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Decentralized Seed Services in Africa: An Assessment of Tanzania and Uganda
Waithaka, Michael; Mugoya, Mainza; Mabaya, Edward; Tihanyi, Krisztina (2021-03)The overall goal of decentralizing seed services is to increase the availability and accessibility of quality seed to farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for ... -
Delivering climate change outcomes with agroecology in low- and middle-income countries: evidence and actions needed: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit, May 17, 2021
Snapp, Sieglinde; Kebede, Yodit; Wollenberg, Eva; Dittmer, Kyle M.; Brickman, Sarah; Egler, Cecelia; Shelton, Sadie (2021-05-17)Food systems need to meet food security, nutrition and environmental goals, especially in a world with growing demand and a changing climate. There is now broad consensus on the need to transform current food systems towards ... -
Determinants of Participation in Rural Off-Farm Activities and Effects on Food Shortage, Relative Deprivationand Diet Diversity
Getahun, Tigabu D.; Fetene, Gebeyehu (2022-01)This study investigates the determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in rural off-farm activities, including own non-farm business and wage employment, and effects on food shortage, relative deprivation and dietary ... -
Diarrhoea, malnutrition, and dehydration associated with school water, sanitation, and hygiene in Metro Manila, Philippines: A cross-sectional study
Sangalang, Stephanie; Prado, Nelissa; Lemence, Allen Lemuel; Cayetano, Mylene; Lu, Jinky Leilanie; Valencia, John Cedrick; Kistemann, Thomas; Borgemeister, Christian (2022-09-10)Introduction Diarrhoea, malnutrition, and dehydration threaten the lives of millions of children globally due to inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH). Our study aimed to identify environmental and behavioural ... -
Digitale Technologien in der afrikanischen Landwirtschaft: Der Weg zu erschwinglichen, nutzbaren und integrierten IKT-Lösungen
Baraké, Evelyn; Baumüller, Heike (2018-07)Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) werden weltweit immer zugänglicher und erschwinglicher. Die Erwartungen sind hoch, dass diese Technologien die kleinbäuerliche Landwirtschaft revolutionieren können, indem ... -
Do African livestock policies address sustainability trade-offs? Evidence from Kenya, Zambia, and Burkina Faso
Kariuki, Juliet; Yameogo, Viviane; Daum, Thomas; Birner, Regina; Chagunda, Mizeck (2022-04)The livestock revolution has the potential to reduce poverty and (hidden) hunger but can also be associated with a “long shadow”, that are potential sustainability trade-offs, including regarding environmental and human ... -
Documenting the digital transformation of African agriculture: Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries
Baumüller, Heike; Ikpi, Ubi; Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh; Kamau, Geoffrey M.; Kergna, Alpha O.; Mose, Lawrence; Nientao, Abdoulaye; Omari, Rose; Phillip, Dayo; Salasya, Beatrice D. (2022-06)Agricultural intermediaries perform important functions in the African food and agriculture sector. Digital solutions targeted at these intermediaries could improve their service delivery while helping digital agricultural ... -
Doubler le rendement du maïs en afrique grâce à une meilleure gestion des cultures: Résultats d’un modèle de simulation de culture pour éclairer les politiques et la recherche
Baraké, Evelyn; Eyshi Rezaei, Ehsan; Gaiser, Thomas (2018-01)Malgré l’importance du maïs en tant que culture de base pour la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique, les rendements dans la région sont très faibles par rapport au reste du monde. Pour répondre à la demande croissante, il est ... -
Doubling the Maize Yield in Africa through better Crop Management: Results from a crop simulation model to inform policy and research
Baraké, Evelyn; Eyshi Rezaei, Ehsan; Gaiser, Thomas (2018-01)Despite the importance of maize as a staple crop for food security in Africa, yields in the region are very low in comparison to the rest of the world. To keep up with growing demand, increasing the productivity of Africa’s ... -
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia
Daum, Thomas; Vehre, Alysha; Schweizerhof, Carolin; Schunko, Christoph (2021-01)Herbicides are on the rise across the developing world. Herbicides may come with several advantages, for example, they may help to improve yields, thereby contributing to food and nutrition security. However, they may ... -
Embracing Chinese modernity? Articulation and positioning in China-Kazakhstan trade and exchange processes
Alff, Henryk (2014-07)While much has been written recently about the increasing geo-political and economic impact of Chinese ‘soft power’ on neighbouring countries to the West, relatively few studies explore local people’s reflections of China’s ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Kenyan Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Nigerian Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam; Dallimore, Anthea (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the South African Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Dallimore, Anthea (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the lockdown measures have affected the performance of the South African food and beverage manufacturing industry and the critical issues that firms face during ... -
Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Farmer Organizations: Insights from Kenya and Burkina Faso
Wortmann-Kolundžija, Eli (2019-12)The market-driven agricultural transformation of the global food system requires all, directly and indirectly, participating actors to compete efficiently and to adapt to changes in consumer demand and buyer requirements. ... -
Ending Hunger by 2030 – policy actions and costs: Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit March 4, 2021 (reprint from October 13, 2020)
von Braun, Joachim; Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene; Torero Cullen, Maximo; Laborde, David; Smaller, Carin (2021-03-04)The most widely recognized definition of bioeconomy The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pledged to move away from growing inequality to more inclusive, shared growth, away from ecocide, mass extinction of our plant ... -
Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All Through Transformation of Food Systems: A paper on Action Track 1
Hendriks, Sheryl; Soussana, Jean-François; Martin, Cole; Kambugu, Andrew; Zilberman, David (2021-03-19)Action Track 1 of the Food Systems Summit offers an opportunity to bring together the crucial elements of food safety, nutrition, poverty and inequalities in the framework of food systems in the context of climate and ... -
„Der Entwicklungsprozess des Islams in Tadschikistan nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion“ als Figuration nach Norbert Elias?: Eine erste Annäherung
Tiller, Petra; Herbers, Hiltrud (2013-07)In 70 Jahren sowjetischer Herrschaft waren die Muslime Zentralasiens fast vollständig von ihren Glaubensbrüdern abgeschnitten. Durch die atheistisch-ideologischen Repressionen waren die Menschen gezwungen, ihren Glauben ... -
Ethiopia - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Admassie, Assefa; Abebaw, Degnet (2021-01)Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of more than 110 million. With over 10 percent growth rate, the Ethiopian economy has been one of the fastest growing economies in the ... -
Ex-ante technology assessment for inclusive poverty reduction and sustainable productivity growth in agriculture (TIGA): A manual
Mohammad Abdul, Malek; Gatzweiler, Franz (2016)The manual presented here is based on the experience and draw out the collected lessons learnt with regard to the design and implementation of the Ex-ante technology assessment and farm household segmentation for inclusive ...