Food security is a major issue in the West Bank. Given the region's arid environment and limited water for irrigation, knowing how to best use scarce resources can better inform agricultural policy for food security.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in Asia. About 70% of the population depends on agriculture for a living. Food insecurity affects rural people in particular, and the number of people who are food insecure is growing.
Shifting cultivation has generally been subject to policies that are geared toward eradicating the system altogether, whether by banning the practice or inducing farmers to take up alternative employment.
Cambodia has a long history of migration, dislocation and forced resettlement.
The grasslands and steppes of Mongolia are currently home to some 35 million head of livestock and 180 000 herding families.
Malnutrition remains a serious problem in the Philippines, especially among children. Could integrated garden and nutrition programs at schools help address the problem?
This project builds on an earlier phase, Poverty and Inequality Research Network for China (103310). It is motivated by ongoing debate in China concerning the global economic crisis.
This grant will allow Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry to examine issues related to common pool resource management and poverty in the context of decentralization in central Viet Nam.
Governance of aquatic resources continues to be a major problem in most parts of the world. More than 50 million people are highly dependent on aquatic resources that continue to be degraded and governed in an unsustainable way.
Agrifood markets in developing and transition countries are undergoing rapid change.