Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

Soil health plays an important role in agricultural productivity, food quality, environmental
resiliency, and ecosystem sustainability. Consequently, there is great interest from …

Food security at the household level remains a major issue in South Africa and for many
other develo** countries, particularly those in Africa. As a means of ensuring food security …

Farmers' pro-environmental agricultural practices (PAPs) are important measures to limit
agricultural pollution and improve farmland quality. Given the positive externality of PAPs …

Unstable land tenure may hamper cleaner agricultural production in develo** countries by
discouraging farmers from adopting sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs). This study …

Food security is a global challenge and threatens mainly smallholder farmers in develo**
countries. The main aim of this paper is to determine factors that are associated with food …

Chemical fertilizer overuse poses a significant challenge for sustainable agriculture and
food safety. Against this background, land transfers that raise farmers' resource allocation …

Does ownership status of agricultural land determine farmers' soil use behaviour? Why
(not)? We investigate this old question using multiple methods and data. We apply …

This chapter provides an overview of the competitiveness of different nations in global
agriculture and food trade. The chapter starts with a presentation of empirical evidence on …

Do land market frictions cause misallocation in agriculture? In a field experiment in Western
Kenya, we randomly subsidize owners to rent out land. Transferring cultivation rights to …