Large-Scale Land Acquisitions by Foreign Investors in West Africa: Learning Points

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Recent reports indicating that large portions of land (estimated 50-80m hectares) have been bought by international investors in middle- and low-income countries, with roughly two-thirds of those purchases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, calls for a cursory appraisal of the implications of the trend of land grabbing for West African food security.

Agriculture, Land

Sustainable Land Management Practices used by Farm Households for Climate Change Adaptation in South East Nigeria

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The study determined the sustainable land management (SLM) practices used by farm households for climate change adaptation in South East Nigeria. Four hundred farm households selected through a multistage random sampling procedure from Enugu and Ebonyi States of Southeast Nigeria were interviewed for the study. Probit model was employed in estimating the determinants of SLM.

Land

3rd Annual CECFEE Workshop

The Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute organized the 3rd annual CECFEE on 17-18th of November, 2017. The…

Date: Friday 17 — Saturday 18 November, 2017
Location: Udaipur, india

CECFEE Annual Policy Day 2019

CECFEE held its 2nd Policy Day on 10th November, 2019 by organizing a discussion on conservation of forest resources and wildlife. The key speaker for this event was Mr. P.Sivakumar, IFS, Director of…

Date: Sunday 10 — Monday 11 November, 2019
Location: Kaziranga,Assam (India)

5th Annual CECFEE Research & Policy Workshop, Tezpur University, Assam

CECFEE hosted its 5th Annual Workshop at the University of Tezpur, Assam. The workshop spanned two days, 10-11 November 2019, and brought together an eclectic mix of researchers and academics. Broadly…

Date: Sunday 10 — Monday 11 November, 2019
Location: Tezpur, Assam (India)

4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy Workshop

The Center for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, will conduct the 4th Annual CECFEE Research and Policy…

Date: Friday 16 — Saturday 17 November, 2018
Location: Goa,India

2nd Annual CECFEE Workshop, 15th-16th October 2016

A workshop was organized by the Centre along with the Environment for Development Initiative (EFD) of the University of Gothenburg on October 15th and 16th at Ranthambhore. There were presentations…

Date: Saturday 15 — Sunday 16 October, 2016
Location: Ranthambor,Rajasthan (India)