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Evaluation of suitable water lifting and on-farm water management technologies for the irrigation of vegetables and fodder in Lemo district, Ethiopia

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
farming systems
water management
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Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2016 - 2030.

National Policies
September, 2016
Turkey
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agricultural land management
farmland
pastoralists
land-use planning
natural resources management
environment
surveyors
protected areas
fisheries
land management
waste (abuse)
sustainable land use
This Land Degradation Neutrality National Report is a national policy with a sectoral approach. The timeframe of the Plan is 15 years between 2016 and 2030. The overall goal of the policy is to ensure soil improvement and conservation.Agricultural productivity will be increased through land improvement in order to meet the food demand.Rural employment will be enhanced through agricultural development. To this end, the living standards in rural areas will be raised.Forest areas will be expanded through afforestation, rehabilitation of mine sites and soil conservation.
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Performance assessment of Mush Irrigation Scheme in Ethiopia for opportunities for best water management practices

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
farming systems
water management
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Mapping adaptive capacity and smallholder agriculture: applying expert knowledge at the landscape scale

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2016
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Central America, South America
climate change
farming systems
The impacts of climate change exacerbate the myriad challenges faced by smallholder farmers in the Tropics. In many of these same regions, there is a lack of current, consistent, and spatially-explicit data, which severely limits the ability to locate smallholder communities, map their adaptive capacity, and target adaptation measures to these communities.
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The Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016

Legislation & Policies
September, 2016
Kenya
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agroforestry systems
alienation (land)
community forestry
community land rights
deforestation
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
forestry
investment funds
land administration
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land investments
land management
local communities
natural disasters
natural resources management
private forests
state forests
sustainable land management
urban forestry
THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2016 No. 34 of 2016

Date of Assent: 31st August, 2016

Date of Commencement: By Notice
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Can smallholders double their productivity and incomes by 2030?

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2016
Algeria, Egypt, Malawi, Rwanda, Croatia, Burkina Faso, China, Morocco, Ghana, Malta, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Niger, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Cyprus, Japan, Vietnam, Albania, Italy, Cambodia
agricultural land management
agriculture
This paper assesses past trends in agricultural land and labour productivity, as a test whether it is feasible to meet the SDG target 2.3, namely doubling productivity and incomes of smallholders within a 15-year time span, if history were to serve as a guide. The target implies agricultural productivity would need to increase by 4.6% per year on average during 2015-2030. Available country-level data on land productivity (1961-2012) and labour productivity (1980-2012) for 140 countries shows that past trends fall well short of the desired pace of productivity growth.
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Assessment of the socio-economic value of the goods and services provided by Mediterranean forest ecosystems: Regional synthesis

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Lebanon, Africa, Asia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forest conservation
agroforestry systems
This report takes place within the framework of the regional project “Maximize the production of goods and services of Mediterranean forest ecosystems in the context of global changes” (2012-2016) financed by the French Global Environment Facility together with the German Cooperation (GIZ), the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry, and the European Union in 5 countries in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia) and the Near East (Lebanon, Turkey).
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No food security without land tenure security?

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2016
Laos
Land & Food Security
tenure security
farming systems
forest land
food security
land policies
land tenure systems
land governance
Secure tenure of farming and forest land is increasingly recognised as an important factor of household food security and nutritional status. This is borne out by a study by the Laotian Land Issues Working Group. It demonstrates mutual impacts, how government land-related policies affect the factors involved, and who the winners and losers are.
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Organic equals conventional

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2016
Global
Land & Food Security
development agencies
land governance
agriculture
agricultural land management
farming systems
farmers
land policies
land management
In a long-term project in Kenya, the Swiss-based Research Institute of Organic Agriculture has examined the potential of organic and conventional agriculture regarding soil fertility, the occurrence of pests and diseases, and profitability. Initial results make a strong case to implement policy measures necessary for supporting the adoption of organic management practices on a large scale.
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Strengthening family farms: a path to follow in combatting poverty in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2016
Burkina Faso
farming systems
farmers
poverty
rural development
land transfers
tenure security
land tenure systems
land policies
land governance
A project in Burkina Faso has given a clear demonstration of what supporting family farms can achieve in terms of poverty alleviation and rural development. One important success factor was the transfer of land to farmers, accompanied by a secure land-tenure policy adapted to their needs.