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Research Principles for Developing Country Food Value Chains

sciencemag.org –

Food value chains (FVCs) comprise all activities required to bring farm products to consumers, including agricultural production, processing, storage, marketing, distribution, and consumption. FVCs are changing rapidly in developing countries (DCs), because of population and income growth; urbanization; and the expansion, globally and domestically, of modern food retailing, distribution, and wholesaling firms. One such change is that consumers and regulators increasingly demand product-specific more...

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D C on December 25, 2012

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Manual Version 2.0

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Manual Version 2.0

ipcinfo.org –

On 12 October 2012, the IPC Global Partners ACF, CARE, CILSS, FAO, FEWSNET, FSC, EC-JRC, Oxfam, Save the Children, and WFP officially launched Version 2.0 of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Technical Manual. The IPC Technical Manual Version 2.0 is a comprehensive revision and update of the IPC Technical Manual Version 1.1 which emerged from the IPC field applications since 2004. V 2.0 is the result of two years of technical consultations involving hundreds of more...

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Rachele Santini on October 30, 2012

Small farm commercialisation in Africa: A guide to issues and policies

Small farm commercialisation in Africa: A guide to issues and policies

Small farmers in Africa have long been engaged with markets — for produce, inputs such as fertiliser, credit, labour, land and information. Opportunities to do so are increasing with urbanisation and better roads linking villages to cities, making questions that arise about smallholder commercialisation all the more important. Expectations about process and outcomes differ considerably. What does the evidence show? How do small farms commercialise? What are the outcomes? Are the fears of more...

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Moushumi Biswas on September 11, 2012

Learning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management

Learning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management

How can participation contribute to the sustainable management of irrigation and drainage systems for agriculture? This edition of Learning Lessons provides some lessons from evaluations of ADB-supported irrigation and drainage projects.

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Michael Diza on September 5, 2012

NEPAL: Tailoring technology for female farmers

NEPAL: Tailoring technology for female farmers

irinnews.org –

Most of Nepal’s agriculture is undertaken by women, but research tailored to their needs is lacking. “We need new technologies that can reduce the drudgery for them,” said Devendra Gauchan, agricultural economist and chief of the Socioeconomics and Agri-research Policy Division at the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Agriculture supports the livelihood of more than 60 percent of the rural population, but most farmers, regardless of gender, stick to the manual practices that have more...

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Moushumi Biswas on August 8, 2012

Precision farming - sustaining agricultural productivity in India

Precision farming - sustaining agricultural productivity in India

new-ag.info –

Rice, millet, pulses, sugarcane and cotton are the main crops grown in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India, where, to overcome poor management practices, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, in partnership with the World Bank and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), provided training on 'precision farming' for 3,000 farmers between 2007 and 2010. Precision farming is an approach where inputs, including water and fertilisers, are applied in precise amounts to maximise yields. The aim is to more...

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D C on July 25, 2012

The Growing Opportunities for African Agricultural Development

The Growing Opportunities for African Agricultural Development

While it would be easy to feel overwhelmed by the many constraints facing African farmers, Brazil and Thailand provide important lessons about how these constraints can be overcome. In these two countries, government played a vital role by establishing an enabling environment characterized by favorable macroeconomic policies, adequate infrastructure, a strong human capital base, reasonably competent government administration, and political stability. This enabling environment allowed the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on July 16, 2012

Farmer behaviour change and household decision making in Svay Rieng

Farmer behaviour change and household decision making in Svay Rieng

snvworld.org –

This study examines the determinants of farmers’ behavioral change with regard to agricultural practices in Svay Rieng province, Cambodia, to understand why some farmers grow vegetables and why others do not. It tests the assumption that behavior change (the switch/diversification from just rice production to vegetable cultivation) is multi-dimensional, and is an outcome of several factors such as physical and social distance, assessments of risk, quality of relationships and status. This more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 10, 2012

Adapting agriculture through local knowledge

Adapting agriculture through local knowledge

africa-adapt.net –

This policy brief summarizes the central themes arising from an e-discussion among members of the AfricaAdapt network. The participants considered the following question: What are the impacts of climate change on smallholder farming and how are farmers coping with or adapting to these impacts? Representatives from grassroots community groups, academia, and extension organizations shared their experiences of how climate change is affecting smallscale farming. The group suggested four major more...

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D C on May 30, 2012

Scaling-up success

Scaling-up success

farmafrica.org.uk –

Over the last twenty years FARM-Africa has changed the lives of thousands of African farmers and herders by improving practice in smallholder agriculture, pastoralism and community forest management. The success stories we have seen – from increased yields and improved incomes to reducing a community’s dependency on food aid – have made us increasingly determined to reach even more people. FARM-Africa’s models of good practice include innovation in three areas: technology, partnership and more...

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D C on May 23, 2012

Ecosystem services and agriculture: Tradeoffs and synergies

Ecosystem services and agriculture: Tradeoffs and synergies

rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org –

Agricultural ecosystems provide humans with food, forage, bioenergy and pharmaceuticals and are essential to human wellbeing. These systems rely on ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems, including pollination, biological pest control, maintenance of soil structure and fertility, nutrient cycling and hydrological services. Preliminary assessments indicate that the value of these ecosystem services to agriculture is enormous and often underappreciated. he tradeoffs that may occur more...

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D C on May 21, 2012

Intensive rice cultivation

Intensive rice cultivation

oecd-ilibrary.org –

The system of intensive rice cultivation (or SRI – Système de Riziculture Intensive in French), developed in Madagascar in 1983 by Fr. Henri de Laulanié, is an innovative cultivation method that can increase yields considerably without the need for inputs that are often costly and hard to access for smallscale farmers. The great discovery was that rice is not an aquatic plant; rather it develops with an alternating system of watering. A further discovery was that the earlier the rice is more...

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D C on April 26, 2012

Improved Plantation Production

Improved Plantation Production

Plantains are able to adapt to a variety of ecosystems and offer great potential in food production; however, despite this, plantain cultivation remains a marginal activity. The cultivation of plantain is underexploited due to inadequate provision of good quality propagation material. The negative influence of parasites also leads to the use of poor quality suckers, resulting in a growth cycle of over two years. The return on the effort put in by farmers is therefore unsatisfactory, leading to more...

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D C on April 26, 2012

Averting Tomorrow's Global Food Crisis

Averting Tomorrow's Global Food Crisis

Global food prices will more than double within 20 years, as a new age of crisis forces the collapse of our global food system. These price rises will push millions into poverty in a world where, already, one in seven goes hungry. This Oxfam Briefing Note sets out the steps the EU must take to meet this unprecedented challenge. It was first published in 2011 at the outset of GROW, Oxfam’s global food justice campaign, which aims to transform the way we grow, share, and live together so more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 18, 2012

Seed, fertilizer, and agricultural extension in Ethiopia

Seed, fertilizer, and agricultural extension in Ethiopia

Decisionmakers in Ethiopia have pursued a range of policies and investments to boost agricultural production and productivity. An important tool has been to increase the availability of improved seed, chemical fertilizers, and extension services for small-scale, resource-poor farmers. While there is some evidence to suggest that the process has led to improvements in both agricultural output and yields, there is an urgent need for more substantial progress. A rethinking of approaches is more...

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Moushumi Biswas on April 16, 2012

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