The President-Elect of the African Farming Systems Research and Extension Network sent a request to the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa inviting Mr. G.I. Abalu, the Commission's Senior Regional Adviser in Food and Agricultural Policy and Planning to attend the Second International Symposium of the African Farming Systems Research and Extension Research Network.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 1996Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsFebruary, 1964Africa
The paper focuses on the place of agriculture in the harmonization and
co-ordination of national development plans and Contribution of lurican agriculture to the economic development of the continent
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2015Africa
The paper focuses on the Report on the land policy formulation and implementation. The report presents the findings of the study on developing an institutional and funding mechanism and a monitoring and evaluation framework; the highlights of progress made by the Land Policy Initiative in implementing its five-year strategy and roadmap (2012–2016); and the results of research conducted by the Land Policy Initiative over the past two years on key land issues in Africa.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchApril, 1981Africa
The objective of this paper is to highlight the experiences, recopies, know-how, technology and equipment in composite flour production and utilization with reference to its economies.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Africa
This second issue of the biennial series of the African Compendium of
Environment Statistics, presents environmental and environment-related data for the African region. Like the first issue, it is also in many ways experimental but covers wider topics. A special feature of this issue is greenhouse gas emissions and mineral production in Africa.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchApril, 1970Africa
The importance of the agriculture sector in Africa, considered "both at production and employment levels is generally fully appreciated; in most African countries, especially in the South of Sahara, the share of agriculture in the GDP accounts for almost 40 per cent, and it is to be pointed out that 80 per cent of the population is living on this activity.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2013Africa
Climate change represents a fundamental challenge to the sustainability of Africa‘s growth momentum. It is imperative therefore that African countries invest in mechanisms that would mainstream climate change into their development strategies to stave off its possible negative impacts.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsFebruary, 1987Africa
This paper focuses on the severity of the African food situation was demanding programmes and plans of action such as the Lagos Plan of Action (1980) and the FAO African Food Plan (1980), the twin problems of post harvest food losses and of arable land lost to urban development in Africa were considered for joint action.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJanuary, 1993Africa
The rate of degradation and depletion of natural resources in Africa has been accelerated as a result of the increasing population pressure. The lack of reliable quantitative and qualitative information on vegetation cover and land use at national and regional levels has been the major limiting factor in development planning, sustainable management of agriculture and forestry resources, the food security early warning systems, environmental monitoring as well as in biodiversity assessment and protection.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJune, 2015Africa
This document focuses on the New and emerging issues and science-policy interface; Sustainable consumption and production; and Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Land Locked Developing Countries. This report discusses the following thematic issues in the context of furthering sustainable development in Africa: new and emerging issues and the science-policy interface; sustainable consumption and production; and small island developing States, least developed countries and landlocked developing countries.
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