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1 Haggblade, S.; Hazell, P. B. R. (Eds.) 2010. Success in African agriculture: lessons for the future. Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 436p.
Agricultural products ; Cassava ; Maize ; Cotton ; Horticulture ; Dairying ; Smallholders ; Soil fertility ; Case studies / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 HAG Record No: H043413)
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2 Sharma, Bharat R.; Cai, Xueliang; De Condappa, D. 2011. Impact of climate change on water resources and agricultural production in the Indus basin, South Asia. [Abstract only]. In International Water Resources Association (IWRA). Book of abstracts: 14th World Water Congress, Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil, 25-29 September 2011. Urbana, IL, USA: International Water Resources Association (IWRA). pp.100.
Climate change ; Water resources ; Agricultural products ; River basins ; Simulation models ; Water conservation / South Asia / Pakistan / Indus Basin / Sukkur Barrage / Tarbela Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044550)
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3 Liu, B.; Keyzer, M.; Van Den Boom, B.; Zikhali, Precious. 2012. How connected are Chinese farmers to retail markets?: new evidence of price transmission. China Economic Review, 23(1):34-46. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2011.07.010]
Farmers ; Retail marketing ; Marketing margins ; Risks ; Econometrics ; Agricultural products / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044699)
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This paper examines the extent to which Chinese farmers are connected to regional agricultural markets by looking at the intensity of price transmission from retail markets to the farmgate. This intensity is indicative of the extent to which farmers might benefit from improved marketing opportunities and be exposed to price risks. We estimate the elasticity of farmgate prices to retail prices using price data for 170 markets, in 29 out of 33 provinces of China, at the detail of 12 main products and for the five-year period 1996 to 2000. In each province we find strong linkages between retail and farmgate prices with elasticities ranging between 0.6 and 1 and intensifying over time. This suggests that Chinese farmers are generally well connected to retail markets and that this connectivity has strengthened in the period considered, creating not only new opportunities but also new risks. It is also found that linkages are relatively weak in inland provinces, which is a point of concern in view of Chinese policies to create equal opportunities and equitable growth.
4 Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 2007. Food commodity prices 2000-2007. [Sri Lanka] Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 88p.
Commodity markets ; Price ; Agricultural products ; Rice ; Vegetables ; Fish ; Dried fish ; Eggs ; Coconuts ; Fruits / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.528 G744 HEC Record No: H046419)
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5 Lebel, L.; Naruchaikusol, S.; Juntopas, M. 2014. Transboundary flows of resources, people, goods, and services in the Mekong region. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.54-71.
International trade ; Foreign investment ; Economic aspects ; Financing ; Natural resources ; Agricultural products ; Exports ; Imports ; Tourism ; Migrant labour ; Infrastructure ; Energy resources ; Information technology / Southeast Asia / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046912)
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6 Herath, H. M. J. K. 2011. Aahara mila ihala yama gruha ekakawala ahara surakshithathawaya sambandayen dakwana balaapema. In Sinhalese. [Effects of food price increases on household food security]. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 88p. (HARTI Research Report 47)
Household food security ; Food prices ; Food consumption ; Agricultural products ; Price indices ; Macroeconomics ; Economic growth ; Living standards ; Loans ; Subsidies ; Food supply ; Farmland ; Food production ; Horticulture ; Urban areas / Sri Lanka / Hambantota / Anuradhapura / Ratnapura / Gampaha / Nuwara Eliya / Badulla
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G744 HER Record No: H046992)
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7 Andersen, L. E.; Breisinger, C.; Jemio, L. C.; Mason-D’Croz, D.; Ringler, C.; Robertson, R.; Verner, D.; Wiebelt, M. 2016. Climate change impacts and household resilience: prospects for 2050 in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Washington, DC, USA: IFPRI. 84p. (Food Policy Report)
Climate change ; Temperature ; Precipitation ; Households ; Socioeconomic environment ; Crop yield ; Gender ; Income ; Food policy ; Agricultural economics ; Agricultural products ; Carbon dioxide ; Models ; Decision support systems ; Social welfare / Brazil / Mexico / Peru
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 304.25 G000 AND Record No: H047615)
http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/130258
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047615.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047615.pdf
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8 Ringler, C.; Willenbockel, D.; Perez, N.; Rosegrant, M.; Zhu, T.; Matthews, Nathanial. 2016. Global linkages among energy, food and water: an economic assessment. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 6(1):161-171. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-016-0386-5]
Food security ; Water management ; Water security ; Sanitation ; Sustainability ; Climate change ; Energy resources ; Renewable energy ; Economic aspects ; Fossils ; Biofuels ; Fuels ; Agricultural products ; Prices ; Households ; Income
