Author: Mona FrøystadPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 17
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Agriculture
Author: Mona FrøystadAgriculture, Future Scenarios for Southern Africa
Author: Agriculture
Author: Gilberto BiacuanaAgriculture
Author: Evangelista MudzongaAgriculture
Author: Humphrey MulembaAgriculture, future scenarios for Southern Africa
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Agriculture: Future Scenarios for Southern Africa Food Production in Mozambique and Rising Global Food Prices Gilberto Biacuana1 2009 trade knowledge network Abstract This paper analyses the state of food production in Mozambique and the policy responses that the government has adopted to mitigate the transmission of international food prices into domestic food markets. [...] As a policy research institute dedicated to the effective communication of its findings, the Institute engages decision-makers in government, business, NGOs and other sectors in the development and implementation of policies that are simultaneously beneficial to the global economy, the global environment and to social well-being. [...] However, the "Green Revolution" strategy, the Food Production Action Plan and the continued investments in key agricultural infrastructure can be expected to reverse the current food production situation in the medium to long term. [...] Despite the country's impressive economic growth, averaging around seven per cent in the last four years, 54 per cent of the population still lives below the poverty line and 34 per cent of households are food insecure and face perpetual hunger.2 The negative impacts of the price spikes have been worsened by the fact that, while food prices have increased, wages and incomes of the poor have not ri [...] The FPAP shares most of the objectives of the Green Revolution strategy, but, unlike the Green Revolution, the FPAP is a short-term plan starting on the 2008/09 agricultural year aimed at reducing the county's grain deficit to mitigate the rising food prices.
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change
Author: Sepo HachigontaPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 0896292088
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. Southern Africas population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. Southern Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change a vital tool for shaping policy and studying the various and likely consequences of climate change.
EPRU - N - Agriculture
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The Agricultural Sector's Development In spite of the country's semi-arid character, the Namibian agricultural sector, over centuries, sustained the rather small, but stable population of about 245,000 inhabitants before the arrival of the first colonialists in the form of missionaries and foreign hunters. [...] The establishment of the EMU may be seen as a belated reaction to the drought of the 1930s, when about 25 per cent of all subsistence farmers in the north of Namibia starved to death. [...] Government Action Plans The Government of Namibia has implemented and continues to implement a set of measures to counteract the effects of climate change and rising food prices on the national food security situation of the country. [...] The most important issue is the designation of Namibia as an NFIDC, since this will provide the country with more policy space in the implementation of the longer term measures to increase national food production within the limits of the climatic and soil conditions prevailing in Namibia. [...] The Government of Namibia has implemented and continues to implement a set of measures to counteract the effects of rising food prices, droughts and floods on the national food security situation of Namibia, such as establishing the EMU.
West African Agriculture and Climate Change
Author: Abdulai JallohPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 0896292045
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The first of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa -- Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo -- and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa's population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. West Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find West African Agriculture and Climate Change a vital tool for shaping policy and studying the various and likely consequences of climate change.
Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa
Author: Richard A. SikoraPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429686633
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
This book provides a synthesis of the key issues and challenges facing agriculture and food production in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is facing numerous challenges from diverse issues such as agricultural transformations, growing populations, urbanization and climate change. These challenges place great pressure on food security, agriculture, water availability and other natural resources, as well as impacting biodiversity. Drawing on case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the chapters in this book consider these challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering key areas in constraints to production, the most important building blocks of good farming practices, and established and emerging technologies. This book will be a valuable support for informing new policies and processes aimed at improving food production and security and developing sustainable agriculture in Southern Africa. This informative volume will be key reading for those interested in agricultural science, African studies, rural studies, development studies and sustainability. It will also be a valuable resource for policymakers, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and agricultural practitioners. This title has been made available as Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CCBY-NC-ND) license and can be accessed here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429401701