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    Cost implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana

    An economywide, multimarket model assessment

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2007
    Western Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Ghana
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    land degradation
    sustainable land management
    poverty

    "An economywide, multimarket model is constructed for Ghana and the effects of agricultural soil erosion on crop yields are explicitly modeled at the subnational regional level for eight main staple crops. The model is used to evaluate the aggregate economic costs of soil erosion by taking into account economywide linkages between production and consumption, across sectors and agricultural subsectors... Sustainable land management (SLM) is the key to reducing agricultural soil loss.

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    Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands

    the role of wheat genetic diversity in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    land degradation

    This article investigates the effects of wheat genetic diversity and land degradation on risk and agricultural productivity in less favored production environments of a developing agricultural economy. Drawing production data from a household survey conducted in the highlands of Ethiopia, we estimate a stochastic production function to evaluate the effects of variety richness, land degradation, and their interaction on the mean and the variance of wheat yield. Ethiopia is a center of diversity for durum wheat and farmers manage complex variety mixtures on multiple plots.

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    Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods

    Challenges and opportunities

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2007
    South-Eastern Asia, Asia, Indonesia
    Forest Tenure
    farmers
    research
    forestry

    The paper draws on findings from research in South Sulawesi and Jambi Provinces, Indonesia, looking at the role of collective action in helping two local community groups enhance their bargaining power vis a vis other market players (such as collectors, small- and large-scale industries) and promote an increased demand for non-timber forest products. The first group has traditionally collected rattan (Calamus sp) from surrounding forests and was struggling to sell their products at a better price amid market uncertainties and the lack of supportive government policies.

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    Seed provision and dryland crops in the semiarid regions of Eastern Kenya

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2007
    Eastern Africa, Kenya
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    agricultural land management

    Over the last two decades, several seed-related programs have been initiated in eastern Kenya to improve farmers’ access to quality seeds of dryland cereals and legumes. They are provided during two occasions, regular and emergency times. But very often, the formal supply mechanisms limit their role in provision of seeds other than maize. In the absence of any formalized systems of seed provision for other dryland crops, such as sorghum and pigeon pea, farmers have preferred local markets for their seed needs, especially during distress periods.

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    Understanding rural poverty and investment in agriculture: an assessment of integrated quantitative and qualitative research in Western Kenya

    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    Eastern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Kenya
    Forest Tenure
    poverty
    agriculture
    agroforestry systems
    rural development

    This article addresses the methodological complexities inherent in researching poverty, examining how to differentiate the poor from other social groups, and how to assess the relationships between poverty and technology adoption and impact. The use of specific types of quantitative and qualitative methods, the degree to which their integration was achieved, and the benefits of integration are analyzed.

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    Contract farming in developing countries

    Patterns, impact, and policy implications

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    contract farming
    farming systems

    Contract farming may be defined as agricultural production carried out according to a prior agreement in which the farmer commits to producing a given product in a given manner and the buyer commits to purchasing it. Often, the buyer provides the farmer with technical assistance, seeds, fertilizer, and other inputs on credit and offers a guaranteed price for the output. Proponents of contract farming argue that it links small-scale farmers to lucrative markets and solves a number of problems small-scale farmers face in diversifying into high-value commodities.

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    Village seed systems and the biological diversity of millet crops in marginal environments of India

    Peer-reviewed publication
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2007
    Southern Asia, Asia, India
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    farming systems

    The study relates village seed systems to biological diversity of millet crops grown by farmers in the semi-arid lands of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India. In these subsistence-oriented, semi-arid production systems the environment is marginal for crop growth and often there is no substitute for millet crops. Across communities, farmers grow 13 different combinations of pearl millet, sorghum, finger millet, little millet, and foxtail millet varieties, but individual farmers grow an average of only 2–3 millet varieties per season.

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