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047781)
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The resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 is symptomatic of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. It postulates goals and related targets for 2030 that include (1) End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (SDG2); (2) Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (SDG6); and (3) Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all (SDG7). There will be tradeoffs between achieving these goals particularly in the wake of changing consumption patterns and rising demands from a growing population expected to reach more than nine billion by 2050. This paper uses global economic analysis tools to assess the impacts of long-term changes in fossil fuel prices, for example, as a result of a carbon tax under the UNFCCC or in response to new, large findings of fossil energy sources, on water and food outcomes. We find that a fossil fuel tax would not adversely affect food security and could be a boon to global food security if it reduces adverse climate change impacts.
9 Drechsel, Pay; Karg, H.; Appoh, Richard Kofi; Akoto-Danso, E. 2016. Resilience of rural-urban food flows in West Africa [Abstract only]. In Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). International Conference on Agri-Chains and Sustainable Development: Linking Local and Global Dynamics, Montpellier, France, 12-14 December 2016. Abstracts Book. Paris, France: Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD). pp.182.
Food supply ; Urban areas ; Rural areas ; Food chains ; Commodity markets ; Merchants ; Agricultural products ; Resilience ; Drought ; Flooding / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047893)
http://acsd2016.cirad.fr/content/download/4317/32688/version/1/file/Book+of+abstracts.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047893.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047893.pdf
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10 Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Nhemachena, Charles. 2016. Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Southern Africa: promoting agricultural trade to enhance resilience in Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 84p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2013)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural policy ; Agricultural budgets ; Agricultural trade ; Agricultural products ; Economic indicators ; Community development ; Trade liberalization ; Food prices ; Market information services ; Production costs ; Drought ; Cereal products ; Socioeconomic environment ; Poverty / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047998)
http://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/ReSAKSS-SA%20Trends%20Report%202013_Final.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047998.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047998.pdf
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11 Drechsel, Pay; Appoh, Richard. 2018. Urban food supply under stress. In Karg, H.; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Atlas of West African urban food systems: examples from Ghana and Burkina Faso. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). pp.50-51.
Food supply ; Urban areas ; Trade barriers ; Agricultural products ; International trade / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049012)
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12 Asian Development Bank (ADB). 2018. Internet plus agriculture: a new engine for rural economic growth in the People’s Republic of China. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank (ADB). 53p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.22617/TCS189559-2]
Agricultural development ; Information services ; Internet ; Rural economics ; Economic growth ; Electronic commerce ; Agricultural products ; Supply chain ; Development projects ; State intervention ; Policies ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Constraints ; Corporate culture ; Farmers ; Agricultural extension ; Developing countries ; Public services ; Models / China / Gansu / Hubei / Shandong / Yunnan / Zhejiang
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049034)
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/455091/internet-plus-agriculture-prc.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049034.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049034.pdf
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13 Warinda, E.; Nyariki, D. M.; Wambua, S.; Muasya, R. 2020. Impact of smallholder farmers’ welfare through participation in on-farm regional projects in East Africa. Agrekon, 59(1):16-29. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2019.1653203]
Development projects ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Social welfare ; Participatory approaches ; Food security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Gender ; Women's participation ; Farm income ; Agricultural products ; Livestock ; Crops ; Households / East Africa / Burundi / Kenya / Rwanda / United Republic of Tanzania / Uganda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049651)
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This paper uses panel data from 1,160 smallholder farmers, especially participants and non-participants in twenty-three regional projects from five countries in East Africa – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. In this paper, regional projects mean projects implemented jointly in at least three countries, thereby providing sustainable regional public goods. Propensity score matching analysis is used to determine the difference in net benefits accrued to the on-farm participants compared to non-participants. The propensity scores show that participants have overall higher crop and livestock productivity, enhanced household income, increased soil and water management, and access to biofortified foods compared to non-participants. These findings indicate that regional projects can catalyse the achievement of smallholder farmers’ food and nutrition security, besides enhancing achievements of the African Union Commission's Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
