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Soil nutrient balance, economic performance and scenarios for closing nutrient gaps in heterogeneous smallholder farm systems in south-western Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers widespread nutrient mining, raising the problem of insustainable intensification. Understanding the relationship among soil nutrient balance, intensification and farm’s economic performance can ...
Agricultural Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in Jordan - Methodology and Data Collection Materials
The Syria crisis, now in its 6th year, has brought about an influx of 659,957 refugees (UNHCR, 2017). Around 80 per cent of Syrian refugees in Jordan live outside camps. Many work mainly in agricultural sector; their ...
Maize and Livestock Production Efficiencies and Their Drivers in Heterogeneous Smallholder Systems in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Smallholder farms produce most of the food in the sub-Saharan African drylands, which are still facing a critical food shortage due to low productivity and a growing population. Given the poverty level, which limits ...
Agricultural Livelihoods of Syrian refugees in Jordan: current situation and opportunities ahead - Final Report
This study was conducted in four governorates of Jordan: Amman, Madaba, Irbid and Mafraq. These governorates of Northern Jordan were chosen based on the fact that IFAD previous investment focused on the South of the country. ...
Linking farm and soil nutrient balances with economic performance of main agricultural livelihood system types in a semi-arid region of Burkina Faso
Providing sufficient food to increasing populations in SubSaharan
Africa without undermining agro-ecosystems is a growing
challenge. Addressing this challenge requires developing an array of
sustainable soil nutrient ...
Integrative Management Options for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Livelihoods of Smallholders in the Dryland of Southwestern Burkina Faso Session 2: Systems-based Problem Diagnosis and Im-provement
Workshop Report on Integrative Management Options for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Livelihoods of Smallholders in the Dryland of Southwestern Burkina Faso Session 2: Systems-based Problem Diagnosis and Im-provement
Integrative Management Options for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Livelihoods of Smallholders in the Dryland of Southwestern Burkina Faso Session 1: Agricultural Livelihood Choice Analysis and Future planning
workshop report on Integrative Management Options for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Livelihoods of Smallholders in the Dryland of Southwestern Burkina Faso Session 1: Agricultural Livelihood Choice Analysis and ...
Livelihood heterogeneity in shaping smallholder farms' nutrient management and efficiency: the case of Ioba Province, Burkina Faso in West Africa
Low food productivity and inefficient nutrient management remain the main interrelated problems of sub-Saharan African smallholder farming systems. Understanding the problems is framed by the varying livelihood conditions ...
Agricultural livelihood systems (ALS) typology for coping with socio-ecological diversity in ALS transition research: A demonstrative case in Pontieba, south-western Burkina Faso
Smallholder farms’ populations are characterized by their heterogeneity giving the diversity of farms’ livelihood settings. Integrated farming system modelling therefore requires a preliminary clear identification of the ...
Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Presentation of Eco-efficiency Analysis of Typical Smallholder Systems: Case Study in Southwestern Burkina Faso