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   Climate Smart Agriculture

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2010

   Egypt, Bangladesh, Honduras, Afghanistan, Germany, Peru, Guatemala, Australia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, China, Cameroon, Haiti, Philippines, Lesotho, Japan, Madagascar, Uzbekistan, Italy, India, Paraguay, Brazil

   forestry

   fisheries

   agriculture

   peri-urban agriculture

   sustainable development

   This paper examines some of the key technical, institutional, policy and financial responses required to achieve climate-smart agriculture which sustainably increases productivity, resilience (adaptation), reduces/removes Greenhouse Gases (mitigation), and enhances achievement of national food security and development goals. Building on case studies from the field, the paper outlines a range of practices, approaches and tools aimed at increasing the resilience and productivity of agricultural production systems, while also reducing and removing emissions.

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   Agricultural Potential, Rural Roads, and Farm Competitiveness in South Sudan

   December, 2012

   South Sudan, Sudan

   agriculture

   farmers

   farming systems

   farmland

   fisheries

   food security

   land degradation

   land ownership

   land use

   rural areas

   rural development

   rural population

   sustainable development

   The work described in this report is a
   first step to addressing the longer-term issues related to
   the competitiveness of South Sudan's farmers in a
   regional context. It focuses on the options for increasing
   the amount and value of agricultural production in the crop
   sector, the potential contribution of rural roads to
   increasing crop production and how to sequence and
   prioritize rural road investments in a way that maximizes