International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) could face food shortages in the future because of its growing population. Agricultural expansion causes ...

Authors: Brandt, P.;Yesuf, G.;Herold, M.;Rufino, M.C.

Naturally isolated montane forests in East Africa are hotspots of biodiversity, often characterised by high species endemism, and ...

Authors: Hamunyela, E.;Brandt, P.;Shirima, D.;Ha Thi, T.D.;Herold, M.;Román-Cuesta, R.M.

Forest Tenure Reform implementation involves diverse actors with multiple roles and interests, including government officials. Few...

Authors: Herawati, T.;Mwangi, E.;Liswanti, N.

More and more effective research is needed to help address complex sustainability problems. Many research approaches have adopted ...

Authors: Belcher, B.;Claus, R.;Davel, R.;Ramirez, L.F.

Land use change, especially conversion of native forests can have large impacts on water resources. Large scale conversion of nati...

Authors: Owuor, S.O.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.;Guzha, A.C.;Jacobs, S.;Merbold, L.;Rufino, M.C.;Pelster, D.D.;Díaz-Pinés, E.;Breuer, L.

Governance of food systems is a poorly understood determinant of food security. Much scholarship on food systems governance is non...

Authors: Delaney, A.;Evans, T.;McGreevy, J.;Blekking, J.;Schlachter, T.;Korhonen-Kurki, K.;Tamás, P.A.;Crane, T.A.;Eakin, H.;Förch, W.;Jones, L.;Nelson, D.R.;Oberlack, C.;Purdon, M.;Rist, S.

This study aims to explain effects of soil textural class, topography, land use, and land use history on soil greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Authors: Wanyama, I.;Rufino, M.C.;Pelster, D.E.;Wanyama, G.;Atzberger, C.;Van Asten, P.;Verchot, L.V.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.

Increasing demand for food and the shortage of arable land call for sustainable intensification of farming, especially in Sub-Saha...

Authors: Brandt, P.;Hamunyela, E.;Herold, M.;de Bruin, S.;Verbesselt, J.;Rufino, M.C.

Few field studies examine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from African agricultural systems, resulting in high uncertainty for nati...

Authors: Pelster, D.;Rufino, M.C.;Rosenstock, T.S.;Mango, J.;Saiz, G.;Diaz-Pines, E.;Baldi, G.;Butterbach-Bahl, K.

Reducing emissions of agricultural greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as methane and nitrous oxide, and sequestering carbon in the soil...

Authors: Olander, L.;Wollenberg, E.;Tubiello, F.