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The spatial patterns and root causes of land use change in East Africa
The Nigerian economy. Agriculture and the livestock sector
Study on the contribution of agriculture and the livestock sector to the Nigeria national economy, w. data on trend of agricultural production, import, export and prices of agricultural products, geographic distribution of livestock, meat supplies and livestock development projects in third national plan.
The role of biotechnology in animal agriculture to address poverty in Africa: opportunities and challenges
The political economy of pro-poor livestock policy in Eritrea
The influence of current and future climate-induced risk on the agricultural sector in East and Central Africa: Sensitizing the ASARECA strategic plan to climate change
Rainfed agriculture is and will remain the dominant source of staple food production for the majority of the rural poor in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). It is clear that larger investments in agriculture by a broad range of stakeholders will be required if this sector is to meet the food
The state of climate information services for agriculture and food security in West African countries
The role of contracts in improving access to credit in the smallholder livestock sector of Swaziland
The study investigates the role of contract farming in improving access to credit for smallholder cattle producers, cattle finishers and traders in Swaziland. The contracts are verbal or informal and involve smallholder cattle producers, cattle finishers and traders on the one hand and other stakeholders in the value chain on the other.
The linkages between land use change, land degradation and biodiversity across East Africa
The potential and uptake of remote sensing in insurance: A review
Global insurance markets are vast and diverse, and may offer many opportunities for remote sensing. To date, however, few operational applications of remote sensing for insurance exist. Papers claiming potential application of remote sensing typically stress the technical possibilities, without considering its contribution to customer value for the insured or to the profitability of the insurance industry. Based on a systematic search of available literature, this review investigates the potential and actual support of remote sensing to the insurance industry.