The Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP) is a Sector Programme largely implemented at the district level through the District Agricultural Development Plans (DADPs) as an integral part of the District Development Plan (DDP).
Together with reductions in indirect taxes on food imports, cash for work programs were one of the main responses implemented by African governments following the food, fuel, and financial crisis of recent years. The main objective of those programs was to help the poor cope with the various shocks by increasing their net earnings through community-level work paid for under the programs.
This report contains the full transcript of an interview conducted by a KHRG researcher in May 2011 with a villager from Ler Doh Township, Nyaunglebin District. The researcher interviewed Naw P---, a 40-year-old farmer who described her experiences living in a Tatmadaw-controlled relocation site, and in her original village in a mixed-administration area under effective Tatmadaw control.
This report contains the full transcripts of three interviews conducted during March and April 2011 in Tantabin Township, Toungoo District by a villager trained by KHRG to monitor human rights conditions.
This research gives an evaluation of Tana delta with regard to areas that are suitable for rice growing. The study area lies on the Eastern delta area of the Tana river of which 16000 hectares have been earmarked for commercial rice farming.
The objective of this report is to identify and evaluate best practices in smallholder private irrigation in West Africa. The report is based on a comparative assessment of the smallholder private irrigation subsector in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria, which included a literature review, field visits, and workshops at both national and regional levels.
Over the past 25 years, Uganda has experienced sustained economic growth, supported by a prudent macroeconomic framework and propelled by consistent policy reforms. Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth averaged 7.4 percent in the 2000s, compared with 6.5 in the 1990s.
La crise des prix des denrées alimentaires de 2008 a entraîné des émeutes de la faim dans plus de 30 pays. Elle a accru la priorité politique donnée à la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle et a donné lieu à une série d’initiatives internationales, régionales et nationales visant à améliorer cette sécurité.
Dans le sillage de la crise alimentaire mondiale de 2007/2008, le Comité de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale (CSA) a subi une profonde transformation.
La malnutrition est un problème grave et très répandu en Afrique. Le Programme détaillé pour le développement de l'agriculture africaine (PDDAA) du NEPAD (Nouveau partenariat pour le développement de l'Afrique) réclame de toute urgence des mesures pour lutter contre les problèmes alimentaires et nutritionnels au niveau régional et au niveau national.
Lancé récemment, le processus de renégociation de la Convention relative à l’aide alimentaire (CAA) est passé pratiquement inaperçu du grand public. Élaborée il y a plus de 40 ans entre 23 pays donateurs, la Convention avait pour objectif d’utiliser les surplus céréaliers pour lutter contre la faim dans les pays en développement.
La crise des prix alimentaires qui sévit actuellement est la