International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Invite you to a discussion featuring a recent publication from the World Bank,
the International Food Policy Research Institute, the International Livestock
Research Institute, and the World Agroforestry Centre
Strategies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands
Edited by John Pender, Frank Place, and Simeon Ehui
Deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable methods of cultivation are
threatening agriculture and food security in East Africa. In response,
economists and other development professionals have turned their attention to
combating the problem of land degradation in the region. This book, which brings
together experts in natural resource management policy, offers an array of
strategies for overcoming land degradation.
Drawing on careful empirical studies, and taking into account the diversity of
local environments and economies, the book?s contributors discuss options for
protecting both livelihoods and land management in East Africa. These include
securing access to markets, using improved seeds and inorganic fertilizer, and
shifting to nonfarming activities such as raising livestock or planting trees.
This book will be useful not only to policy analysts and practitioners seeking
to address problems of natural resource degradation in East Africa, but also to
those facing such challenges elsewhere.
Free copies of the book will be available in the InfoShop bookstore after the
event.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 from 12:00 - 1:30pm
World Bank J Building ? J1 ? 050
(701 18th St. NW, corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.)
For non-bank staff, please RSVP to InfoShopevents@worldbank.org.
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Chaired by
Karen Brooks
Sector Manager, Rural Development, Environment, and Social Development, Africa
Region, World Bank
Karen Brooks? unit has done work in East Africa encompassing interventions in
agriculture, forestry, and environmental management.
Presented by Authors
Simeon Ehui
Lead Economist and Cluster Leader for the agriculture, environment, and social
sectors, Nigeria Country Department, World Bank
Simeon Ehui?s research has concentrated on agricultural development policy,
international trade, and natural resource management. Before joining the Bank,
he served as Program Leader for Livestock Policy Analysis at the International
Livestock Research Institute.
John Pender
Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI
John Pender leads the research program on Land Resource Management for Poverty
Reduction at IFPRI. His research focuses on the impacts of policies,
institutions, and technologies on livelihood strategies, agricultural
production, poverty, and natural resource sustainability in developing
countries.
Discussed by
Stephen Mink
Lead Economist, Sustainable Development Department, Africa Region, World Bank
Stephen Mink?s work focuses on the agriculture, rural development, and natural
resource policy and strategy issues facing countries across the sub-continent.
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About IFPRI
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in 1975
to provide sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of
15 agricultural research centers that receive their principal funding from
governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations,
most of which are members of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research.
For more information, please visit the website:
http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/books/oc53.asp
About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank. It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues. It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use. In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop
(See attached file: ifpri.doc)
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