June 16, 2010 / FAC blog
The starting point for the Manifesto is the massive disconnect between ever expanding volumes of research and development in science and technology (S&T) and the persistence of poverty, social injustice and environmental damage. How can these resources be made to
June 16, 2010 / FAC blog
Yesterday the Royal Society hosted the launch of the STEPS Centre Manifesto on Innovation, Sustainability and Development. STEPS is supported by the ESRC and hosted by IDS and by SPRU at the University of Sussex.The Manifesto draws on work that
June 8, 2010 / FAC blog
Conference focus The focus of the conference will be on the politics of global land grabbing and agrarian change. Papers should address some of the most urgent and strategic questions around global land grab, including: What is the nature and
June 7, 2010 / Seasonality Revisited
Media Release (with embargo date of 1 July 2009) – contact D.Hughes@future-agricultures.org 'Seasonal poverty’ is worsening. Climate Change, AIDS and heightened vulnerability identified as main culprits.As seasons across the world appear to become more unpredictable, the impacts of seasonal shocks
June 7, 2010 / University of the Bush
Media Release (with embargo date of 1 July 2009) – contact D.Hughes@future-agricultures.org 'Seasonal poverty’ is worsening. Climate Change, AIDS and heightened vulnerability identified as main culprits.As seasons across the world appear to become more unpredictable, the impacts of seasonal shocks
June 4, 2010 / News
Adaptation Strategies of Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in Ethiopia and Mali More than 1 billion people are currently undernourished, mostly in the developing world (FAO, 2009a). In Africa, more than 218 million people, or around 30 per cent of the
June 4, 2010 / FAC blog
The report’s focus is on perceptions of changes among pastoralists and agropastoralists in Borana, Ethiopia and Gao and Mopti, Mali. Perceptions of changes in climate patterns were compared with response patterns and changes in the availability of support to tackle
May 27, 2010 / Working Papers
By Steve Wiggins July 2009 Despite the achievements of smallholders in Asia during the green revolution, there is scepticism that Africa’s smallholders — who dominate the farm area in most countries — can imitate this model and deliver agricultural growth.
May 27, 2010 / Working Papers
Lídia Cabral, Colin Poulton, Steve Wiggins and Linxiu Zhang July 2006 Comparing reform of agricultural policy in Bangladesh, Chile, China and New Zealand, this paper derives lessons for countries contemplating reform. In all cases reforms to farm policy were undertaken
May 19, 2010 / FAC projects
Conference Call 24th—28th May 2010 Egerton University Njoro, Kenya T he Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) announces the 2010 conference call at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. The conference will involve plenary sessions, with presentations from renowned international scientists on
May 18, 2010 / Researchers
Abdi Hussein is a development practitioner with over 25 years experience managing projects in pastoralist areas of Ethiopia and Somalia for international NGOs, UN agencies and national pastoralist groups. This year he will complete his MA in Development Studies at
May 18, 2010 / Researchers
Hussein Mahmoud is Lecturer in the Department of Geography at Egerton University in Nakuru, Kenya. His research interests include livestock marketing in pastoralist areas, pastoralist livelihoods, natural resource management in drylands, and the dynamics of conflicts in the Horn of
May 18, 2010 / Researchers
Abdirizak Nunow is a Lecturer in the School of Environmental Studies at Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya, where he teaches a range of graduate and undergraduate courses on environmental science, human ecology, and arid lands. His main research interests relate
May 18, 2010 / Pastoralism
In recent years in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia violent incidents have claimed increasing numbers of lives. Incidents of political intimidation, cattle rustling, smuggling and other kinds of crime have spread fear, disrupted trade, hampered livestock production and impeded mobility.
May 17, 2010 / FAC projects
CALL FOR PAPERS International Academic Conference on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ 6-8 April 2011 Co-organized and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, Brighton, UK The Journal of Peasant Studies, in collaboration with the
May 17, 2010 / Land
Co-organized and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium in partnership with the Journal of Peasant Studies and the Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI). This international academic conference on ‘Global Land Grabbing’ will be held on 6-8 April 2011 at the
May 17, 2010 / Land
The 2010 application process is now closed. (The following is for background information only). A convergence of factors has been driving a revaluation of land by powerful economic and political actors. This is occurring across the world, but especially in
May 17, 2010 / Land
This call has now closed - view the list of recipients A convergence of factors has been driving a revaluation of land by powerful economic and political actors. This is occurring across the world, but especially in the global South.
