Land Tenure and Food Security
Author : Daniel G. Maxwell
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,73 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development
Author : Margaret B. Holland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030818810
Book Description
This open access book presents a nuanced and accessible synthesis of the relationship between land tenure security and sustainable development. Contributing authors have collectively worked for decades on land tenure as connected with conservation and development across all major regions of the globe. The first section of this volume is intended as a standalone primer on land tenure security and its connections with sustainable development. The book then explores key thematic challenges that interact directly with land tenure security, followed by a section on strategies for addressing tenure insecurity. The book concludes with a section on new frontiers in research, policy, and action. An invaluable reference for researchers in the field and for practitioners looking for a comprehensive overview of this important topic. This is an open access book.
Land Tenure and Rural Development
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : FAO
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
This publication deals with key issues in land tenure, especially as they relate to food insecurity and rural development situations. Land tenure issues are frequently ignored in rural development interventions, with often long-lasting, negative results. This guide is designed to assist technical officers in governments and civil society in understanding why and how land tenure issues should be considered in rural development projects. It analyses important contexts such as environmental degradation, gender discrimination, and conflicts, where land tenure is currently of critical concern.
Farming Systems and Food Security in Africa
Author : John Dixon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1317332261
Book Description
Knowledge of Africa’s complex farming systems, set in their socio-economic and environmental context, is an essential ingredient to developing effective strategies for improving food and nutrition security. This book systematically and comprehensively describes the characteristics, trends, drivers of change and strategic priorities for each of Africa’s fifteen farming systems and their main subsystems. It shows how a farming systems perspective can be used to identify pathways to household food security and poverty reduction, and how strategic interventions may need to differ from one farming system to another. In the analysis, emphasis is placed on understanding farming systems drivers of change, trends and strategic priorities for science and policy. Illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs throughout, the volume provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of Africa’s farming systems and pathways for the future to improve food and nutrition security. The book is an essential follow-up to the seminal work Farming Systems and Poverty by Dixon and colleagues for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Bank, published in 2001.
The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security
Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,45 MB
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 3030421481
Book Description
This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.
An evolving paradigm of agricultural mechanization development: How much can Africa learn from Asia?
Author : Diao, Xinshen, ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 24,15 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0896293807
Book Description
Agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara — especially for small farms and businesses — requires a new paradigm to meet the needs of the continent’s evolving farming systems. Can Asia, with its recent success in adopting mechanization, offer a model for Africa? An Evolving Paradigm of Agricultural Mechanization Development analyzes the experiences of eight Asian and five African countries. The authors explore crucial government roles in boosting and supporting mechanization, from import policies to promotion policies to public good policies. Potential approaches presented to facilitating mechanization in Africa include prioritizing market-led hiring services, eliminating distortions, and developing appropriate technologies for the African context. The role of agricultural mechanization within overall agricultural and rural transformation strategies in Africa is also discussed. The book’s recommendations and insights should be useful to national policymakers and the development community, who can adapt this knowledge to local contexts and use it as a foundation for further research.
Agriculture, Food and Nutrition for Africa
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Book Description
Land Tenure and Food Security
Author : Daniel G. Maxwell
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,82 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Land Tenure and Investment in African Agriculture
Author : Richard L. Barrows
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Food Security and Social Protection for the Rural Poor in China
Author : Ling Zhu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 19,25 MB
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1315278049
Book Description
Economic growth and its relevant subjects have been given the first priority in the research agenda since China initiated economic reforms in 1978, while the topics of social protection and gender equality have been largely left at the periphery for a long period. This book is a collection of evidence-based studies conducted mainly in poor areas of rural China during the recent two decades. Based on individual interviews and sample data analyses, this book emphasizes the importance of cooperative organizations to poverty reduction, and puts forward that gender equality is closely related with sustainable development. In addition, it addresses the issues of food security and elimination of social exclusion - the key to bridging economic divide. It also studies social protection, including basic health protection system, nutrition and healthcare for children, old age security for landless farmers and rural migrant workers. By providing first-hand accounts of different vulnerable groups, such as the poor, women, migrant workers, ethnic minorities and small farmers, this book offers valuable insights into studies of contemporary Chinese society and economy.
