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By the year 2020 land degradation may pose a serious threat to food production and rural livelihoods, particularly in poor and densely populated areas of the developing world.
The fishing industry's aggressive and expanding search for fish from the sea reached a turning point in 1990. After many years of increasing production, the global marine and inland catch from natural stocks declined from the 1989 peak of about 89 million tons to 85 million tons in 1993.
In Pakistan, where agriculture is heavily dependent on irrigation, informal water markets are an increasingly important way to provide small farmers and tenant farmers with access to ground- water.
This paper explores the determinants of farmers' investments in indigenous soil and water conservation measures in the semi-arid tropics of India.
Commentary: Agriculture Can Give a Helping Hand to Cities; Roundtable Workshop Marks Beginning of Urban Food and Nutrition Study in Ghana; Research in North Africa and West Asia to Benefit Farmers on Fragile Lands; Ecoregional Mapping Helps Pinpoint Areas Prone to Malnutrition; Why Are Diets Chan
Table of Contents:; a) Urbanization and Agriculture to the Year 2020; b) Poster Spreads Word of 2020 Vision; c) New 2020 Vision Resources Reach Out to Wider Audiences; d) 2020 In Brief; e) Is There Hope for Peace over Water in the Middle East?; f) Fish and Food Security; g) 2020 Views; h) IFAD: F
This paper uses income decomposition techniques to demonstrate the importance of livestock income in improving rural income distribution. It is based on three-year household panel data (1986 to 1989) from rural Pakistan.
In the next 25 years, South Asia's food requirements are likely to double, while its natural resource base is likely to shrink.