http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/34936 2013-05-24T04:34:14Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/45136 Title: African urban harvest : agriculture in the cities of Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda Editors: Prain, Gordon; Karanja, Nancy; See-Smith, Diana Abstract: Over the past two decades, how has urban agriculture changed in sub-Saharan Africa? Is city farming now better integrated into environmental management and city governance? And, looking ahead, how might urban agriculture address the needs of the low-income households and modernizing cities of Africa? In this book, leading specialists in the fields of urban agriculture and urban environment present a unique collection of case studies that examines the growing role of local food production in urban livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Amongst many issues, the authors probe the changing role of urban agriculture, the risks and benefits of crop–livestock systems, and the opportunities for making locally produced food more easily available and more profitable. Concluding chapters reflect on the policy and governance implications of greater integration of urban natural resources and the built environment, an expanded role for urban agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa and the crucial role of women in urban food systems. African Urban Harvest will be of interest to decision-makers, development professionals, researchers, academics, and students and educators in urban planning, development studies, African studies, and environmental studies. Description: Co-published with Springer and the International Potato Center (CIP) 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/44668 Title: Seeds and synergies : innovating rural development in China Editors: Yiching, Song; Vernooy, Ronnie Abstract: Farmers and researchers too often live and work in different realities. Researchers breed plant hybrids in the laboratory that are successful only under ideal conditions, requiring just the right inputs of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. For resource-poor farmers, however, such conditions simply don’t exist. As a result, they either obtain poor results from high-tech seeds or continue to do the best they can with local varieties. Seeds and Synergies reflects on the innovative efforts of a group of Chinese researchers and extension agents to connect scientists and farmers. Their action research has enabled indigenous women and men in local communities to improve maize varieties jointly with professional plant breeders. This has invigorated maize production, created new livelihoods, and strengthened organizational capacities. The research has also resulted in policy changes in plant breeding, in the conservation of agricultural biodiversity, in the protection of indigenous knowledge, in farmer organization, and in the provision of services, notably extension. This book will be of particular interest to rural development scholars, researchers, teachers and trainers, and field-level practitioners. Description: Co-published with Practical Action Publishing 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/41132 Title: Greywater use in the Middle East : technical, social, economic and policy issues Editors: McIlwaine, Stephen; Redwood, Mark Abstract: In water-scarce areas of the Middle East, greywater (household wastewater excluding toilet waste) is commonly used by poor communities to irrigate home gardens. This both supplements the water available to the household and improves food security. This book draws together material presented at a conference in Jordan in 2007, and examines the technical approaches to treating and using greywater for irrigation, including its associated risks to health and the environment. It discusses many of the non-technical issues that influence effectiveness and sustainability of greywater use. It also takes a hard look at economic issues, arguing that more clarity and consistency from policymakers is essential if low-income, water-stressed communities are to make better and safer use of their existing water supplies. The book concludes by offering suggestions for where donor efforts and research could best be focused in the near future. Greywater use in the Middle East is important reading for researchers, donors, implementing agencies, and policymakers, in the fields of water supply, water reuse, livelihoods and agriculture. Description: Co-published with Practical Action Publishing and the Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/40734 Title: Success stories in Asian aquaculture Editors: De Silva, Sena S.; Davy, F. Brian Abstract: The stories presented in Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture reflect the unique nature of Asian aquaculture, providing first-time insight into how and why it has become so successful. Overall, the book demonstrates how the resiliency, adaptability, and innovation of small-scale aquaculture farmers have been crucial to this success. It also places aquaculture development in Asia into a wider global context, and describes its relationship to natural systems, social conditions, and economics. The book is unique in its in-depth presentation of primary research on Asian aquaculture, and in demonstrating how aquaculture can have a lasting positive impact on livelihoods, food security, and sustainable development. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers. The introduction and conclusion give an excellent general overview of Asian aquaculture, and the individual case studies provide a wealth of new information for specialist readers. Researchers, development workers, and decision-makers, in particular, will be interested in how the Asian experience might be used to strengthen aquaculture development more generally and in other parts of the developing tropics of Latin America and Africa. Description: Co-published with Springer and NACA 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/39892 Title: Control futuro de los alimentos : guía de las negociaciones y reglas internacionales sobre la propiedad intelectual, la biodiversidad y la seguridad alimentaria Authors: CIID; Quaker International Affairs Programme (QIAP) Editors: Tansey, Geoff; Rajotte, Tasmin Abstract: Este libro es la primera guía que abarca la amplia gama de asuntos fundamentales de propiedad intelectual y derechos de propiedad, de genética, de biodiversidad y de seguridad alimentaria. Se inicia con una introducción y visión general de los temas para luego entrar en detalle en capítulos sobre negociaciones e instrumentos de la Organización Mundial del Comercio, el Convenio sobre Diversidad Biológica, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual, la Unión Internacional para la Protección de Nuevas Variedades de Plantas y varios otros organismos internacionales. En la parte final se examinan respuestas de la sociedad civil a los cambios y desarrollos relevantes en estos asuntos y la manera en que inciden en la orientación de la investigación y el desarrollo, en la naturaleza de los procesos mundiales de negociación y las diversas soluciones en el futuro. Description: Copublicado por Mundi-Prensa; Versión inglés en la biblioteca: Future control of food : a guide to international negotiations and rules on intellectual property, biodiversity and food security 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z