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The Role of Agriculture in African Development
iri.columbia.edurural development was found to be strongest in countries where small farms dominated agriculture (Rosegrant & Hazell, 2000). Therefore, given widespread rural poverty and small-scale farming in Africa, the “conventional wisdom” supports a strong role for agriculture in African development. * Final revision accepted: June 23, 2009.
The Sustainable Development Goals - Food and Agriculture ...
www.fao.org2 Sustainable Development Goals 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national
Transformative changes of agriculture and food systems
sustainabledevelopment.un.orgdevelopment of agriculture and food systems is essential to increase food availability and utilization, improve human health, create more prosperous rural communities, and rejuvenate the environment. Solutions must address population growth, food …
Opportunities and Challenges in Enhancing Agriculture in ...
www.renapri.orgdevelopment is critical for achieving inclusive growth and poverty reduction in Zambia. These documents clearly indicate that to attain more inclusive agricultural growth there is urgent need to address the “unbalanced agriculture policies which have favoured maize production and disadvantaged the production of other crops”.
Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
www.afdb.orgAgriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,
United States Department of Agriculture
www.ers.usda.govUnited States Department of Agriculture A report summary from the Economic Research Service May 2014 ERS is a primary source of economic research and analysis from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, providing timely informa-tion on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. Find the full report
WORLD AGRICULTURE TOWARDS 2030/2050
www.fao.orgThis paper is a re-make of Chapters 13 of the Interim Report - World Agriculture: towards 2030/2050 (FAO, 2006). In addition, this new paper includes a Chapter 4 on production factors (land, water, yields, fertilizers).
Climate Change and Food Systems - United Nations
sustainabledevelopment.un.orgactivities such as agriculture (8). The purpose of this review is to provide a critical overview of the now extensive literature on the tightly coupled relationship between cli-mate change and food systems. In particular, it seeks to draw attention to wider issues of food systems beyond food production, to highlight