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Bilan des capacités de R agricole nationale en Afrique au sud du Sahara

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
research
development
climate change
environment
land degradation
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
land investments
Ce document vise à contribuer au programme d’action en cours pour le développement de l’Afrique au sud du Sahara.
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Taking stock of national agricultural R capacity in Africa south of the Sahara

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
research
development
climate change
environment
land degradation
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
land investments
This report is timely input into the ongoing development agenda for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA).
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A Conceptual Model of Incomplete Markets and the Consequences for Technology Adoption Policies in Ethiopia

February, 2014
Ethiopia
agriculture
environment
farmers
food security
land
property
property rights
transaction costs
In Africa, farmers have been reluctant
to take up new varieties of staple crops developed to boost
smallholder yields and rural incomes. Low fertilizer use is
often mentioned as a proximate cause, but some believe the
problem originates with incomplete input markets. As a
remedy, African governments have introduced technology
adoption programs with fertilizer subsidies as a core
component. Still, the links between market performance and
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Bilan des capacités de R&D agricole nationale en Afrique au sud du Sahara

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
research
development
climate change
environment
land degradation
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
land investments
Ce document vise à contribuer au programme d’action en cours pour le développement de l’Afrique au sud du Sahara.
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Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa south of the Sahara

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
agriculture
research
development
climate change
environment
land degradation
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
land investments
This report is timely input into the ongoing development agenda for Africa South of the Sahara (SSA).
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Land productivity for staple food crops

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2014
Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
Land & Food Security
geographical information systems
land administration
agriculture
rural development
research
land investments
farmland
agricultural and rural legislation
land management
food security
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Production d’agrocarburants et accaparements de terres en Guinée : conséquences de la politique énergétique de l’UE - [étude]

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Guinea
Land & Investments
agriculture
food security
Indigenous Peoples
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
natural resources management
property law
rural development
En 2009, l’UE s’est fixé comme objectif de porter à 10 % la part des énergies renouvelables dans sa consommation énergétique d’ici 2020. Dans le secteur des transports, cela s’est traduit par une législation qui promeut l’utilisation des carburants d’origine végétale : les agrocarburants.
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Agricultural change, land, and violence in Darfur

We No Longer Share the Land - Oxfam Briefing Paper

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2014
Central African Republic
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
farmers
local communities
women
pastoralists
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
agriculture
land grabbing
property law
extractive industries
forestry
common property
fisheries
rural development
land governance
land policies
land area
land markets
food security
climate change
legal empowerment
land conflicts
advocacy
capacity development
cadastres
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
environment
research
desertification
Most analyses of violence in Darfur ignore the local dimension of the crisis, focusing instead on the region’s economic and political marginalization and climatic variability. However, agricultural change and other changes relating to the land-rights and land-use systems have led to competition and exclusion, and have played a major role in the collective violence that has raged throughout the region. Understanding these questions is essential for the successful resolution of political and policy debates in Darfur.

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