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Guiding policies and investments to reduce agriculture-led deforestation in Viet Nam
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The study unpacks the potential, current and future, linkages between beef and dairy development and deforestation, using Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Viet Nam as case study, where the beef and dairy production increases are important and potential impact on the primary forests is of particular concern. It shows how beef and dairy expansion creates demand for additional land, which combined with existing land constraints, increases risk of further deforestation. The study also proposes possible entry points for [...]
Progress towards sustainable agriculture – Drivers of change
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The Progress towards Sustainable Agriculture initiative (PROSA) is a framework that seeks to complement ongoing efforts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and particularly indicator 2.4.1, to support country-level assessments using data already available at the national level. Making agriculture more sustainable – productive, environmentally friendly, resilient and profitable is fundamental, as agriculture remains the main source of livelihood for the majority of the world’s poor and hungry. The pathway towards sustainable agriculture must ensure increasing output, but also make [...]
Policy options for cropping systems diversification in Southern Africa
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GIUSEPPE MAGGIO AND NICHOLAS J. SITKO
Chapter 30 in
Transforming Agriculture in Southern Africa: Constraints, Technologies, Policies and Processes1st EditionRichard A. Sikora, Eugene R. Terry, Paul L.G. Vlek, Joyce Chitja
Climate Smart agriculture: building resilience to climate change
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Policy and management of natural resources now require interdisciplinary approaches including natural and social sciences to correctly address our society preferences. This series provides a collection of works containing most recent findings on economics, management and policy of renewable biological resources, such as water, land, crop protection, sustainable agriculture, technology, and environmental health. It incorporates modern thinking and techniques of economics and management.