Since crop and animal pests destroy farmers' production, this brief looks at the ways pests can be controlled either by individual farmers, by public programmes, or by neighbors working together.
Search
Use quotation marks around a phrase or title for more accurate search results (example: “El Nino”). You may search by type, subtype, division, topic, and other facets by clicking the links in the left sidebar.
Your search found 460 results.
Institutions of collective action and systems of property rights shape how people use natural resources, and these patterns of use in turn affect the outcomes of people’s agricultural production systems.
Las instituciones de acción colectiva y los sistemas de derechos de propiedad moldean la forma en que la gente usa los recursos naturales.A su vez, estos patrones de uso afectan los resultados de los sistemas de producción agrícola de la gente.
This survey includes data from the Enquête des Petits Producteurs (Small Farmer Survey) carried out by IFPRI and LARES (Laboratoire d'Analyse Regionale et d'Expertise Sociale, Cotonou, Republic of Benin).
Globalization could and should benefit developing countries. But unlike a rising tide that lifts all boats, large and small, globalization is unequal.
discussion paper
Impacts of agricultural research on poverty
discussion paper
Impacts of agricultural research on poverty
discussion paper
Impacts of programs and organizations on the adoption of sustainable land management technologies in Uganda
The government of Uganda is currently decentralizing many of its services including those directly related to agriculture and the environment.
training materials
Price, income and nutrition course
This class introduces basic micro- and macro-economic concepts important to food policy.
project paper
Policies for improved land management in Uganda
Contents: Welcome And Introduction; Opening of the Workshop; Policies for Improved Land Management in Uganda: Project Objectives, Activities, and Opportunities; Summary of Main Themes and Key Findings; Development Pathways and Land Management in U
conference paper
VIH/SIDA, sécurité alimentaire et nutrition
L'ampleur et la gravité des répercussions de l'épidémie de VIH/SIDA en Afrique subsaharienne sont effrayantes: la maladie a décimé les pays de la région et à sérieusement compromis la nutrition et la sécurité alimentaire de millions de m
project paper
Policies for improved land management in Uganda
conference paper
HIV/AIDS, food and nutrition security [in Arabic]
This paper first reviews the potential pathways through which HIV/AIDS affects nutrition, food security, and the livelihoods of households, particularly those dependent on agriculture.
conference paper
HIV/AIDS, food and nutrition security
This paper first reviews the potential pathways through which HIV/AIDS affects nutrition, food security, and the livelihoods of households, particularly those dependent on agriculture.
conference paper
VIH/SIDA, seguridad alimentaria y seguridad nutricional
La magnitud y gravedad de las repercusiones del VIH/SIDA en el África subsahariana son abrumadoras. La epidemia está destruyendo los medios de subsistencia y poniendo en grave peligro la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de millones de hogares.
In the context of rural Bangladesh, we assess whether agriculture training alone, nutrition behavior communication change (BCC) alone, combined agriculture training and nutrition BCC, or agriculture training and nutrition BCC combined with gender