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Publication évaluée par des pairs
Articles et Livres
décembre 2004
Afrique orientale
Afrique sub-saharienne
Afrique
Ouganda

Soil nutrient depletion in Uganda is one of the leading environmental degradation problems threatening the livelihoods of most farmers in the region. In order to identify policy options that may be used to address the problem, this study was conducted with an objective of analyzing the determinants of flow and balances of nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) in Uganda.

Documents de politique et mémoires
décembre 2004
Afrique occidentale
Afrique sub-saharienne
Afrique
Burkina Faso

"This paper describes the emergence of improved traditional planting pits (zaï) in Burkina Faso in the early 1980s as well as their advantages, disadvantages and impact. The zaï emerged in a context of recurrent droughts and frequent harvest failures, which triggered farmers to start improving this local practice. Despair triggered experimentation and innovation by farmers.

Articles et Livres
décembre 2004

The vegetation dynamics of semi-arid and arid landscapes are temporally and spatially heterogeneous and subject to various disturbance regimes that act on decadal scales.

Documents de politique et mémoires
décembre 2004
Amérique du Sud
Brésil

This report identifies the links among economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in Brazil.

Publication évaluée par des pairs
Articles et Livres
décembre 2004
Afrique orientale
Afrique sub-saharienne
Afrique
Ouganda

This paper investigates the patterns and determinants of change in income strategies ("development pathways"), land management, resource and human welfare conditions in Uganda since 1990, based upon a community-level survey conducted in 107 villages. Six dominant development pathways were found, all but one of which involved increasing specialization in already dominant activities.

Documents de politique et mémoires
décembre 2004
Afrique orientale
Afrique sub-saharienne
Afrique
Ouganda

The government of Uganda, with help from its development partners, is designing and implementing policies and strategies to address poverty, land degradation, and declining agricultural productivity. Land degradation, especially soil erosion and depletion of soil nutrients, is widespread in Uganda and contributes to declining productivity, which in turn increases poverty.

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25 novembre 2022
Afrique
Cameroun

Durant son enfance, Cécile Bibiane Ndjebet, qui a grandi dans une région reculée du Cameroun, avait une conscience aiguë des difficultés auxquelles les femmes rurales faisaient face. Elle voyait sa mère et d'autres femmes travailler de l'aube au crépuscule, pour s'occuper de la terre, des animaux et élever les enfants. Beaucoup d'entre elles effectuaient un travail éreintant sur des terres qu'elles ne pourraient jamais posséder en raison des pratiques socioculturelles traditionnelles.

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