With the ongoing food crisis, stagnating yields and burgeoning poverty, never has the need been greater […]
This report about the third quarterly meeting for the stakeholders in the project entitled Improved Crop […]
This paper has been produced in the context of DFID-funded research on sustainable agricultural marketing initiatives […]
This paper presents a case study of how livestock policies are made and implemented in a […]
This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in […]
This presentation was given at the 22nd World’s Poultry Congress, in Istanbul, Turkey, 9 June 2004. […]
The world’s poorest and most vulnerable farmers on the whole have not benefited from international agricultural […]
In 2002, as part of the three-year action-research project “Improved Food Crop Marketing through Appropriate Transport […]
This paper is concerned with assessing the impact of roads on the rural poor in West […]
This synthesis paper is one of a series that has been developed to assist research managers […]
Typically, in rural areas of most developing countries, the vast majority of households, many of them […]
This policy briefing is based on Working Paper No. 10. Development in the livestock sector and […]
The Basin Focal Project Niger was one of ten projects commissioned by the CGIAR Challenge Program […]
Rural transport has been identified as a major problem for poor farmers in Uganda. The Plan […]
This paper examines the issue of spatial poverty traps with particular reference to offroad areas in […]
The lack of appropriate means of transportation is widely acknowledged as a major constraint on smallholder […]
Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to embark on structural adjustment reforms. 25 […]
This report presents the outcomes of a research that seeks to understand the link between rural […]
This paper focuses on findings of project monitoring visits to Kasese and Katakwi Districts in July […]
This paper examines the role of livestock products as commodities of trade, responding to the demand […]
Ethiopian agriculture is the focus of both local and international attention. Ethiopia has drafted a second […]
A working definition adopted by ISSER (1979) states that poverty is the lack of access to […]
The project purpose is to develop and promote strategies that will improve food security of poor […]
In Iganga and Katakwi Districts, most of the Intermediate Means of Transport (IMT) are used on […]
In Malawi, 60 percent of groundnuts are traded in informal markets, where a lack of regulation […]
Desertification, drought, and poverty create a scenario of misery and insecurity across the drylands of Africa and […]
ICARDA is an international organization undertaking research for development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for countries […]
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is a leading pan-African research organization with a mission to contribute […]
This perspective for 2050 raises a number of important questions. Are current public and private investments […]
The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate […]
In the recent past, growing attention has been devoted to the attempt to correctly include considerations […]
Prepared for a policy roundtable, hosted by Swiss Re and The International Research Institute for Climate […]
This is a feasibility study of a practical method of drought insurance that is self-sustaining and […]
The Rural Solutions Portal is a web-based knowledge-sharing platform that collects rural development solutions. These are […]
This article focuses on innovation in weather insurance designed to fit the special circumstances of the […]
Occasional Paper 11, “Managing Risks and Designing Products for Agricultural Microfinance“ issued on August 2005 by […]
A growing literature suggests that in low-income countries, households with few assets can be trapped in […]
Countries need to become more proactive rather than reactive, and Bank support to countries must do […]