June 23, 2014
Landscape Capacity Building in Africa: How to Ensure Ownership, Equality and Change
Cora van Oosten
Wageningen UR
Louise Buck
Working from a landscape perspective means to be able to “see the bigger picture.” Besides having technical know-how, one needs to understand spatial processes, work in teams to make landscape decisions, balance the needs of many stakeholders, and be sensitive to local circumstances. Without a doubt, it is difficult to live up to these aspects […] ...
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June 20, 2014
Priorities for Research to Achieve Landscapes for People, Food and Nature in Africa
Christine Negra
Emerging Ag Inc.
In too many parts of Africa, a challenging combination of natural resource and labor constraints and limited access to agricultural inputs and technologies reinforces persistent yield gaps and rural poverty traps. Now more than ever, innovative research on sustainable agriculture is crucial to Africa’s well-being. In 2001-2008, public research and development (R&D) in sub ...
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June 18, 2014
Unlocking the Potential of Integrated Landscape Management for Business in Africa
Lee Gross
EcoAgriculture Partners
With approximately 60% of the world’s remaining arable land, Africa is poised to achieve significant economic growth through agricultural development and other rural land uses. It has been estimated that between 2008-2020, consumer products, natural resources, agriculture and infrastructure in Africa will combine for a potential revenue of $US 2.6 trillion – with agri ...
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June 16, 2014
Landscape Governance in Africa: Navigating Power Imbalances to Foster Cooperation
Constance Neely
World Agroforestry Centre
Raffaela Kozar
Louise Buck
Editor’s note: This July, the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative is hosting a conference to bring together leading minds from African government, research, civil society and the private sector in Nairobi. The goal? To generate an ambitious agenda to enhance and scale effective integrated landscape management in Africa. By sharing the best in […] ...
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