This paper reviews the empirical literature on the determinants of farmer adoption of
sustainable intensification technologies in maize agri-food systems of the Global South. The …

Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, given
dependence on agricultural production and limited adaptive capacity. Based on farm …

Subsistence farmers are among the people most vulnerable to current climate variability.
Climate models predict that climate change will lead to warmer temperatures, increasing …

Background The prevalence of unintended pregnancy in Kenya continues to be high. The
2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) showed that nearly 50% of unmarried …

Background Despite the significant proportion of young people residing in slum
communities, little attention has been paid to the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) …

In this article we reflect on the discussions as to whether breeding and seed system
development should proceed along its current well established route of developing varieties …

Over the past decade, there have been a number of initiatives to promote a more systematic
integration of “quantitative” and “qualitative,” or “Q-Squared,” approaches to poverty analysis …

The biofuel crop Jatropha curcas has been promoted in developing countries as a means of
improving the livelihoods of rural populations. In Mexico, despite the initially assumed …

Drawing on original data, secondary literature, aerial photographs and archives, this book
analyzes changes in the use of the landscape and the nature of rural livelihoods in two …

This book examines the underlying assumptions and implications of how we conceptualise
and investigate poverty. The empirical entry point for such inquiry is a series of research …