ii CIMMYT (www.cimmyt.mx or www.cimmyt.cgiar.org) is an internationally funded, nonprofit scientific research and training organization. Headquartered in Mexico, the Center works with agricultural research institutions worldwide to improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of maize and wheat systems for poor farmers in developing countries. It is one of 16 similar centers supp...

2013;26(4) S Afr J Clin Nutr Mokori A, PhD Candidate, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Hendriks SL, PhD, Director, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, University of Pretoria Oriskushaba P, MSc, Programme Coordinator, Lutheran World Federa...

2013;26(4) S Afr J Clin Nutr Mokori A, PhD Candidate, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Hendriks SL, PhD, Director, Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, University of Pretoria Oriskushaba P, MSc, Programme Coordinator, Lutheran World Federa...

Smallholder farmers and poor rural households are vulnerable to both economic and social shocks which hamper their participation in agricultural activities. Well-designed social protection programmes can help to reduce both the risk and vulnerability by building resilience to shocks and stresses. Although the gender-specific challenges of women’s largely unequal involvement in agricultural acti...

One direct way in which agricultural input subsidies can provide social protection to the poor is by targeting the poor with very high subsidies to ensure that they are able to access inputs. Although the Malawi Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (MAISP) generally targets resource-poor households, the targeting guidelines also accord special consideration to vulnerable groups such as child-he...

This study determined impact of rural infrastructures (provision of water supply, and feeder roads) by Ebonyi State Agricultural Development programme (EBADEP) on farmers’ agricultural practices and socio economic status. Two research questions guided the study. The study made use of survey design. The study was carried out in Ebonyi State Nigeria. The Population for the study was 398 made up o...

The Farmers of the Future (FoF) initiative implemented a programme of integrating natural resources management in the basic education curriculum. The purpose of the study was to document activities and determine the effects of FoF programme on primary school learners’ perceptions towards natural resources management by comparing learners involved in the FoF programme and those not involved. Fur...