Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, effort...
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| author | Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo Marenya, Paswel Licker, Rachel |
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| description | In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, efforts to promote sustainable land management need to improve local and national governance while also enhancing international cooperation. Second, instead of focusing solely on fertilizer subsidies, countries should use broader and more cost-effective incentives to encourage farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1541312025-11-06T07:27:30Z Land Degradation: Land under Pressure Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo Marenya, Paswel Licker, Rachel food prices climate change biofuels land degradation food security famine nutrition health food policies local government In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, efforts to promote sustainable land management need to improve local and national governance while also enhancing international cooperation. Second, instead of focusing solely on fertilizer subsidies, countries should use broader and more cost-effective incentives to encourage farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:41Z 2024-10-01T13:59:41Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Koo, Jawoo; Marenya, Paswel; Licker, Rachel 2012. Land Degradation: Land under Pressure. In 2011 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 7 pp. 63-67. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131 |
| spellingShingle | food prices climate change biofuels land degradation food security famine nutrition health food policies local government Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo Marenya, Paswel Licker, Rachel Land Degradation: Land under Pressure |
| title | Land Degradation: Land under Pressure |
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| title_short | Land Degradation: Land under Pressure |
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| topic | food prices climate change biofuels land degradation food security famine nutrition health food policies local government |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131 |
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