Can current land and water governance systems promote sustainable and equitable large-scale agricultural investments in sub-Saharan Africa?
Ever since the oil, financial and food crises of 2008, sub-Saharan Africa has witnessed a marked increase in large-scale investment in agricultural land. The drivers of this investment are varied and include growing food, water and energy insecurity as well as social and economic interests of investors and recipient countries. The shape of these investments and their eventual outcomes are equally influenced by the existing land and water governance systems in the host countries.
What are 'Integrated Landscape Approaches' and how effectively have they been implemented in the tropics: a systematic map protocol
Synthesising bushmeat research effort in West and Central Africa: A new regional database
From fish and bushmeat to chicken nuggets: the nutrition transition in a continuum from rural to urban settings in the Colombian Amazon region
Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting
Taking the Bitter with the Sweet: Sugarcane's Return as a Driver of Tropical Deforestation
Drivers of Forests and Tree-based Systems for Food Security and Nutrition
Women’s Experiences On Food Security In Kenya: Major Challenges That They Face
This paper discusses the major challenges women in Kenya face as they try to ensure and maintain food security at the household level. The challenges include access to and ownership of resources such as land, finance, water and affordable cooking energy; access to markets and proper infrastructure and
Caravan 31: Coping with climate change in dry areas
This issue of Caravan showcases some of ICARDA’s efforts of coping with climate change in dry areas with improved water land management and resilient production systems. These include initiatives in conservation agriculture which provide sustained production levels while conserving the ecosystems on which our entire food system is dependent upon. ICARDA continues to make significant contributions in the promotion of sustainable water land management approaches and technologies devised by researchers and farmers.