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Agriculture

Agriculture is a key pathway out of poverty. Getting growth moving through different types of agriculture in ways that benefit poor people is a major policy priority. However, while many of the technical problems and solutions are well known, previous efforts have been found wanting.

IDS research aims to revitalise the debate on agriculture. Our focuses are on the politics of policy processes surrounding agricultural development, particularly in Africa. Through context sensitive research in a diversity of settings, we aim to explore new pathways for sustainable agriculture which benefit the poor and marginalised.

Work on agriculture involves a number of IDS teams and is conducted with partners worldwide.

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Accelerating Progress in Reducing Hunger and Undernutrition

This programme will focus on how agriculture can deliver better nutrition outcomes by developing evidence-based policy options and tools for businesses, governments, NGOs and donors. More details

AgMIP Global Economic Model Intercomparison

The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) hosted by the Columbia University Earth Institute is a major international effort to assess the state of global agricultural modelling and to understand climate impacts on the agricultural sector. More details

Agricultural Biotechnology & Policy Processes in Developing Countries

Modern agricultural biotechnology has profound implications for global and local agricultural and food systems, and for the livelihoods of farmers in the developed and developing worlds. The actual consequences will depend on the pathways along which the technology is developed and applied in practice. More details

ALINe

There is a new and widespread commitment within the development community to invest in agriculture as a way of reducing poverty and hunger. Three quarters of the one billion people surviving on less than $1 a day live and work in rural areas, and most rely on agriculture for their food and income. Investing in agriculture is key to lifting the world's poor out of hunger and poverty. More details

Analysing the Effects from Non Tariff Measures (NTM) in the Global Agri-Food Trade

The project's objective is to collect and analyse new data on non-tariff measures, particularly on governmental standards and regulations that prescribe the conditions for importing agri-food products into the EU market and into the markets of the main competing players. More details

Assessing the Political Feasibility of Policy Reform in the Horn of Africa

The project investigated the ways in which local political organisation, interest group power, and institutional proclivities and capacities shape the reform initiatives that are most likely to be successful. More details

Changing Livelihoods in Darfur Since 2005

Assessing current livelihood strategies and options available to vulnerable communities living in Darfur. More details

Crop-livestock Integration in Africa

The aim of this project has been to explore the dynamics of crop-livestock integration in contrasting agroecological settings in Africa through an analysis of the institutions which mediate change. More details

Ending Famine in the 21st Century

IDS is coordinating a programme of work based on the belief that global eradication of famine is achievable in the foreseeable future. The ultimate objective of this policy-oriented research is to contribute to a new policy agenda for famine prevention. More details

Foresight Project Global Food and Farming Futures: Food System Scenarios and Modelling

The Foresight project Global Food and Farming Futures explores the increasing pressures on the global food system between now and 2050. The Report highlights the decisions that policy makers need to take today, and in the years ahead, to ensure that a global population rising to nine billion or more can be fed sustainably and equitably. More details

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Food Price Volatility and Financial Speculation

 (2013)
Spratt, S.

Vulnerability and Adaptation of African rural populations to Climate Change: the Case of Fishers’ Communities in the Central Delta of Niger

Climate Change 3-4.115 (2012)
Morand, P., Kodio, A., Andrew, N., Lemoalle, J. and Béné, C.

Young People and Agriculture in Africa

 IDS Bulletin 43.6 (2012)
Sumberg, J. and Wellard, K.

Climate Change Communication and Social Learning - Review and Strategy Development for CCAFS

 22 (2012)
Harvey, B., Ensor, J., Carlile, L., Garside, B., Patterson, Z., and Naess, L.O.

Africa: The Women Who Grow Africa's Food Need a Voice

 (2012)
AllAfrica

Small Farm Commercialisation in Africa: Reviewing the Issues

 (2012)
Wiggins, S., Argwings-Kodhek, G., Leavy, J. and Poulton, C.

Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in Malawi

 46 (2012)
Chisinga, B. and Naess, L.O.

Agricultural Model Inter-comparison and Improvement Project: Summary Report on Reference Scenario Comparison

 Commissioned by International Food Policy Research Institute (2012)
von Lampe, M. and Willenbockel, D.

Effectiveness of Agricultural Interventions that Aim to Improve Nutritional Status of Children: Systematic Review

 British Medical Journal 344:d8222 (2012)
Masset, E., Haddad, L., Cornelius, A. and Isaza-Castro, L.

Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World

 (2012)
Sumberg, J and Thompson, J.

Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development

 (2012)
Devereux, S., Sabates-Wheeler, R. and Longhurst, R. (editors)

Success making and success stories: agronomic research in the spottlight

 In 'Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World' (2012)
Sumberg, J and Thompson, J.

Future Farmers: Youth Aspirations, Expectations and Life Choices

 (2012)
Leavy, J. and Smith, S.

Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Resarch in a Changing World

 In 'Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World' (2012)
Sumberg, J and Thompson, J.

Nullius in Verba: Contestation, Pathways and Political Agronomy

 In 'Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Resarch in a Changing World' (2012)
Sumberg, J. Thompson, J. Woodhouse, P

Mind the (yield) gaps(s)

 Food Security 4.4 (2012)
Sumberg, J.

Young People and Policy Narratives in Sub-Saharan Africa

 Future Agricultures Working Paper (2012)
Anyidoho, N., Kayuni, H., Ndungu, J., Leavy, J., Sall, M.,Tadele, G., and Sumberg, J.

Succes Making and Success Stories: Agronomic Research in the Spotlight

 In 'Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Resarch in a Changing World' (2012)
Sumberg, J. Thompson, J. Woodhouse, P

Why Agronomy in the Developing World Has Become More Contentious

 Agriculture and Human Values DOI 1007/s10460-012-9376-8.10 (2012)
Sumberg, J., Thompson, J. Woodhouse, P.

'Good Farmers' on sub-Saharan Africa: Evolving Narratives

 FAC Working Paper 021 (2011)
Sumberg, J.
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