Browsing Research articles (ORI) by Subject "Food security"
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Agrarian reforms and the African green revolution
(Emerald, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2012)Agricultural intensification is central to the Green Revolution (GR) programme. This initiative, which dates back to early 1940s, revolves around the development of high yielding and disease resistant seed varieties that ... -
Claims and counterclaims: institutional arrangements and farmers response to the delivery and adoption of innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2017)Purpose: This article examined how institutional factors influencing the promotion of two elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations (ECDIs) introduced to farmers through a ministry-based extension system in the Okavango ... -
HIV/AIDS, artisanal fishing and food security in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/pce, 2007)Generally, rural households pursue all year round natural and non-natural resource-based livelihood systems to diversify these options in order to cope with risks emanating from a range of shocks and stressors. Artisanal ... -
Potential impacts of biofuel development on food security in Botswana: A contribution to energy policy
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com/locate/enpol, 2012-04)Biofuel development continues to be a critical development strategy in Africa because it promises to be an important part of the emerging bio-economy. However, there is a growing concern that the pattern of biofuel development ...