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Highlights of soil and water conservation investments in four regions of Ethiopia

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agricultural land management
farmland
capacity development
farmers
land management
land degradation
rural areas
This paper provides details of soil and water conservation (SWC) investments in Ethiopia over the past 20 years. It presents SWC practices and estimates the level of SWC investments in different regions. The paper focuses on four principal agricultural regions: Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. Primary and secondary data were collected for the analysis, and consultations were conducted at regional levels. Primary data on diverse SWC practices, their numbers and areal extent were obtained from the archives of regional Bureaus of Agriculture (BoAs).
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Building capacity for integrated rice–fish systems through the regional rice initiative and South–South cooperation

Institutional & promotional materials
January, 2018
Guinea-Bissau, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Suriname
farming systems
land
natural resources management
capacity development
farmers
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FAO Support to Land Consolidation in Europe and Central Asia During 2002-2018

Experiences and way forward

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2019
Central Asia, Cyprus, Turkey, Europe, Greece, Spain
VGGT
land reform
land management
land consolidation
land markets
capacity development
farmers
development agencies
Shortly after the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was founded in 1945, the organization had started to support member countries addressing structural problems in agriculture with land fragmentation and small holding and farm sizes through the development of land consolidation instruments (Binns, 1950). During the 1950s and 1960s, FAO provided technical assistance to the development of land consolidation in member countries in Europe such as Turkey, Greece, Spain and Cyprus, but also in the Near East and Asia (Meliczek, 1973).
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Adaptation to climate change by small-scale Rooibos tea farmers in Wupperthal and the Suid Bokkeveld areas of the Western and Northern Cape

January, 2006
South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
food security
farmers
climate change
land use
research
scale
poverty
agriculture
capacity development
The project aims to support small-scale farmers in the project area in their efforts to adapt their farming practices to anticipated climate change and to enhance their incomes.
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Regional developments [In 2014-2015 Global food policy report]

Peer-reviewed publication
Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Southern Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia, Western Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South America, Africa, Asia
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land Conflicts
agricultural and rural legislation
food security
land policies
women
agriculture
research
rural areas
poverty
climate change
environment
fisheries
rural development
youth
water management
land conflicts
farmers
land use
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
capacity development
In addition to global developments and food policy changes, 2014 also saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions. This chapter offers perspectives on major food policy developments in various regions including Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2015
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
capacity development
farmers
climate change
water management
land management
land degradation
agriculture
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Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Land & Corruption
agriculture
capacity development
corruption
decentralization
farmers
fisheries
land ownership
land rights
natural resources management
property rights
rural development
Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. In many parts of the world, women are the main farmers or producers, but their roles remain largely unrecognized. The 2008 World development report: agriculture for development highlights the vital role of agriculture in sustainable development and its importance in achieving the millennium development goal of halving by 2015 the share of people suffering from extreme poverty and hunger.
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The Republic of Armenia Climate Change and Agriculture Country Note

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
June, 2012
Armenia, Europe, Central Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agrarian reform
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
desertification
farmers
food security
forestry
land degradation
land use
natural disasters
natural resources management
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
This country note for Armenia is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three pilot countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus Agricultural systems.
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Haiti Coffee Supply Chain Risk Assessment

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
March, 2010
Haiti, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
deforestation
farmers
food security
land registration
land rights
property rights
urban areas
Coffee is an ecologically and economically significant crop for Haiti. It is not only the main source of income for more than 100,000 farmers, but the coffee ecosystem also sustains a large part of the remaining tree cover (currently at less than 1.5 percent of land) of the country. This report does not aim to detail the structural constraints impacting upon the Haitian coffee sub-sector.
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Evaluative Lessons for Agriculture and Agribusiness

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
decentralization
deforestation
farmers
farming systems
farmland
food security
forestry
land reform
property rights
rural development
rural population
Agricultural investments made by developing countries and multilateral development banks (MDBs) have declined in recent decades. This decline is associated with a slowdown in the growth of agriculture productivity. Most development institutions have recognized the damage caused by this past neglect, in part evident in rising food prices, and renewed attention to agriculture and agribusiness is emerging. But this renewed interest will need to deliver results, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the MDBs have had the least success but where the needs and opportunities are enormous.