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Noack, F.Wunder, SvenAngelsen, A.Börner, J.[Responses to Weather and Climate: A Cross-Section Analysis of Rural Incomes]Responses to Weather and Climate: A Cross-Section Analysis of Rural Incomes
Hecht, S.B.Yang, A.L.Sijapati Basnett, B.Padoch, C.Peluso, N.L.[People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests]People in motion, forests in transition: Trends in migration, urbanization, and remittances and their effects on tropical forests
Center for International Forestry Research[The West Africa Forest-Farm Interface Project (WAFFI): Strengthening smallholder food security, income and gender equity within West Africa's forest-farm interface]The West Africa Forest-Farm Interface Project (WAFFI): Strengthening smallholder food security, income and gender equity within West Africa's forest-farm interface

Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies...


Suhardiman, DianaPavelic, PaulKeovilignavong, OulavanhGiordano, Mark[Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos]Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

Agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopia’s economy, contributing more than 40% to GDP and providing a livelihood to about 80% of the population. Agriculture is dominated by smallholders growing predominantly rainfed cereals, making economic performance dependent on rainfall availability. This stud...


Makombe, GodswillNamara, Regassa E.Awulachew, Seleshi BekeleHagos, FitsumKanjere, M.[An analysis of the productivity and technical efficiency of smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia]An analysis of the productivity and technical efficiency of smallholder irrigation in Ethiopia

During the months of April and May 2014, vegetation structure was measured on the 150 selected plots. The altitude and plot boundary coordinates were recorded using Garmin eTrex GPS. Plot size was calculated based on plot boundary coordinates in R Statistics (R Core Team, 2014) using the sp packa...


Rahn, EricLiebig, Teresa InesGhazoul, JabouryAsten, Piet J.A. vanLäderach, PeterVaast, PhilippeSarmiento, AlejandraGarcía, ClaudeJassogne, Laurence T.P.[Replication Data for: Opportunities for sustainable intensification of coffee agro-ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient on Mt. Elgon, Uganda]Replication Data for: Opportunities for sustainable intensification of coffee agro-ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient on Mt. Elgon, Uganda

Outlines the prospect of utilizing urea treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya. Discusses agricultural activities, such as crop production, animal production, feed constraints, land availability, feed resources, feed conservation and utilization of maize stover.


Said, A.N.Wanyoike, M.M.[The prospect of utilizing urea-treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya]The prospect of utilizing urea-treated maize stover by smallholders in Kenya

Women in developing countries are often omitted from key parts of the agricultural value chains. We used household survey data in bi-probit and ordinary least squares regression models to estimate the determinants of women’s participation in cassava cultivation and marketing in Tanzania. Land siz...


Masamha, B.Thebe, V.Uzokwe, Veronica N.E.[Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania]Unlocking the household ‘Black Box’: a gendered analysis of smallholder farmers' participation in the cassava (Manihot esculenta crantz) value chain in Tanzania

The objectives of the study were to identify and analyze the food security measures of rural households in Borno State of Nigeria. Using multi-stage sampling techniques, 1,200 households spread across 30 communities located in four Local Government Areas of Borno State were selected through a ran...


Amaza, P.S.Adejobi, A.O.Fregene, T.[Measurement and determinants of food insecurity in northeast Nigeria: some empirical policy guidelines]Measurement and determinants of food insecurity in northeast Nigeria: some empirical policy guidelines

In low- and middle-income countries, the management of fecal sludge from on-site sanitation systems has received little attention over many decades, resulting in insufficient or missing regulations to guide investments and management options. To address this gap, this report examines existing and...


Jayathilake, NilanthiDrechsel, PayKeraita, B.Fernando, SudarshanaHanjra, M. A.[Guidelines and regulations for fecal sludge management from on-site sanitation facilities]Guidelines and regulations for fecal sludge management from on-site sanitation facilities

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