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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2015Afrique occidentale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, Niger
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Another kind of "Green Revolution"
Documents de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2009Afrique occidentale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Burkina Faso, NigerA farmer-managed, agroenvironmental transformation has occurred over the past three decades in the West African Sahel, enabling both land rehabilitation and agricultural intensification to support a dense and growing population. This paper traces the technical and institutional innovations, their impacts, and lessons learned from two successful examples. The first is the story of the improvement and replication of indigenous soil and water conservation practices across the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2008Niger, Afrique, Afrique occidentale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique
This study investigated the impacts of access to inventory credit, input supply shops, fertilizer microdosing demonstrations, and other factors on farmers’ use of inorganic fertilizer and other inputs in Niger and on crop yields. We found that access to inventory credit and input supply shops has increased the use of inorganic fertilizer and seeds and that microdosing demonstrations have increased the use of inorganic fertilizer.
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Toward an integrated global assessment
Documents de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2011Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie central, Asie méridionale, Amérique du Sud, Afrique, Asie, Niger, Kenya, Ouzbékistan, Inde, Cameroun, PérouAttention to land degradation and environmental pollution has increased significantly in the past 25 years, largely due to greater levels of international cooperation and recognition that local changes in land resources have global impacts. As the world’s focus on climate change increases, so, too, does the attention being paid to drought and its rise in frequency and severity.
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The costs of action versus inaction
Publication évaluée par des pairsDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2011Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie central, Asie méridionale, Amérique du Sud, Afrique, Asie, Niger, Kenya, Ouzbékistan, Inde, Cameroun, PérouIn recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity. But even as the value of land rises, land degradation continues and investments to prevent it are lagging. Awareness of environmental risks has moved to the forefront of global consciousness during the past 25 years.
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