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Rôndonia, Brazil: Low-emission rural development (LED-R) at a glance Full text
2018
Bezerra, T. | David, O.
Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of Kibungo, Rwanda Faculty of Agriculture and Rural Development Full text
2018
Tailor, Anish | Bugenimana, Eric Derrick | Aimable, Gatete | Beintema, Nienke M.
Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward benchmarks, and identifying capacity gaps. Decisionmakers require a solid understanding of existing staffing and student capacities in the higher education sector, as well as in the wider agricultural innovation systems in Africa south of the Sahara. Access to such information supports effective policymaking to address capacity issues in higher education, agricultural research, extension, and other areas. Such information remains extremely limited, however. To fill this need, the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI/IFPRI) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) initiated a partnership to pilot the collection of this type of data for RUFORUM’s member universities. This factsheet presents the available data results for Africa University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources. An online version of the data is available via the Portal on Agricultural Capacity in RUFORUM Universities: www.asti.cgiar.org/RUFORUM.
Show more [+] Less [-]Zambézia, Mozambique: Low-emission rural development (LED-R) at a glance Full text
2018
Simonet, G. | David, O.
Did rapid smallholder-led agricultural growth fail to reduce rural poverty?: Making sense of Malawi’s poverty puzzle Full text
2014
Pauw, Karl | Beck, Ulrik | Mussa, Richard
Disappointment was widespread when rapid economic growth since 2005, coupled with a smallholder-targeted fertilizer subsidy program, failed to significantly reduce poverty in Malawi. Official estimates for 2011 showed a 1.7 percentage point decline in national poverty between 2005 and 2011, while rural poverty increased marginally. In this study we estimate an alternative set of regional poverty lines using a cost of basic needs method that allows the consumption bundle to vary spatially and temporally while ensuring utility consistency. Our poverty figures suggest a substantial 7.3 percentage point decrease in national poverty over the analysis period, driven largely by a sharp reduction in rural poverty. These results are more consistent with the observed level of economic growth and improvements in several non-monetary dimensions of well-being. However, we find that extreme poverty did increase, suggesting that the most vulnerable people continue to be excluded from the benefits of economic policy and growth.
Show more [+] Less [-]Did rapid smallholder-led agricultural growth fail to reduce rural poverty?: Making sense of Malawi’s poverty puzzle Full text
2014
Pauw, Karl | Beck, Ulrik | Mussa, Richard
Disappointment was widespread when rapid economic growth since 2005, coupled with a smallholder-targeted fertilizer subsidy program, failed to significantly reduce poverty in Malawi. Official estimates for 2011 showed a 1.7 percentage point decline in national poverty between 2005 and 2011, while rural poverty increased marginally. In this study we estimate an alternative set of regional poverty lines using a cost of basic needs method that allows the consumption bundle to vary spatially and temporally while ensuring utility consistency. Our poverty figures suggest a substantial 7.3 percentage point decrease in national poverty over the analysis period, driven largely by a sharp reduction in rural poverty. These results are more consistent with the observed level of economic growth and improvements in several non-monetary dimensions of well-being. However, we find that extreme poverty did increase, suggesting that the most vulnerable people continue to be excluded from the benefits of economic policy and growth.
Show more [+] Less [-]Practical Handbook: For Managing Cassava Diseases, Pests, and Nutritional Disorders
2012
Álvarez, Elizabeth | Bellotti, Anthony C. | Calvert, Lee A. | Arias V., Bernardo | Cadavid López, Luis Fernando | Pineda López, Benjamín | Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto | Cuervo Ibáñez, Maritza
Oromia, Ethiopia: Low-emission rural development (LED-R) at a glance Full text
2018
Atmadja, S. | Peteru, S.
Aceh, Indonesia: Low-emission rural development (LED-R) at a glance Full text
2018
Komalasari, M. | Peteru, S.
Costs and benefits of traditional and improved dry season feeding systems of dairy cattle for smallholder farmers in the Peruvian Andes Full text
2007
Bartl, K. | Gómez, C.A. | Hess, H.D. | Mayer, AC | Kreuzer, M. | Holmann, Federico J.
Dry season resource use efficiency of cattle farms in Olancho, Honduras and implications of forage technology adoption Full text
2007
Lentes, P | Holmann, Federico J. | Peters, Michael | White, D. | Cruz, H.
