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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2020
    Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Algeria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad

    ‘Over the past three decades hundreds of thousands of farmers in Burkina Faso and Niger, on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, have transformed large swathes of the region’s arid landscape into productive agricultural land, improving food security for about three million people. Once-denuded landscapes are now home to abundant trees, crops, and livestock.'

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2010

    The climate change (CC) caused by increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 and other Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), can be addressed through adaptation and mitigation strategies. Adaptation consists of strategies which minimize vulnerability to CC. The objective is to increase resilience of the ecosystems and communities through adoption of specific sustainable land management (SLM) techniques that have adaptive benefits. On the other hand, the goal of mitigation strategies is to enhance soil and vegetation (land) sinks for absorbing atmospheric CO2 and to minimize net emissions.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015
    Vietnam

    The rapid development of the Vietnamese coffee industry caused widespread deforestation, land degradation, desertification, and soil and water degradation in the late 1990s. However, little is known about the impact of intensification of coffee farming on arthropod diversity in Vietnamese coffee agroecosystems.

  4. Library Resource
    March, 2013

    Due to climate change and increasing
    food prices, emphasis needs to be placed on addressing water
    management as a key determinant for agricultural production
    and productivity. However, governments and donors have
    tended to pay relatively little attention to this area, and
    investments remain low. This report, which is based on
    economic and sector work carried out in the Water Anchor of
    the World Bank, highlights the importance of improving water

  5. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Cameroon

    The Tugi Silvo-pastoral Project (TUSIP)
    is a South-South Cooperation between the Tropical
    Agriculture Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE)
    based in Costa Rica (www.catie.ac.cr) and the Akwi Memorial
    Foundation (AMF) based in the North West Region of Cameroon.
    The main goal of TUSIP was to assess the environmental
    benefits of a set of silvo-pastoral practices and to empower

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Eswatini

    The purpose of this policy note is to
    contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine
    to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in
    Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being
    well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having
    a climate that is generally favorable for the production of
    crops and livestock, Swaziland is obliged to import
    substantial amounts of food to feed the population. Also,

  7. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Africa

    Transforming agriculture in Africa is
    not simply about helping Africa; it is essential for
    ensuring global food security. But Africa s agriculture is
    also of critical importance when it comes to meeting the
    world s future needs for food and fiber. With the global
    population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, food
    security producing enough food of sufficient quality and
    making it accessible and affordable for consumers around the

  8. Library Resource
    December, 2014
    Ukraine

    Ukraine is renowned as the breadbasket
    of Europe thanks to its black soils ( Chernozem black
    because of the high organic matter content) which offer
    exceptional agronomic conditions. One-third of the worldwide
    stock of the fertile black soils, which cover more than half
    of Ukraine s arable land, a large variety of climatic zones,
    and favourable temperature and moisture regimes, offers
    attractive conditions for the production of a large range of

  9. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Brazil

    This report is comprised of two volumes:
    (i) volume one: risk assessment; and (ii) volume two: risk
    management strategy. Volume one continues with chapter one,
    which characterizes the recent performance of the
    agriculture sector, including agro-climatic and market
    conditions. It also identifies the productive systems used
    for this analysis. Chapter two describes the main risks in
    the agricultural sector, capturing market, production, and

  10. Library Resource
    December, 2015
    Brazil

    The present study is part of an effort
    by the World Bank and the State of Bahia to assess
    agriculture sector risks as a contribution to the strategic
    economic development and poverty reduction agenda of the
    state government. It is composed of two phases: an
    agricultural sector risk identification and prioritization
    (volume one) and a risk management strategy and action plan
    (volume two). The study provides practical elements for the

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