Agricultural mechanisation can be accompanied with appropriate policies that help to harness its potentials while minimising potential negative effects.
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Rural communities are dynamic and complex. Imposing innovations that don't speak to the needs of these communities will inhibit rural development.
What are the issues facing rural and regional Australia? The challenges are many and varied – and only some have made the national political agenda – but these areas deserve better than neglect.
Escalating clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria threaten the country's national and food security. A response based on innovation, sustainability and political will is urgently needed.
Sub-Saharan Africa has seen widespread economic growth since 1995. But increased agricultural productivity is needed to translate that growth into poverty reduction.
Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for farmers in semi-arid regions.
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Director: Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Senior Science Engagement Officer, University of Cape Town
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Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions – Project Manager, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Development Economics, University of Sussex
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Agricultural Economist, University of Hohenheim
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Agriculture Economist, University of Pretoria
