Contents Acknowledgments vii Foreword xvii Olivier De Scbutter, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rijjht to Food Preface x Christopher Flavin, President, Worldwa-tch Institute State of the World: A Year in Review xxiii Kelsey Russell and Lisa, Mastny 1 Charting a New Path to Eliminating Hunger 3 Brian Ha-lweit and Danielle ~Nierenber FROM THE FIELD; Measuring Success in Agricultural Development 13 2Moving Ecoagriculture into the Mainstream 15 Louise K. Buck and Sam J. Scherr FROM THE FIELD: Innovations in Rice Breeding in Madagascar 25 3 The Nutritional and Economic Potential of Vegetables 27 Abdou Tenkouano FROM THE FIELD: Developing Innovations in School Cultivation 36 FROM THE FIELD: The One Acre Fund Puts Farmers First 38 4Getting More Crop per Drop39 Sandra L. Pastel FROM THE FIELD; Rainwater Harvesting 49 5Farmers Take the Lead in Research and Development 51 Rrigid Letty, Qureisb Noordin, Saidott Maffagi, and Ann Waters-Rayer FROM THE FIELD: Grain Trading in Zambia 58 6Africa's Soil Fertility Crisis and the Coming Famine 59 Roland Bunch FROM THE FIELD: New Cassava Varieties in Zanzibar 69 7Safeguarding Local Food Biodiversity 71 Serena Mila.no FROM THE FIELD: Threats to Animal Genetic Resources in Kenya 81 FROM THE FIELD: The Benefits of Solar Cookers in Senegal 82 8Coping with Climate Change and Building Resilience 83 Ail Agnostic Approach to Climate Adaptation, David Lobell and Marshall Burke Investing in Trees to Mitigate Climate Change, Chris Reij The Climate Crisis on Our Plates, Anna FROM THE FIELD; An Evergreen Revolution for Africa 97 9Post-Harvest Losses: A Neglected Field 99 Tristram Stuart FROM THE FIELD: Turning the Catch of the Day into Better Livelihoods 108 10 Feeding the Cities .109 Nancy Kara. nja and Mary FROM THE FIELD: Promoting Safer Wastewater Irrigation in West Africa 118 FROM THE FIELD: An Agricultural Answer to Nature's Call 120 11 Harnessing the Knowledge and Skills of Women Farmers 121 Dianne Forte, Roycc Gloria Androa, and Marie-Ange Bina waho FROM THE FIELD: Using Theater to Help Women Farmers 130 FROM THE FIELD: What Is an Appropriate Technology? 132 12 Investing in Africa's Land: Crisis and Opportunity 133 Andrew Rice FROM THE FIELD: Better Food Storage . 141 13 The Missing Links: Going Beyond Production . 143 Samuel Framartz FROM THE FIELD: Churches Moving Beyond Hunger Relief 153 14 Improving Food Production from Livestock155 Mario Hcrrero, with Susan MacMilla-n, Nancy Johnson, Polly Erickscn, Alan Duncan, Delia Grace, and Philip K. Thornton FROM THE FIELD: Small-Scale Livestock Production in Rwanda 164 15 A Road Map for Nourishing the Planet . 165 Innovations in Understanding Complex Systems, HansR. Herren Innovations in Evaluating Agricultural Development Projects, Charles Eenbrook Innovations in Institutions to Support People and the Planet, Mttrcia, Ishii-Eiteman Innovations in Governance, Anuradha Mittal Innovations in Policy Reform, Alexandra Spieldoch o . Notes . 183 Index 221