The Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) is a network for capacity building through exchange of practical experience and appropriate knowledge on food security in the drylands of Africa. The DCG networks in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, and Sudan consist of NGOs as well as research institutions and governmental structures. DCG Norway administers funds from Norad to research projects and from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to information and policy work linked to the UNCCD and dryland challenges.
Agriculture - Projects
The ‘Black-Box’ of Ethiopian Agricultural Produce Price Formation and its Determinants
2009-2010
In marketing studies, the following are important points to be addressed. How are prices of a commodity determined? Are the prices responsive to changes in the underlying forces of demand and supply? Who ‘sets’ the produce price? How is the produce price affected by the intermediaries’ market power, and the risk and uncertainties in the output price? How about the impact of asymmetry in price transmission and market information? Do climate changes, changing policies and institutional settings affect produce price formation? Read more »
Utilization of composted baggasse, water hyacinth and banana wastes in reclamation of desert soils
2010-2013
Inputs of organic materials play a central role in the productivity of many tropical farming systems by providing nutrients through decomposition and substrate for synthesis of soil organic matter. Organic inputs are currently of low quality and insufficient quantity to maintain soil fertility. Read more »
Ecofarm Sudan
2006-2010
The Ecofarm research project is intended to test, verify and introduce technologies that could contribute to improving crops and livestock productivity and enhance the food security and income of the population, and reduce conflict over natural resources. Read more »
Impact of Land Certification on Sustainable Land Resource Management
2010-2011
This study will look at the impact that land redistribution and certification has brought about in terms of attaining sustainable land development and food security in the dryland areas of the Amhara Region. Read more »