Climate change is leading to higher average temperatures and greater rainfall variability, with a pronounced effect on agricultural productivity and the suitability of major crops in Ethiopia. Farming households with tenure security are more likely to choose to access credit and to invest in their land by planting trees and longer-term crops, and by reducing soil erosion—for example, via terracing. Such investments can help farmers mitigate risks related to heavy precipitation, such as soil run-off or crop failure.

The stringent intellectual property rules being pushed for adoption by some RCEP members will have an adverse effect on the livelihoods of small and traditional farmers in poorer member states, warns Shalini Bhutani.

By: Beverly L Peters

Date: December 21st 2016

Source: Dispatch Live

Almost 40 years after independence, land reform remains at the heart of Zimbabwe’s political and economic challenges. But perhaps more than any other issue in Zimbabwe, it has historically been met with inertia from government and the international community.

Date:November 16th 2016

Source: FAO Press Office

FAO unveils new global framework for action on water scarcity at COP22 summit

By: Daily Times Editorial Board
Date: November 9th 2016
Source: DelMarvaNow

OPINION

Agricultural land makes up a substantial and important portion of Maryland's lower Eastern Shore, and the Maryland Farm Bureau is a vital advocacy organization for farmlands, farmers and poultry growers.

Date: November 10th 2016

Source: ZimEye

EUROPE’S top diplomat in Zimbabwe has expressed concern over a new wave of land expropriations in the country, saying this has slowed down the country’s reform and re-engagement programme.

By: Ian Scoones

Date: November 7th 2016

Source: The Zimbabwean

By: Elias Glenn and Kevin Yao

Date: November 3rd 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

China has relaxed rules to allow farmers to transfer their land rights to help promote more efficient, large-scale farms, amid an exodus of farm workers to the cities.

By: James Bennett
Date: October 25th 2016
Source: ABC News

It is hot and windy as farmer Parduman Sinh looks out across a salt-encrusted floodplain in India's western state of Gujarat.

The Government has offered Mr Sinh part of the muddy expanse as compensation for his farm to make way for one of India's much touted smart cities.

By: Ian Scoones

Date: October 24th 2016

Source: The Zimbabwean

Maphisa in Matobo district in Matabeleland has transformed from its early days as a TILCOR (Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation) growth point linked to the nearby Antelope farm estate. Like Mvurwi and Chatsworth that I profiled in the earlier series on small towns and economic development, Maphisa is booming in the post land reform era.

By: Asit Ranjan Mishra

Date: October 7th 2016

Source: Live Mint

Chandrababu Naidu, at the India Economic Summit, said he wants to make Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati, one of the top five cities in the world

By: Carl Collen

Date: October 6th 2016

Source: Eurofruit

Witzenberg PALS helps empower agri-workers and play a role in South African land reform

A dedicated group of Ceres-based growers in South Africa have prioritised black empowerment and land reform as they look to secure future food security and social harmony in the region.