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Farming Smarter

the uphill push toward conservation agriculture

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2012
Southern Asia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, South-Eastern Asia, Guatemala, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Yemen
Land & Gender
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
agriculture
sustainable land management
women
rural development
food security
land
agroforestry systems
farmers
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Wasted waste—Disappearing reuse at the peri-urban interface

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
India, Ghana, Nigeria
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
urbanization
urban planning
food security
farming systems
farmers
Safe and sustainable management of waste presents a major challenge in cities in the Global South. For decades farmers in the peri-urban interface (PUI) have used biodegradable components of urban waste as inputs into their farming practices. Evidence from Kano, Nigeria; Kumasi, Ghana; Hubli-Dharwad and Kolkata, India reveals in rare detail how urban waste reuse plays an important role in the livelihood strategies of lower-income families nd while waste farming also contributes significantly to urban food security.
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Gender Dimensions in Nigerian Agriculture

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2013
Nigeria, Africa
Land & Food Security
agriculture
farmers
farmland
food security
land access
land rights
land tenure
rural areas
transaction costs
With a fast growing population requiring an ever growing supply of food, a national poverty rate of 63 percent, and a labor force that is dominated by agricultural work, Nigeria's efforts to boost agricultural productivity could not be better timed. Though women constitute a large share of the agricultural labor force in Nigeria, little is known about their activities, roles, and constraints in the sector.
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The urgent need to address farmers-pastoralists conflicts in Nigeria

Reports & Research
May, 2016
Nigeria, Africa
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Food Security
food security
pastoralists
climate change
farmers
displacement
grazing
The rising conflicts between farmers and pastoralists threaten Nigeria’s food security, economic stability and ecological balance. Instead of ‘silently’ resolving the issues, the Nigerian government should intensify all means to end these crimes against livelihoods and address the root causes, like climate change, displacement and appropriation of grazing reserves.
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Trade Liberalization: Impacts on African Women

Reports & Research
August, 2001
Mozambique, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Mali, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Western Asia, Western Africa, Global, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
environment
land rights
food security
women
Trade liberalisation processes impact differently on men and women due to the fact that men and women have different roles in production. Despite the fact that women are actively involved in international trade, WTO agreements are gender blind and as such have adverse impacts on women. The General Agreement in Trade and Service (GATS), for instance, provides for a level playing field in service provision between big foreign owned companies and small locally owned companies.
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Insécurités dans la région du lac Tchad

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Congo, Gabon
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
pastoralists
Depuis 2013, l’insurrection de Boko Haram et sa répression ont entraîné des bouleversements majeurs dans la région du lac Tchad. Les pasteurs et leurs troupeaux, en particulier, ne peuvent plus circuler librement et n’ont plus accès à certains parcours. Hier au cœur d’une économie informelle et d’une intégration régionale « par le bas » très dynamique, l’élevage pastoral connaît actuellement une crise inédite dans la région. Quelles en sont les caractéristiques ? Comment penser son développement dans un tel contexte?
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Rural Land Utilization and Commercial Agriculture among Female arable Crop Farmers in South West Nigeria

Vol 3, No 2: May 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2020
French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Nigeria
Land & Food Security
agriculture
farmers
Utilization of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes poses a threat to food production and agriculture commercialization. Hence, this study examined Rural Land Utilization and Commercial Agriculture among Female arable Crop Farmers in South West Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to collect primary data through questionnaire administration. Findings shows that 71.62% of the women had land market index of 0, indicating that they obtained their land through non-transaction based method and 28.38% acquired their land through transaction based method.
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Addressing Food Loss and Waste: A Global Problem with Local Solutions

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2020
Guatemala, Nigeria, Rwanda, Vietnam
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
land use
local communities
Investments that reduce food loss and waste can deliver big wins on two pressing issues of our time: food security and environmental sustainability, according to a new World Bank report. But the results are not automatic -- countries need well-targeted solutions.
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Nigeria: A compilation of constitution, statutes, regulations, bye-laws, policies & practices relating to the statuses of women

January, 2005
Nigeria
Land & Gender
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Food Security
women