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Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments raises some important issues. As he points out, large-scale investment in land in developing countries has accelerated rapidly in recent …
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Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments raises some important issues. As he points out, large-scale investment in land in developing countries has accelerated rapidly in recent …
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Can the Global Land Rush benefit investors and farmers?
Neil MacFarquhar’s recent piece in the New York Times describing how African farmers are being displaced by large-scale land investments raises some important issues. As he points out, large-scale investment in land in developing countries has accelerated rapidly in recent …
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One Summer, 1,564 Villages: A Picture of Chinese Agriculture at a Crossroads
What happens when you send 130 college students to thousands of villages in rural China, armed with pens and camera phones to ask farmers strange and sometimes awkward questions? In Landesa, we call it our 2010 nationwide sample survey on …
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Women in Agriculture
On March 8th, International Women’s Day, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is launching the 2010-2011 State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) on “Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development.” The report documents gender differences in access to agricultural inputs in developing countries and stresses the importance of gender equality in promoting agricultural development and food security.
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Landlessness is Not Forever
After more than a decade meeting with government officials and families in rural areas of the developing world, I have yet to encounter anyone who would discount the importance of land, or who would challenge the fact that landlessness is …
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Top 6 Myths About Land Acquisitions
In my last post, I wrote about the risks and benefits of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. Judging by the increasing number of related articles and commentaries, the issue is increasingly finding its way on to the radar screens …
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Mapping Yemen
Yemen has the highest poverty rates in the Middle East and North Africa and ranks among the most food insecure countries in the world. According to IFPRI research, 42 percent of the people live in poverty and one-third suffer from food insecurity. Fifty-eight percent of children are malnourished. To address these challenges, the Government of Yemen has adopted a National Food Security Strategy (NFSS) and a seven-point Action Plan for improving food security.
Type of Post: News
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: first International Conference on Water and Environment- WATEIC-2011
Integrated management of water resources and protection of the environment have become a global priority for sustainable development. Several countries around the world are suffering from many problems related to water scarcity, unsustainable management of water resources, vulnerability to climate change, pollution and lack of sanitation infrastructure and suitable treatment technology. These problems are often worsened by lack of governance and development supporting legislative tools.