May 17, 2010 / FAC projects
A convergence of factors has been driving a revaluation of land by powerful economic and political actors. This is occurring across the world, but especially in the global South. As a result, we are seeing a dramatic rise in the
May 15, 2010 / Research Papers
Blessings ChinsingaJuly 2007 This paper is based on research work carried out the under auspices of the Politics and Policy Processes theme of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC). It demonstrates that political context matters in agricultural development policy issues, using
May 15, 2010 / Working Papers
By Jennifer Leavy and Colin PoultonSeptember 2007 Accelerated growth in agriculture is seen by many as critical if the MDGs are to be met inAfrica. Although there are debates about the future viability of small farms (Hazell et al.2007), the
May 14, 2010 / Research Papers
Blessings ChinsingaMarch 2008 The main motivation of this research is to understand the functioning of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) at district level and beyond in a changing context shaped by political and market liberalization in which policy reforms have
May 14, 2010 / Research Papers
Blessings ChinsingaFebruary 2008 This study was carried out under the auspices of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) politics and policy processes sub-theme. Building on the earlier work of the sub-theme on the debates about the Ministries of Agriculture (MoAs) in
May 14, 2010 / Research Papers
October 2009 Although fluctuating in intensity, debates about the role of the state remain fundamental to strategies for rural development and poverty reduction. Under structural adjustment African states were scaled back to play a minimalist public goods provider role, motivated
May 14, 2010 / Research Papers
Geophrey O. Sikei, Booker W. Owuor and Colin PoultonJune, 2008 A widely accepted objective of agricultural development is to achieve sustainable intensification. With many people especially in the rural areas deriving their livelihoods directly or indirectly from agriculture, the performance
May 14, 2010 / Working Papers
Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 Patrick Irungu, Lydia Ndirangu and John Omiti March 2009 This paper focuses on social protection programs in Kenya’s agriculture. A case study approach was used where three cases were examined: (a)
May 14, 2010 / Working Papers
Ramatu Al-Hassan and Colin Poulton January 2009 Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to embark on structural adjustment reforms. 25 years on, its continuing commitment to reform for national economic development has yielded impressive gains in growth
May 13, 2010 / Conference Publications
Despite the achievements of smallholders in Asia during the green revolution, there is scepticism that Africa’s smallholders — who dominate the farm area in most countries — can imitate this model and deliver agricultural growth. This paper assesses whether such
May 13, 2010 / FAC blog
The discussions covered the following questions – Can the world be fed in 2050? Quantitative models suggest it can, even if this will probably mean raising agricultural output by 70% and growing another 1 billion tonnes of grain. Most of
May 13, 2010 / News
On October 11 and 12th, 2009 FAO brought together in Rome more than 400 invited participants from across the world in a High Level Expert Forum on ‘How to Feed the World in 2050’. A preparatory exercise for the World
May 10, 2010 / FAC blog
Some of the many features include: Our full collection of policy briefs, working papers, occasional papers, etc. A growing list of relevant RSS feeds (e.g. ELDIS, R4D, GFAR, IFPRI, etc.) An events calendar of key African agriculturee-debates A new FAC blog and user comment
May 10, 2010 / Miscelleanous
Future Agricultures Consortium Early Career Fellowships Programme Application Form 2010 Instructions You may complete this form through the Online Application Form You may also download a version of this form HERE and send by e-mail to: FAC-Fellowships@future-agricultures.org. The application must
May 10, 2010 / Early Career Fellowship Programme
Fellowship Programme The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) aims to encourage critical debate and policy dialogue on the future of agriculture in Africa. Founded in 2005, the Consortium is a partnership between leading research-based organisations in Africa and the UK, with
May 7, 2010 / Early Career Fellowship Programme
The second call for FAC's Early Career Fellowship Programme is now closed. Applications were accepted to 24:00hrs (Nairobi Time) on February 15 2011.
May 6, 2010 / FAC blog
Today, FAC is launching a cooperative programme to bolster the upcoming African agriculture researchers. In a partnership with the Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics (CMAAE), FAC launches a three-year capacity building programme that will be available to early
May 4, 2010 / Policy Dialogue
John Omiti hosted two FAC network meetings to discuss how to move the FAC agenda forward at country level. In the first meeting, four items were discussed:
May 4, 2010 / Policy Dialogue
John Omiti and consortium members participated in an international workshop onpromoting the development of farmer associations in Africa in order to improve delivery of farm inputs (e.g. seed, and fertilizer) and requisite services (extension and financial services) to farmers.
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