Farming Systems and Poverty: Improving Farmers’ Livelihoods in a Changing World

Farming Systems and Poverty
Preface
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
1. Introduction
THE CONTEXT
HUNGER, POVERTY AND AGRICULTURE
FARMING SYSTEMS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
ASPECTS OF THE EVOLUTION OF FARMING SYSTEMS
READER’S GUIDE
2. Sub-Saharan Africa
REGIONAL SETTING
MAIZE MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
TREE CROP FARMING SYSTEM
IRRIGATED FARMING SYSTEM
CEREAL-ROOT CROP MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
AGRO-PASTORAL MILLET/SORGHUM FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
3. Middle East and North Africa
REGIONAL SETTING
IRRIGATED FARMING SYSTEM
HIGHLAND MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
RAINFED MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
DRYLAND MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
PASTORAL FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
4. Eastern Europe and Central Asia
REGIONAL SETTING
MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
LARGE-SCALE CEREAL-VEGETABLE FARMING SYSTEM
EXTENSIVE CEREAL-LIVESTOCK FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
5. South Asia
REGIONAL SETTING
RICE FARMING SYSTEM
RICE-WHEAT FARMING SYSTEM
HIGHLAND MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
RAINFED MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR SOUTH ASIA
6. East Asia and Pacific
REGIONAL SETTING
LOWLAND RICE FARMING SYSTEM
TREE CROP MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
UPLAND INTENSIVE MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
TEMPERATE MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
7. Latin America and Caribbean
REGIONAL SETTING
EXTENSIVE MIXED (CERRADOS AND LLANOS) FARMING SYSTEM
DRYLAND MIXED FARMING SYSTEM
MAIZE-BEANS (MESOAMERICAN) FARMING SYSTEM
HIGH ALTITUDE MIXED (CENTRAL ANDES) FARMING SYSTEM
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
8. Global challenges, potentials and priorities
SYSTEM CATEGORIES, ENDOWMENTS AND HOUSEHOLD STRATEGIES
A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR REDUCTION OF HUNGER AND POVERTY
9. Conclusions and ways forward
HIGHLIGHTS OF FINDINGS
REFOCUSING STAKEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS
WAYS FORWARD: BUILDING ON THIS BOOK
CLOSING NOTE
Annexes
ANNEX 1 CASE STUDIES
ANNEX 2 CLASSIFICATION OF FARMING SYSTEMS BY BROAD CATEGORY
ANNEX 3 CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES BY DEVELOPING REGION
ANNEX 4 BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEX 5 ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND SPECIAL TERMS