14 Cao, X.; Cui, S.; Shu, R.; Wu, M. 2020. Misestimation of water saving in agricultural virtual water trade by not considering the role of irrigation. Agricultural Water Management, 241:106355. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106355]
Virtual water ; Trade ; Exports ; Water conservation ; Agricultural water use ; Estimation ; Agricultural products ; Water use efficiency ; Irrigation water / China / Heilongjiang / Guangdong
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049816)
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Water saving by agricultural virtual water trade (VWT) is regarded as a new way to address water shortage, and many studies have considered it at local and global scales. However, the existing calculation methods do not consider how agricultural products should be produced in export and import areas without crop trade. We believe that three facts related to irrigation should be considered in water saving in agricultural VWT evaluation: 1) arable land is highly restricted, 2) irrigation increases crop yield significantly, and 3) green water does not require cost. The role of irrigation, which is important for both the export and import region, is very important for determining how to cultivate crops without virtual water trade. In the case of grain VWT between Heilongjiang and Guangdong, China, the national blue water saving in 2010 with this consideration was -2562.1 Mm³ (water loss), whereas the figure was 975 Mm³ under the existing calculation framework. Therefore, there is a possibility that VWT can be used in agricultural development and water management decision-making while considering the role of irrigation.
15 Kaini, S.; Gardner, T.; Sharma, A. K. 2020. Assessment of socio-economic factors impacting on the cropping intensity of an irrigation scheme in developing countries. Irrigation and Drainage, 69(3):363-375. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2427]
Intensive cropping ; Irrigation schemes ; Socioeconomic environment ; Developing countries ; Food security ; Land tenants ; Land ownership ; Markets ; Agricultural products ; Water availability ; Water user associations ; Farmland ; Stakeholders ; Households ; Case studies ; Models / Nepal / Tarawali Irrigation Scheme / Lamjung / Manang
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049898)
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An increase of cropping intensity of irrigation schemes is required to address the challenge of global food security. Socio-economic factors also have a significant impact on the cropping intensity within an irrigated area. This research is focused on understanding the impact of socio-economic factors on cropping intensity in an irrigation scheme. To assess the socio-economic factors and cropping intensity, a framework was developed, which we believe can be adopted in other irrigation schemes in developing countries. The framework was applied to an irrigation area in Nepal. An interview checklist and observation techniques were used as the primary data-gathering method, which followed the concepts articulated in the developed framework. A census survey was also conducted in 72 farmer households. The results showed that farmers' socio-economic status and their socio-cultural practices affected cropping intensity. The research also highlighted that mechanization in agricultural practices, coordination between irrigation and agricultural district offices with farmers, market facilities for agricultural inputs and agricultural products, and land tenancy agreements all significantly influenced agricultural intensification. Based on the findings of this research, an approach to intensify cropping intensity by farm owners and farming tenants has been developed, which can be applied in irrigated areas in the developing world.
16 Bellwood-Howard, I.; Ansah, I. G. K.; Donkoh, S. A.; Korbeogo, G. 2021. Managing seasonality in West African informal urban vegetable markets: the role of household relations. Journal of International Development, 20p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3562]
Agricultural products ; Markets ; Vegetables ; Informal sector ; Marketing ; Seasonality ; Profit ; Urban agriculture ; Farmers ; Gender ; Role of women ; Households ; Livelihoods ; Social aspects ; Policies / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Mali / Bamako / Ouagadougou / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050502)
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Seasonality influences African informal agricultural markets, but existing literature inadequately explores its interactions with market actors' social relations and livelihood outcomes. Thus, agricultural commercialisation policy ineffectively supports such actors to manage seasonality. Across Bamako, Ouagadougou and Tamale, we conducted interviews, focus group discussions, and a survey of farmer and marketer profits across seasons. Hot, dry season lettuce transactions performed by marketers are more likely to make profit. Farmers and marketers rely on household and community relations and reproduce gendered skills to optimise profit and secure future income streams. Policies supporting household reproduction, and infrastructure, may best support their marketing activity.
