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 - External Publications
Land grab or development opportunity?
Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa
FAO, IIED and IFAD, 2009 | January 2010
A report on Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa by FAO, IIED and IFAD. Read more »
Agriculture and climate change: Real problems, false solutions
December 2009
Report published for the Conference of the Parties, COP15, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, December 2009. Read more »
Investing in Poor Farmers Pays: Rethinking how to invest in agriculture
129 Oxfam Briefing Paper | December 2009
Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia
By the Norwegian University of Life Science, 2009 | August 2009
Sustainable agricultural practices, in as far as they rely on renewable local or farm resources, present desirable options for enhancing agricultural productivity for resource-constrained farmers in developing countries. Read more »
Why is land productivity lower on land rented out by female landlords?
Theory and evidence from Ethiopia.
March 2009
This paper seeks to find explanations to why land productivity is lower on land rented out by female landlord households than on land rented out by male landlord households in the Ethiopian highlands. The authors find that female landlords have tenants who are older, own less oxen, are more related, and under longer-term contracts. Read more »
Drylands Ecofarming: An analysis on ecological farming prototypes in two Sahelian zones:Koro and Ban
December 2008
The purpose of this study conducted by Didier Hamina from the University of Life Sciences was to investigate the present socioeconomical situation of farmers involved in the Ecofarm project, study the effects of fertilizer application on crop yields and to evaluate the potential economical gain from adopting these microdosage systems. Read more »
Trends in Sustainable Development: Agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought
August 2008
Report produced for the Commission on Sustainable Development 16 and 17 (2008-2009). Read more »
La restauration du capital naturel en zones arides et semi-arides
Allier santé des écosystèmes et bien-être des populations.
Dossier thématique numéro 7 du CSFD | July 2008
Ce dossier thématique n°7 du CSFD aborde, dans une démarche de communication, de partage et de discussion, la présentation des éléments majeurs de l’approche que soustend cette locution ‘Restauration du capital naturel’ appliquée aux zones arides et semi-arides. Read more »
Microfertilizing sorghum and pearl millet in Mali
Agronomic, economic and social feasibility
October 2007
This article is based on research conducted in Mali for the Drylands Coordination Group. Read more »