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Regional patterns and trends
No full textEthiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the country’s different regions and ecologies. Five major cereals (teff, wheat, maize, sorghum, and barley) are the core of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-fourths of the total area cultivated, 29 percent of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005/06 (14 percent of total GDP), and 64 percent of calories consumed (FAO various years). There has been substantial growth in cereals in terms of area cultivated, yields, and production since 2000, but yields are low by international standards, and overall production is highly susceptible to weather shocks, particularly droughts. Thus, raising production levels and reducing their variability are essential aspects of improving food security in Ethiopia, both to help ensure adequate food availability and to increase rural household incomes.PRIFPRI4; IFPRI2; GRP27; Theme 3; Subtheme 3.2DSGD; MTID; DG
2012 Global food policy report
No full textThis 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.Preface vii;
Acknowledgments ix;
Chapter 1 Food Policy in 2012: Walk the Talk p. 1, Shenggen Fan;
Chapter 2 Agricultural Productivity: A Changing Global Harvest p. 15, Keith Fuglie and Alejandro Nin-Pratt;
Chapter 3 Green Economy: Sustainable and Growing, but Also Food Secure? p. 29, Nitin Desai and Claudia Ringler;
Chapter 4 Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap p. 39, Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Agnes Quisumbing;
Chapter 5 Employment in Agriculture: Jobs for Africa’s Youth p. 49, Karen Brooks, Sergiy Zorya, and Amy Gautam;
Chapter 6 US and EU Farm Policies: The Subsidy Habit p. 59, Jean-Christophe Bureau, David Laborde, and David Orden;
Chapter 7 Regional Developments: Policy Choices on the Ground p. 69;
Chapter 8 Looking Ahead: Scenarios for the Future of Food p. 89, Mark W. Rosegrant, Simla Tokgoz, Prapti Bhandary, and Siwa Msangi;
Food Policy Indicators: Tracking Change p. 102;
Notes p. 121;
FEATURES:
Cutting Consumer Food Waste p. 16, Jean C. Buzby;
Reducing Postharvest Losses p. 21, Nancy Morgan, Adam Prakash, and Hansdeep Khaira;
What Makes African Agriculture Grow? p. 24, Peter Hazell;
Agricultural R&D: Spending Speeds Up p. 26, Nienke Beintema, Gert-Jan Stads, Keith Fuglie, and Paul Heisey;
Rio+20: Did It Move Us Forward? p. 30, Morgane Danieloul;
Green and Greener: Toward Sustainable Agriculture p. 33, Sylvie Lemmet;
Ties That Bind Energy, Food, and Agriculture 34, Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla;
Getting Gender Roles Right: A Success Story in Mozambique p. 41, Jemimah Njuki and Elizabeth Waithanji;
Indexing Women’s Empowerment p. 42, Emily Hogue and Caren Grown;
India’s New Deal: Public Works and Rural Jobs p. 52, P. K. Joshi;
A Brazilian View of EU and US Agricultural Policy Reforms p. 60, André Meloni Nassar;
An African View of EU and US Agricultural Policy Reforms p. 63, Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere;
A Chinese View of EU and US Agricultural Policy Reforms p. 64, Funing Zhong;
Grain Drain: Agricultural Policies in the Post-Soviet States p. 67, Sergey Kiselev;
Malawi: Macroeconomics, Small Farmers, and Short Food Supplies p. 72, Dyborn Chibonga;
Vision 2021: Bangladesh Charts a Path toward Food Security p. 80, Muhammad Abdur Razzaque;
Asia: International Goals Stimulate Small-Scale Farmers’ Initiatives p. 83, Ma. Estrella A. Penunia;
Honduras: Agricultural Extension and Better Technologies for Higher-Value Crops p. 86, Jeremías Vasquez;
Modeling the Future: How Can We Improve Food Policy? p. 91, Gerald Nelson;
New Food Security Indexes p. 113, Alexander J. Stein;
Knowledge Is Power: Open Access in 2012 p. 120, Gwendolyn Stansbury and Luz Marina AlvaréPRIFPRI1; B Promoting healthy food systems; E Building ResilienceDGO; EPTD; MTID; DSGD; PHND; CO
West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis - Senegal
No full textNon-PRIFPRI2; CRP7CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS
Agriculture ouest Africaine et changement climatique: Analyse exhaustive - le Ghana
No full textNon-PRIFPRI2; CRP7CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS
Agriculture ouest Africaine et changement climatique: Analyse exhaustive - le Niger
No full textNon-PRIFPRI2; CRP7CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS
Agricultural growth program (AGP) of Ethiopia: Baseline report 2011
No full textNon-PRIFPRI2; ESSP IIDSG
West african agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
No full textAgriculture is vital to livelihoods in West Africa. It is the main source of employment for the 290 million people who live in the region, employing 60 percent of the workforce, and accounts for 35 percent of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP). This crucial economic activity is endangered by climate change. How to foster agricultural development and food security in West Africa despite the effects of climate change and other challenges is the subject of the study West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis. The authors develop several weather-based scenarios for how climate change might affect countries in the region between now and 2050. National contributors from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo review the scenario results for their countries and propose a variety of policies to counter the effects of climate change on agriculture and food security. These policies include cultivation of crops that require less water, expanded irrigation, and improved infrastructure.Non-PRIFPRI1; CRP7EPTDCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS
East african agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
No full textAgriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more serious is the subject of the study East African AgricultureNon-PRIFPRI1; CRP7EPTDCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS
Malawi
No full textPRIFPRI1; CRP7EPTDCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS