The first decade of the 21st century has seen several harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food price spike of 2008, with its consequent food riots and resulting political changes in several countries, awoke the world’s leaders to the re-emergence of this threat to human ...
Nelson, Gerald C.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Gray I
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Ingersoll C
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Robertson, Richard D.
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Tokgoz S
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Zhu, T.
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Sulser TB
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Ringler, Claudia
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Msangi S
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You, Liangzhi
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[Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options]
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options
This blog book tells the story of CCAFS research theme ‘Linking Knowledge with Action’; its approach and lessons learned throughout the years, especially 2014, while illustrating its many achievements through blogs and photos.
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Jost, Christine
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Ferdous, N.
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights]
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Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights
The book brings together multi-country empirical case studies, each of which included significant engagement with boundary partners, to analyse the impacts of, and ways to adapt to, climate risks and unsustainable growth in a highly interdependent region. Rapid economic growth coupled with curren...
Lebel L
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Krittasudthacheewa, C.
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Daniel, R.
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[Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region]
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Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, M...
Waithaka, Michael
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis]
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East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis
Balogun, M.
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Maroya, N.
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Taiwo, J.
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Ossai, C.
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Ajayi, A.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Pelemo, O.
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Aighewi, B.A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Clean breeder seed yam tuber production using temporary immersion bioreactors]
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Clean breeder seed yam tuber production using temporary immersion bioreactors
The proceedings of the first International Symposium on the socioeconomics of non-export banana production 'Bananas and food security' held in November 1998 in Douala, Cameroon, include 61 contributions from all over the world and cover the following topics: Importance of bananas economically and...
Picq, C.
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Fouré, E.
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Frison, Emile A.
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[Bananas and food security= Les productions bananieres: un enjeu economique majeur pour la securite alimentaire: International symposium, Douala, Cameroon, 10-14 November 1998]
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Bananas and food security= Les productions bananieres: un enjeu economique majeur pour la securite alimentaire: International symposium, Douala, Cameroon, 10-14 November 1998
El objetivo de este Módulo es ayudar a los profesionales que manejan, conservan y usan recursos fitogenéticos para la alimentación y la agricultura en países en desarrollo o que tienen la responsabilidad de diseñar la política en este campo (o cumplen ambas funciones), a navegar en el ambiente po...
Bragdon, S.
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Fowler, Cary
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França, Z.
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Goldberg, E.
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[Leyes y políticas de importancia para el manejo de los recursos fitogenéticos: Módulo de aprendizaje con revisión de instrumentos, desarrollos y tendencias en materia de política, en las regiones - 2a. edición]
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Leyes y políticas de importancia para el manejo de los recursos fitogenéticos: Módulo de aprendizaje con revisión de instrumentos, desarrollos y tendencias en materia de política, en las regiones - 2a. edición
Anderson, Pamela K.
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Morales, Francisco José
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[Whitefly and whitefly-borne viruses in the tropics: building a knowledge base for global action]
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Whitefly and whitefly-borne viruses in the tropics: building a knowledge base for global action
Tarawali, G.
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Kureh, I.
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Ezedinma, C.
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Okechukwu, R.
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Lum, A.F.
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Dixon, A.
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Akoroda, M.O.
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Ogbe, F.
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Lemchi, J.
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Sanni, L.O.
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Ilona, P.
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Okoro. E.
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[A guide on livelihood analysis for scientists and extension workers]
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A guide on livelihood analysis for scientists and extension workers
Cassava is a regional crop in India, 97 percent of the production coming from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. On a countrywide basis, cassava makes only a small contribution to total calorie intake; in the south, however, it ranks 2nd to rice. Data are presented on production and utilization...
La yuca es un cultivo regional en India; el 97 por ciento de la produccion proviene de los estados de Kerala y Tamil Nadu. A nivel nacional, la yuca representa un pequeno aporte al consumo total de calorias; en el sur, sin embargo, ocupa el segundo lugar despues del arroz. Se presentan datos sobr...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change]
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Global cassava research and development: The cassava economy of Asia: Adapting to economic change