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The evolution of agricultural systems in the peri-urban lowlands of West Africa and the development of policy and technologies for their sustainable intensified use

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Coordinating organisation: The Africa Rice Center
Description: As of 7/2003:
Factors influencing the development trajectories of lowlands in West Africa
(The evolution of agricultural systems in the peri-urban lowlands of West Africa and the development of policy and technologies for their sustainable intensified use)

Major Research Domain:
Peri-urban production systems, sustainable agriculture, policy
Goal:
Sustainable intensification of peri-urban lowland rice-based production systems

Outputs:
- To identify areas and conditions favoring lowland intensification/diversification through field survey and farm level, participatory
studies
- To develop technologies and decision aids that reduce tradeoffs between economic performance and environment risks
Budget (in &euro): 613550
Start: 2001-07-01
End: 2006-06-30
Categories
ARD-theme: farming systems
urban agriculture
Target country: Cote d'Ivoire
Mali
Sudan
Activity: research
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Donor organisations: 1
Participating organisations: 4
Programmes funding: 1


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