. The first advocates the development of industrial or company agriculture, supposedly efficient because it follows industrial processes for market-oriented mass production. The second promotes the preservation of family farming with its close links between family and farm. The authors of this book wish to enrich the debates by helping overcome stereotypes – which often manifest through the use of terms such as “small-scale farming, subsistence farming, peasant, etc.” Research work has emphatically demonstrated the great adaptability of family farming systems and their ability to meet the major challenges of tomorrow but it has also not overlooked their limitations. The authors explore the choices facing society and possible development trajectories at national and international levels, and the contribution that agriculture will have to make. They call for a recommitment of public policies in favor of family farming in developing countries and stress the importance of planning actions targeted at and tailored to the family character of agricultural models. But, above all, they highlight the need to overcome strictly sectoral rationales, by placing family farming at the core of a broader economic and social project. This book is the result of a collaborative effort led by CIRAD and encapsulates three decades of research on family farming. It will interest researchers, teachers and students, and all those involved in national and international efforts for the development of countries in the South.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251095027
This report provides an overview of a study conducted in the NENA region in 2015-2016 in partnership with FAO, CIRAD, CIHEAM-IAMM and six national teams, each of which prepared a national report. In the six countries under review in the NENA region (Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Sudan and Tunisia), agriculture is carried out primarily by small-scale family farmers, the majority of whom run the risk of falling into the poverty trap, largely due to the continuous fragmentation of inherited landholdings. As such, the development of small-scale family farming can no longer be based solely on intensifying agriculture, as the farmers are not able to produce sufficient marketable surplus due to the limited size of their landholdings. An approach based strictly on agricultural activity is also insufficient (as small-scale family farms have already diversified their livelihoods with off-farm activities). In fact, developing small-scale farming cannot be achieved by focusing strictly on t he dimension of production.
Author : Renu Modi,Fantu Cheru
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781780323749
The subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years. In particular, the focus has shifted to the role new global South donors - especially India, China and Brazil - are playing in shaping African agriculture through their increased involvement and investment in the continent. Approaching the topic through the framework of South-South co-operation, this highly original volume presents a critical analysis of the ways in which Chinese, Indian and Brazilian engagements in African agriculture are structured and implemented. Do these investments have the potential to create new opportunities to improve local living standards, transfer new technology and knowhow to African producers, and reverse the persistent productivity decline in African agriculture? Or will they simply aggravate the problem of food insecurity by accelerating the process of land alienation and displacement of local people from their land? Topical and comprehensive, Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa offers fresh insight into a set of relationships that will shape both Africa and the world over the coming decades.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org. [Author]
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789251387030
The Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 (UNDFF) recognizes the need to promote Rural Communication Services (RCS) to advance sustainable food systems. [Author] RCS comprise demand-led communication processes, media applications and institutional arrangements to respond to the needs of family farmers and rural populations in a sustained and inclusive manner. [Author] This report summarizes the results and takeaways of online consultations and a virtual Regional Forum on RCS for Family Farming in Africa, organized in 2022 by Yenkasa Africa, a regional communication initiative, in collaboration with FAO, farmers’ organizations, rural institutions and communication networks. [Author]
Author : Camilla Toulmin,Bara Guèye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : WISC:89076075894
This paper examines change in West African agricultural systems, the major challenges being faced by smallholders in the region and pathways for the future, given international pressure and domestic restraints. It aims to strengthen debate on West African agriculture, the role of family farms and trade policy at national, regional and global levels. It identifies and documents how agricultural patterns and livelihoods are evolving in different parts of the region, identifies winners and losers, outlines the impact of OECD trade and agricultural policy on farming livelihoods, and highlights the opportunities for producer organisations to influence policy design and negotiations in partnership with diverse organisations and interests in West Africa.
Author : Jean Davison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429712906
This book examines gender relations to land relations that are crucial to formulating policies through which African women's food producing capabilities can be advanced. It addresses the need to document historical changes in land tenure practices that have influenced women's household production.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Agricultural prices
ISBN : UCBK:C056859569
Author : Rebecca Huss-Ashmore,Solomon H. Katz
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2881243339
First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Development, Security, and Cooperation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309164540
This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.
Author : Alexander Sarris,Sara Savastano,Luc Christaensen,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251056102
This study seeks to provide a robust empirical basis for the design of agricultural and rural development strategies effective in reducing rural poverty in Africa, and key issues discussed include the role of agricultural technology and factor market constraints. The analysis is based on surveys of farm households in Kilimanjaro and Ruvuma, two cash-crop growing regions in the United Republic of Tanzania, one of the world's poorest countries.
Author : Anita Spring
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Food supply
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040747045
This paper reviews the major aspects of African women's contribution to food and cash crop production and offers some suggestions to improve their participation in intensification in the smallholder sector. An examination of the sexual division of labor shows that so-called "traditional" patterns have given way to expediency with women involved in all aspects of production either routinely or when male labor is unavailable due to a change in marital status or to out-migration. The semi-autonomous nature of women within the household and the diverse types of households are detailed in order to show the diverse responsibilities of men and women for the procurement of food and other commodities. Although some women earn a good living from agriculture and can assure family food security and/or generate surplus sales, most women tend to be among the lower resource farmers. This is not because they are deficient in farming skills, but because they lack access to labor, land, credit, training, and mechanization, especially in years of agricultural intensification. Stereotypes about women's place often prevent planners and implementors of development projects from incorporating women into plans and programs. Furthermore, agricultural intensification may increase the time women have to spend in farming without providing adequate remuneration. In order to include women in agricultural intensification, certain solutions are given such as disaggregating data by gender, recognizing intrahoushold dynamics in farming research and extension, studying farming roles, reorienting training and extension programs, mainstreaming income generation projects, intensifying capitalization schemes, and researching the farming enterprises associated with women.
