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September 15, 2012
Helping poor farmers help themselves in times of drought
Droughts across the world, in US, India, Africa and other regions have affected the global food supply. However the first victims of this phenomenon are the poor small holder farmers themselves. This post provides the findings from a randomized control trial examining whether training and capital investment help to diversify […]
September 15, 2012
Learning from the Chinese to make deserts agriculture hubs
While the Karimojong farmers in Uganda abandon their lands for other livelihood pursuits in the cities, farmers in China, in the Ningxia Province concentrate on cultivation in their gardens. This has led to a reversion of the process of desertification, effectively transforming bad lands into productive lands. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Global land grab the next big world challenge
Concurrent droughts and fuel hikes have resulted in the increase in the prices of food consistently. This has demanded better agricultural outputs from the available land – leading governments and investors in a mad rush for secure land in Africa, Latin America and Asia. While increased food production is promised, […]
September 15, 2012
Tanzania and agriculture
While some success stories from Tanzania do greet the inquisitive person ever so often, the agricultural sector in Tanzania is still underdeveloped, even as the President, Jakaya Kikwete called himself a farmer. Low productivity in comparison to even its neighbours, let alone other developed countries became an issue of importance […]
September 15, 2012
Survey finds adaptation to climate change among smallholders farmers in East Africa taking root
A study by CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), one year after one of the worst droughts in East Africa is 60 years has found that smallholder farmers across East Africa have begun to embrace more climate friendly farming methods and technologies. The study took […]
September 15, 2012
Sahel: Farmers are idea-rich but resource poor
This post delineates how the farmers fend for themselves in the poor climatic conditions and especially bad crop cycles that have put farmers in a terrible credit crunch, as they plan to manage the ‘lean’ season. Farmers are abundant with feasible ideas which could enhance their lives economically, but the […]
September 15, 2012
India: Odisha’s organic farming to be worth INR 230 billion in five years
Indian industry body ASSOCHAM is sure of the fact that promotion and wider implementation of organic farming could lead to wealth accumulation of upto INR230 billion, while also creating about 8 million jobs in the Indian state of Odisha. Read more here.
September 15, 2012
Indian meterologists try to develop more precise monsoon data predictions
Given that half of India is reliant on agrilcutlre for their livelihoods, this year has been particularly rough given the erratic rains which brought about a drought like situation for all farmers across India. Now, Indian metereologists are trying to develop a more precise and streamlined prediction mechanism which would […]
September 15, 2012
Are food insecure smallholder households making changes in their farming practices? Evidence from East Africa
This report by the CGIAR examines several households across East Africa to understand whether the adoption of climate friendly farming practices and technologies has been implemented by smallholders across East Africa. The results are positive. Read the report here.
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