17 Rahmani, M.; Jahromi, S. H. M.; Darvishi, H. H. 2023. SD-DSS model of sustainable groundwater resources management using the water-food-energy security nexus in Alborz Province. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 14(1):101812. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.101812]
Groundwater management ; Sustainability ; Decision support systems ; Models ; Water stress ; Food security ; Energy resources ; Nexus approaches ; Water demand ; Electrical energy ; Agricultural products ; Aquifers ; Surface water ; Irrigation systems ; Policies ; Economic growth ; Case studies / Iran Islamic Republic / Alborz
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051522)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209044792200123X/pdfft?md5=a8d6bd3efd1b41b36e0cc898b042f8bc&pid=1-s2.0-S209044792200123X-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051522.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051522.pdf
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Unbalanced development of Alborz Province in recent years has amplified groundwater security crisis as well as water stress. This study conducted dynamic decision support system modelling of sustainable groundwater resources management based on water-food-energy security nexus (WFESN-SD-DSS). Using the results, the scenarios were designed in three categories of solutions: 1- Groundwater resources security; 2- Groundwater resources security; and 3- Groundwater resources security. The WFEN-SD-DSS model findings implied that combined policies represented the best solution and these included: Aquifer artificial recharge of 10 million cubic meters per year; control of well water usage; exploitation and reuse of graywater to supply 10% of agricultural water; 10% development of irrigation efficiency using novel irrigation systems; 10% reduction of agricultural waste; 10% development of the performance of agricultural products by modifying seeds, conserving plants; 5% reduction of electrical energy dissipation in combined cycle power plants; and development of solar water pump systems in agriculture sector.
18 Goli, I.; Azadi, H.; Najafabadi, M. O.; Lashgarara, F.; Viira, A.-H.; Kurban, A.; Sklenicka, P.; Janeckova, K.; Witlox, F. 2023. Are adaptation strategies to climate change gender neutral? Lessons learned from paddy farmers in northern Iran. Land Use Policy, 125:106470. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106470]
Climate change adaptation ; Strategies ; Gender ; Women ; Rice ; Farmers ; Sustainable livelihoods ; Vulnerability ; Agricultural products ; Food security ; Infrastructure ; Human capital ; Social capital ; Natural capital ; Drought ; Villages ; Communities ; Households / Iran Islamic Republic / Mazandaran
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051533)
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Adopting a qualitative approach, this study performs a gender analysis of the climate change effects on rice farmers’ adaptation strategies (AS) in Mazandaran Province (northern Iran) based on the sustainable livelihood approach. For this purpose, 36 male and female heads of households in Arab Mahalla and Qajar Khel villages and 10 heads of households in Kiasar village (in Mazandaran Province) were selected and studied through theoretical and purposeful sampling methods of Corbin and Strauss. These villages have the highest number of female household heads and have been severely affected by the climate crisis in recent years. For the male-headed households (n = 23), the most important climate crisis was drought (f=16), and for the female-headed households (n = 23), drought, cold, and early off-season frost and monsoon storms were the most important (f=13). The results also indicated that in climatic crises, human (X¯=12.35) and social (X¯=13) capital from the women’s perspective and financial (X¯=12.5) and physical (X¯=13) capital from the men’s perspective had the highest vulnerability percentages whereas natural capital was equally affected from both the men’s and women’s viewpoints. One of the innovative aspects of this study is the gender analysis of the impact of climate change on the AS of sustainable livelihood framework based on a qualitative approach. This study recommends that beyond increasing the diversity of living amid climate change, deliberate climate change efforts should be directed at women and that fundamental gender discrimination such as prejudices and gender inequality should be eliminated.
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