Agriculture is the backbone of the Ugandan economy. Most of it is rain-fed and relies on […]
The smallholder coffee sector in Malawi has undergone major reforms in recent years. There is anecdotal […]
This paper presents a brief overview of social and economic conditions in South Africa’s Eastern Cape […]
This article highlights some old and new approaches that may be useful in assisting livestock-dependent people […]
The power of a seed is unlimited. As a powerful agent of change, seeds can be […]
This paper describes the critical role of seed production and distribution systems for scaling-out forage and […]
Based on a formal diagnostic survey and subsequent focus group discussions (FGD) with farmers, an improved […]
The Department for International Development (DfID) has been a major supporter of natural resource research through […]
PANOS Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) partnered with Research Into Use (RIU) Zambia Office with the aim […]
One of Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN)’s current areas of focus is public extension reform. […]
This study aims to review and document the existing seed multiplication and delivery systems in four […]
In this paper we focus on the rural poultry producing households in Ghana. Our aims are […]
After an introduction, this paper examines the character of Poland’s agriculture sector and draws out the […]
Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to embark on structural adjustment reforms. 25 […]
Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]
The paper explores how social protection and agricultural policies interact, creating either synergies or conflicts between […]
To determine the most important production constraints and associated yield losses for six major food crops […]
A 3-year project implemented in India and Nigeria addressed the issue of improving the livelihoods of […]
Farmers may grow crops for local consumption despite more profitable export options. DrumNet, a Kenyan NGO […]
This is the report of a study of knowledge and information systems of poor farmers in […]
Application of Innovation system conceptualization in agriculture development projects is rapidly growing in significance in the […]
Community-based adaptation (CBA) is a fairly new approach where communities are empowered to find their own […]
This is the final report for the project which aimed to promote uptake and adoption of […]
This presentation outlines work conducted to assess the level of compliance of poultry value chain actors […]
This Briefing Paper was written as a summary of a workshop report, written by Stephen Devereux […]
This Briefing Paper argues that agricultural and social protection policies in Ethiopia have become increasingly synergistic, […]
Despite impressive progress on poverty reduction at the national level in Ghana, chronic poverty and livelihood […]
This newsletter is an output of the linked projects R5719, R6051, and R6603. It focusses on […]
Improved dual-purpose food-feed crops have potential to raise income and improve the lives of smallholder farmers […]
The knowledge and perceptions about and toward HPAI of poor Indonesian households are investigated by asking […]
This brief uses nationally representative Nigeria Living Standards Survey data (NLSS 2003-2004) and econometric models to […]