Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good. In the study described here, researchers looked specifially at soil fertility replenishment (SFR) systems...Focused on two specific systems -- the tree-based "improved fallow" system and the biomass transfer system -- the study compared rates of adoption in poor and nonpoor communities and evaluated the extent to which their adoption reduced poverty.
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsRapports et recherchesdécembre, 2005Afrique orientale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, Kenya
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a bioeconomic model with market imperfections
Documents de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2005Afrique orientale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, ÉthiopiePolicy Analysis for Sustainable Land Management and Food Security in Ethiopia presents a bioeconomic model of this less- favored area in the Ethiopian highlands. The main reason for selecting this case study area is the unique availability of both biophysical and socioeconomic data covering a period of 15 to 20 years.The data provides a valuable opportunity to analyze the relationships between population pressure, poverty, and land degradation and to test policies for reducing vulnerability and improving sustainable management of the resource base....
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2005Afrique orientale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, Kenya
Western Kenya is one of the most densely populated areas in Africa. Farming there is characterized by low inputs and low crop productivity. Poverty is rampant in the region. Yet the potential for agriculture is considered good.
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005Afrique orientale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, Ouganda
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Library ResourceArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005Asie méridionale, Asie, Inde
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Library ResourcePublication évaluée par des pairsArticles et Livresdécembre, 2005Asie méridionale, Asie, Inde
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Library Resourcejanvier, 2005Inde, Asie méridionale
India's strategy for reducing poverty and hunger has always placed a great deal of importance on the agricultural sector, reflecting the fact that 70 percent of the population lives in rural areas and the overwhelming majority of them depend upon agriculture as their primary source of income. The focus of attention has of course changed over time.
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Library ResourceRapports et recherchesjanvier, 2006
The paper develops a framework for the design and analysis of pluralistic agricultural advisory services and reviews research methods from different disciplines that can be used when applying the framework. Agricultural advisory services are defined in the paper as the entire set of organizations that support and facilitate people engaged in agricultural production to solve problems and to obtain information, skills and technologies to improve their livelihoods and well-being...
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