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Author : Edmeades, Melinda Smale, Mitch Renkow, and Dan Phaneuf
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Svetlana Edmeades
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Edilegnaw Wale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136537684
The purpose of this book is to assess a variety of economic issues as they relate to agro-biodiversity and show how addressing these issues can assist in agro-biodiversity policy-making. This is illustrated using empirical data from some of the countries (Ethiopia, Nepal and Zambia) which are part of the Genetic Resources Policy Initiative. The empirical chapters apply the relevant economic methods, including regression analysis, choice experiments, hedonic pricing, contingent valuation and farm business income analysis. The authors discuss the economics of managing crop diversity on-farm in the context of crop variety attribute preferences, farmers' perception of agro-biodiversity loss, and value addition and marketing of the products of traditional crop varieties. The case studies include detailed analysis of traditional varieties of groundnut, maize, rice, sorghum, and teff. The results are relevant not only to GRPI countries but also to other countries concerned with the sustainable utilization of these resources. Overall, the studies illustrate how genetic resources issues can be integrated into rural development interventions.
Author : J. Daniela Horna, Melinda Smale, and Matthias von Oppen
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Melinda Smale, Patricia Zambrano, José Falck-Zepeda, and Guillaume Gruère
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Regina Birner, Kristin Davis, John Pender, Ephraim Nkonya, Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Javier Ekboir, Adiel Mbabu, David J. Spielman, Daniela Horna, Samuel Benin, and Marc Cohen
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Adato, Michelle,Meinzen-Dick, Ruth
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780801887215
Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research, Livelihoods, and Poverty shed light on these questions through a collection of case studies that explore the types of impact that agricultural research has had on livelihoods and poverty in low-income countries.
Author : Nicholas A. Linacre, Mark A. Burgman, Peter K. Ades, and Allen Stewart-Oaten
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Nicholas A. Linacre, Bonwoo Koo, Mark W. Rosegrant, Siwa Msangi, Jose Falck-Zepeda, Joanne Gaskell, John Komen, Marc J. Cohen, and Regina Birner
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Charles Rodgers and Petra J.G.J. Hellegers.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Margaret Ngigi
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of sub-Saharan Africa. A feature of particular significance about the region is that the majority of households are heavily dependent on agriculture as their major source of livelihood. Smallholder agriculture is the principal producer of staple foods and cash crops, accounting for very large shares of national production and marketed output. For the respective countries, therefore, the performance of smallholder agriculture has crucial implications for the overall economic development process including the alleviation of rural poverty. The demands created by steadily increasing populations, and the pressing need to increase agricultural productivity means that these countries must continuously adopt methods to intensify agricultural production. Livestock production is an important consideration in the agricultural development of the region. Livestock, and especially cattle, have historically played multiple roles both in economic life and in socio-cultural traditions of African people. Cattle have been valued not simply as a source of food (milk, blood and meat) and hide but also as a visible form of wealth and a source of social prestige. In certain parts of the region, cattle still provide a valuable source of draft and traction power both for the plough and for transportation carts whereas in Arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), cattle still provide a valuable security against famine. Traditionally, cattle were a valuable item in the payment of bride price while beef was a valued food item in ceremonies. Moreover, cattle manure is still valued as a fire-fuel and building material in ASAL whilst in arable areas it is valued as a fertilizer. In brief, cattle have retained their multiple roles among the African people. The relative importance of each role, however, varies with production and ecosystems (Freeland 1998; Fitzhugh 1998). In the high potential areas, the economic importance of the cow has increasingly shifted to commercial milk production while at the same time retaining the complementary role of sustaining soil fertility for sustainable agricultural production. In such area, increasing population pressure interacting with the need to sustain soil fertility has driven the change in production structure with dairying becoming an important component of agricultural production. Eastern Africa is Africa's most promising region for dairy production. The region is predominantly rural, with over 80 per cent of its inhabitants deriving its livelihood heavily from agriculture. It holds over 40 percent of Africa's cattle resource of about 222 million (FAOSTAT). This study looks at the development of dairy industry in two east African countries - Kenya and Uganda (Figure 1). From the early 1910s, Kenya has developed a dairy industry that ranks among the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. The industry is especially noted for its smallholder base. Uganda, on the other hand, has a large unexploited potential for dairying. In order to highlight special aspects of the respective country's industry, the study looks at the countries in turns. The study seeks to take a historical look at the respective dairy industries with a view to identifying major turning points in their respective developments. We then apply the DE-A-R framework in analyzing the circumstances surrounding respective turning points, including the socio-political forces that influenced the specific forms of change. Our purpose is to identify the forces, and key actors, that have driven changes in the systems, and to understand the impact these changes have had on the overall production, on smallholder incomes and on the environment by comparing across countries. We hope to identify key ingredients necessary for achieving successful smallholder dairy growth elsewhere.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bioversity International
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Nicholas Linacre, Jose Falck-Zepeda, John Komen, and Donald MacLaren
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Latha Nagarajan and Melinda Smale
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Latha Nagarajan, Melinda Smale, and Paul Glewwe
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX