Climate Change and Its Impact on Food Security and Agriculture
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With the explosive growth in the world’s population which has little or no corresponding rise in the food production, food insecurity has become eminent, and hence, the need to seek for opportunities to increase food production in order... more
This study examined the impact of climate change on commercial beef production in Botswana using time series data from 1980-2016. We estimated a Ricardian model to quantify the impact of climate change on commercial beef production in a... more
With the explosive growth in the world's population which has little or no corresponding rise in the food production, food insecurity has become eminent, and hence, the need to seek for opportunities to increase food production in... more
Climate change threatens to cause the largest refugee crisis in human history. Millions of people, largely in Africa and Asia, might be forced to leave their homes to seek refuge in other places or countries over the course of the... more
In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its resolution 22/9, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food explores the obstacles faced by those wishing to seek remedy for violations related to the... more
Sorghum [Sorghum bicolar (L.) R. Br.] is a drought-tolerant crop that may serve as an alternative summer crop in the dry region of Zimbabwe. A field experiment was conducted in 2002 at Matopos Research Station, Makoholi Research station,... more
The study set out to investigate the work motivation level of Development Agents in Agarfa and Sinana Districts, Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia and the factors that influence their motivation to work. For this study all the... more
Irrigation development is an important means for achieving food self-sufficiency and food security in many arid and semi-arid countries, including Ethiopia, in order to address the main challenge caused by food insecurity. Development of... more
Este documento presenta un analisis del hambre estacional en Guatemala, que se manifiesta por una variacion regular y marcadamente estacional de la desnutricion aguda infantil, alcanzando picos todos los anhos entre los meses de mayo y... more
The paper presents an overview of agriculture in West Africa, evidence of the vulnerability and adaptation of agricultural systems to climate change, agricultural development and climate adaptation policies, gaps in climate change... more
One of the major issues facing humankind is global food security. A changing climate, coupled with a heightened consumer awareness of how food is produced and legislative changes governing the usage of agrichemicals for improving plant... more
This Study analyzed the impact of productive safety net programme (PSNP) on household food security status. Multistage stage sampling technique was applied to draw 180 sample respondents considering PSNP participants and non-participants.... more
"A catastrophic draught event was reported across much of the north of South America during August - December 2005. This resulted in extensive and irreversible damage in parts of the Amazon river network. The 2005 Amazon draught followed... more
This a scoping study for fitfteen countries to look at the role of agriculture insurance in protecting farmers of Asia and Africa from extreme weather events
The study has assessed the determinants of fertilizer and improved chicken use and their impact on the livelihoods of poor women households using the data collected from two locations in Degua Temben district, central zone of Tigray... more
This is Chapter 1 in the book Livestock: Production, Management strategies and Challenges”. Worldwide, animal production from livestock (meat, dairy products, eggs, fiber and hides and skins is the basis of livelihoods of billions of... more
Abstract Carbon sequestration through forestry can help in the mitigation of global warming. For Africa, carbon sequestration also represents an opportunity to fund sustainable through financial inflows. However, with a low share of... more
This report describes the work conducted during a three month rural internship in Adhikari Gau Community of Gorkha district. The internship was based on livelihood project for the Income Generating Activities (IGA) that would help to... more
IT WILL WORK ANYWHERE TO TRANSFORM ALL AGRICULTURAL LANDS INTO ORGANIC VIA ALCHEMICAL TRANSMUTATION OF THE POISONOUS AG ADDITIVES FROM MONSANTO AND THE LIKE. FUNNY ALL OF THE YEARS OF WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE CAN BE CANCELED IN A FEW... more
Women play an immense role in rural non-farm economy. However, historically much of women's work is undervalued and their role in non-farm activities is overlooked. Having this rationale, very little is known about women's participation... more
The training was organized by YPARD Nepal to more than 30 participants representing diverse sectors of agriculture entrepreneurship in Nepal such as agri-engineering, IT, agri-students, YPARD members in Nepal and some development... more
The sustainable management and development of the Mekong River Basin, it have to promote capacity and ensure technology transfer to member countries in the process of designing and conducting of the study so it will produce a set of... more
Mounding often occurs beneath engineering structures designed to infiltrate reuse water. AQTESOLV software and a spreadsheet solution for Hantush, together with soil moisture water balance (SWAGMAN farm model), were used for... more
Recently NATURE published a discussion on construction of sills in attempt to prevent or slow melting glaciers that are discharging ice into the ice fjords. Several further papers promptly followed publication of this essentially... more
ABSTRACT The r u r a l sector in many developing countries is increasingly characterized by the prevalence of poverty and food insecurity (FAO, 1990b: 2) In a qualitative and quantitative study of 160 women, 93% reacted positively towards... more
Profitability of different rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and five potato varieties (Bellete, Gudene, Jalene, Marachere and local check) was investigated in southern Ethiopia to find out rates of the nutrients and varieties that... more
Abstract The study was conducted on physico-chemical parameters and microbial quality of water from the Karaga dam in Northern region of Ghana from July, 2011 to August, 2012. The study was aimed at assessing its suitability and safety... more
Human civilization’s food production system is currently unprepared for catastrophes that would reduce global food production by 10% or more, such as nuclear winter, supervolcanic eruptions or asteroid impacts. Alternative foods that do... more
This work shows a new hypothesis for global warming, based on the chemical processes of oxygen to produce heat and light, because of the high reactivity of oxygen to the energy of the Sun, knowing its high absorption of ultraviolet rays... more
An experiment was conducted at Paikgachha Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna and one of the coastal areas of Bangladesh, where agriculture is a challenging enterprise. The whole study was furnished in 5 selected unions... more
The paper examines the biowaste management issues across rural areas of Romania in the context of poor waste management infrastructure in the last decade (2003-2012). Biowaste is the main fraction of municipal waste, thus a proper... more
Викладено сучасний стан досліджень по проблемі визначення парникового ефекту в світі та Україні. Наведено результати експериментальних визначень балансу вуглекислого газу та оцінки розбіжностей у визначенні цього показника за методикою... more
The drylands of Kenya that comprise of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) make up about 80% of the total land area and are largely inhabited by agro and nomadic pastoralists. Despite the large area, their contribution to Gross Domestic... more
Geliş (Received): 03.11.2017 Kabul (Accepted): 15.12.2017 ÖZET: Bitkisel verimliliği etkileyen birçok faktör vardır. Tohum genetik yapısı, toprak yapısı, uygulanan tarım metotlarının yanında verimi etkileyen en önemli faktörlerden biri... more