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  1. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2012
    Europe

    Rangeland resources are among the most important – and almost certainly the most neglected – agro ecosystem component in dry areas. They are the largest land-use category, home to the poorest segment of the population, and crucial for millions of small-scale livestock producers. The availability of grazing resources for livestock in the world’s drylands is low and erratic due to the recurrent droughts in which animals can often fall victim.

  2. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    January, 2013
    Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa

    Innovation platforms are increasingly used as spaces for interaction between actors in value chains to overcome barriers to development. It involves continuous learning and capacity building – both in terms of innovation capacity and specific technical or organizational capacities. Despite the increased use of Innovation Platforms in the context of value chains, there are several questions regarding their practical implementation.

  3. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    November, 2015

    Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development

    has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase

    in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,

    with very little change in production techniques and limited improvement in yields.

    Currently one in four people remains malnourished in Africa. CSA integrates all three dimensions of sustainable development and is aimed at (1)

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2004
    Africa, Asia

    The papers in this proceedings provide a cross section of science research in international agricultural research centres (IARCs), where the objectives and research foci within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have changed substantially in the 1990s. The book is divided in five sections. The first explores priority setting and research evaluation of commodity programmes. The second looks at institutional issues. The third explores issues related to commodity policies and food security.

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