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The report summarizes key results from surveys carried out on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2013. The aim was to provide a broad overview of the state of UPA in the study cities and a basis for future research endeavors. The randomized ...


Bellwood-Howard, I.Haring, V.Karg, HannaRoessler, R.Schlesinger, J.Shakya, M.[Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)]Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Agricultural land suitability analysis (ALSA) for crop production is one of the key tools for ensuring sustainable agriculture and for attaining the current global food security goal in line with the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations. Although some review studies addressed...


Akpoti, K.Kabo-bah, A.T.Zwart, Sander J.[Agricultural land suitability analysis: state-of-the-art and outlooks for integration of climate change analysis]Agricultural land suitability analysis: state-of-the-art and outlooks for integration of climate change analysis

Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and inc...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaAbera, D.A.Gebresamuel, G.Giordano, Meredith A.Langan, Simon J.[An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia]An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia

Berry, P.Ramírez Villegas, JuliánBramley, H.Mgonja, MAMohanty, S[Regional impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation]Regional impacts of climate change on agriculture and the role of adaptation

Women play an increasingly greater role in agriculture. Ensuring that they have opportunities—equal to those of men—to participate in transforming agriculture is a prerequisite for sustainable intensification. Increased gender equity in agriculture is both a practical and a social justice issue: ...


CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems[Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification]Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification
International Water Management Institute[IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development]IWMI Strategy 2019-2023: innovative water solutions for sustainable development

Fraiture, Charlotte deRubiano Mejía, Jorge EliécerÁlvarez, C.[Actual versus potential water use: in Cabuyal watershed - Colombia]Actual versus potential water use: in Cabuyal watershed - Colombia

This article investigates water security in Nepal from the perspective of the water-energy-agriculture (food) nexus, focusing on pathways to water security that originate in actions and policies related to other sectors. It identifies promoting development of Nepal’s hydropower potential to provi...


Nepal, S.Neupane, N.Belbase, D.Pandey, Vishnu PrasadMukherji, Aditi[Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus]Achieving water security in Nepal through unravelling the water-energy-agriculture nexus

Small-scale irrigation continues to cushion the food security gap in sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation is largely governed by water availability, soil type and crop water requirements, among other factors. Thus, a study was conducted to assess the suitability of various water sources for irrigation ...


Kadyampakeni, DavieAppoh, Richard K.Barron, JennieBoakye-Acheampong, Enoch[Analysis of water quality of selected irrigation water sources in northern Ghana]Analysis of water quality of selected irrigation water sources in northern Ghana

The water, energy, and food resources share a lot in common; they have strong interdependencies and are inadvertently affected by action in any one of them. Therefore, the nexus approach (integrated policies related to water, energy, and food) is required in the face of growing concerns over the ...


Salam, P. A.Pandey, Vishnu PrasadShrestha, S.Anal, A. K.[The need for the nexus approach]The need for the nexus approach

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