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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013India, Ghana, Nigeria
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2006Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Belgium, Rwanda, Mali, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Botswana, France, Africa
Across rural Africa, land legislation struggles to be properly implemented, and most resource users gain access to land on the basis of local land tenure systems.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Angola, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Congo, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Niger, Mozambique, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Togo, Botswana, Gabon, Kenya
Les évaluations des bilans en éléments nutritifs aident à déterminer les effets des pratiques agricoles sur la fertilité des sols. Selon les situations, plusieurs approches et méthodes ont été utilisées. Ce bulletin présente un apercu de la situation actuelle des études des bilans en elements nutritifs. Il fait apparaître l'évolution des différentes approches et méthodes, les compare et souligne les améliorations effectuées ainsi que les questions qui restent à résoudre.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Mozambique, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Mali, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Ghana, Congo, Sudan, Niger
De plus en plus d’éléments tendent à démontrer que l’investissement dans le secteur agricole des pays en développement est l’un des moyens les plus efficaces pour réduire la pauvreté et la faim. Les investissements agricoles peuvent produire des avantages très divers en faveur du développement. On ne peut cependant pas s’attendre à ce que ces avantages se produisent automatiquement, et certaines formes d’investissement à grande échelle comportent des risques pour les pays hôtes.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, Iran, Israel, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Eswatini, Ghana, Congo, Pakistan, Niger, Panama, Kenya, Yemen, Philippines, Botswana, Senegal, Togo, Cuba
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2010Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Mozambique, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Pakistan, Niger, Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Malaysia, Chad, Kenya, Africa
L’impact de la variabilité et du changement climatiques sur la production agricole et la gestion des ressources naturelles est en cours d’examen approfondi par les scientifiques à tous les niveaux, tant dans les pays en développement que dans les pays développés. Un appel a été lancé pour des innovations technologiques et scientifiques destinées à atténuer les effets du changement climatique en vue de réaliser l’un des objectifs majeurs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD) d’ici 2015 – éradiquer l’extrême pauvreté et la faim.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1994Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China, Eswatini, Ghana, Malawi, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Sudan, Brazil
Meeting symbol/code: CSC(94)AGR-21
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2010Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname, Northern America, United States of America, Asia, Tajikistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Europe
Land Tenure Working Paper 15. This publication brings to light the existing linkages between land tenure and the realization of the right to food. It points out that responsible governance of land requires the adoption of human rights-based approach in order to develop coherent and long term solutions to improve people’s livelihoods. The document presents the legal implications of the right to food at national level and provides a series of examples on the implementation of human rights principles and obligations into land tenure systems, policies, and institutional frameworks.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Americas, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Northern America, Canada, United States of America, Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Europe, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Holy See, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Global
The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations.
The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and organizational frameworks that regulate tenure rights; for
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999Angola, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Ghana, Congo, Malawi, Niger, Kenya, Mozambique, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Togo, Botswana, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
Proceedings of the meeting including a summary of the resulting recommendations and the text of papers presented
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