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“mayke kaag”

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  • The Global Land Grab

    Beyond the Hype

    by Annelies Zoomers, Mayke Kaag ...
    The last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing - the large-scale acquisition of land in the global South. It is a phenomenon against which locals seem defenceless, and one about which multilateral organizations, such as the World Bank, as well as civil-society organizations and action NGOs have become ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

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  • Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa

    The Impact of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian Investments

    Edited by Renu Modi, Fantu Cheru ...
    Series series Africa Now
    The subject of food security and land issues in Africa has become one of increased importance and contention over recent years. In particular, the focus has shifted to the role new global South donors - especially India, China and Brazil - are playing in shaping African agriculture through their increased involvement and investment in the continent.Approaching the topic through the framework of ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Land and Sustainable Development in Africa

    Edited by Kojo Sebastian Amanor, Sam Moyo ...
    This book links contemporary debates on land reform with wider discourses on sustainable development within Africa. Featuring chapters and in-depth case studies on South Africa and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana and West Africa, it traces the development of ideas about sustainable development and addresses a new agenda based on social justice.The authors critically examine contemporary ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • Alternative Irrigation

    The Promise of Runoff Agriculture

    by Christopher J Barrow ...
    An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Human Rights and the Third World

    Issues and Discourses

    by Subrata Sankar Bagchi, Arnab Das, Marie-Luisa Frick, Clarence J. Dias, Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay, Sayan Bhattacharya, Agus Wahyudi, Dip Kapoor, Ram Puniyani0, Debi Chatterjee1, Pranta Pratik Patnaik2, Semahgn Gashu3, Pawan Dhall4, Tushar Kanti Saha5, Francis Machingura6, Anuradha Saibaba Rajesh7, Satyabrata Chakrborty8, Dipankar Sinha9, Subhasis Mukhopadhyay0, Scott Simon1, Awi Mona2 ...
    Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human rights. It finds Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks to open up a discursive space in the human rights discourse to address unresolved questions, citing issues and problems from different countries in the Third World: 1. Whether alternative ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Understanding Food Insecurity

    Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design

    by Maria Sassi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition of food insecurity and the design of suitable responses. The early chapters discuss the evolution and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Farmer Innovation in Africa

    A Source of Inspiration for Agricultural Development

    Edited by Chris Reij, Ann Waters-Bayer ...
    One of Africa's major untapped resources is the creativity of its farmers. This book presents a series of clear and detailed studies that demonstrate how small-scale farmers, both men and women, experiment and innovate in order to improve their livelihoods, despite the adverse conditions and lack of appropriate external support with which they have to contend.The studies are based on fieldwork in ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Living Farms

    Encouraging Sustainable Smallholders in Southern Africa

    by Martin Whiteside ...
    Designed as an accessible text on sustainable agriculture, this book contains information on community organization and participation, technologies for sustainability and the wider policy and service environment. The book looks at a variety of ways of encouraging sustainability through policy change and service provision, including: ways of improving financial services; ways of improving land ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

    by Tuyet L. Cosslett, Patrick D. Cosslett ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book highlights rice and water resources security in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam – countries that share the international Mekong River, which is a source of both regional cooperation and conflict. It discusses the topography, population, economy, rice production and rice trade of these four riparian countries, and analyses the impacts of climate change, El Nino and La Nina, and the ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Dynamics and Diversity

    Soil Fertility and Farming Livelihoods in Africa

    Edited by Ian Scoones ...
    Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. Careful studies from widely different areas reveal how closely bound up soil management is with complex social, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • War, Peace and Progress in the 21st Century

    Development, Violence and Insecurity

    Edited by Heloise Weber, Mark Berger ...
    Series series ThirdWorlds
    The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now thought of as one of the central challenges of world politics. However, its complexities are often overlooked in scholarly analysis and among policy practitioners, who tend to adopt a technocratic approach to the crisis of development and violence ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Regenerating Agriculture

    An Alternative Strategy for Growth

    by Jules N. Pretty ...
    For the past 50 years, the main goal of agriculture has been to increase production at any price, using high amounts of fertilizers and pesticides and intensive industrial methods. This has caused damage to the environment and widespread rural depopulation. This study shows that there is a viable alternative - a form of agriculture which conserves resources, maintains rural employment and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD