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

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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