Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin : Agriculture

The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa's biodiversity. Agricultural development is a central lever to help people out of poverty, as well as a key driver of deforestation. Forest-friendly agricultural development is a challenge for the region. This report describes some ways forest-friendly agricultural development can materialize in the Congo Basin. It is one of a series of reports prepared during a two-year attempt to analyze and better understand deforestation dynamics in the Basin. The report presents findings related to the agricultural sector in the Congo Basin and its potential impact on forest cover. It is based on an in-depth analysis of the sector, from previous trends through future prospects. It builds on results derived from a modeling exercise conducted by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) that scrutinized national, regional, and international trends in agricultural sectors and trade, and their impacts on Congo Basin forests. The structure of the report is as follows: chapter one gives an overview of the agricultural sector in the six countries, including an analysis of the sector's impact so far on forest cover; chapter two describes the prospects for development of agriculture in the near future and the potential impacts on forest under a business-as usual scenario; and chapter three identifies potential key levers in agricultural policy that can enable forest-friendly agriculture.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hourticq, Joel, Megevand, Carole, Tollens, Eric, Wehkamp, Johanna, Dulal, Hari
Format:	Other Financial Sector Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:	AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, AGRICULTURAL POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ANIMAL FEED, ANIMALS, ARABLE LAND, BANANA PLANTATIONS, BANANAS, BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, BASIN FOREST, BASIN FORESTS, BEANS, BIODIVERSITY, CACAO, CARBON, CASH CROP, CASH CROPS, CASSAVA, CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH, CEREALS, CGIAR, CHEMICAL INPUTS, CHEMICALS, CIVIL WAR, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CO, COARSE GRAINS, COCOA, COCOA BEANS, COFFEE, COFFEE PLANTATION, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COLORS, COMMODITY, COMMODITY TRADE, CONCENTRATES, CONCESSION, CROP, CROPS, CULTIVATED AREA, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, CULTURAL SYSTEMS, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEFORESTATION RATES, DEGRADATION, DEGRADED FOREST, DEGRADED FOREST AREA, DEMAND FOR FOOD, DENSE FOREST, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIFFUSION, DISEASES, DISSEMINATION, DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION, DRY SEASON, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECOSYSTEM, EGGS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXPORT CROPS, FAO, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING, FERTILIZER, FERTILIZER USE, FERTILIZERS, FLOOD CONTROL, FOOD IMPORTS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREST, FOREST AREAS, FOREST CANOPY, FOREST CLEARING, FOREST CONVERSION, FOREST COVER, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST LAND, FOREST LAW, FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST POLICY, FOREST PRESERVATION, FOREST PROTECTION, FOREST TRANSITION, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FRUIT, FRUIT TREES, GARDENS, GHG, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GRAZING, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROUNDNUTS, HARVESTING, HARVESTS, HIGH POPULATION GROWTH, HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IFPRI, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY, INTERNATIONAL TRENDS, IPCC, LABOR FORCE, LAND ACQUISITION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LAND TENURE, LAND TENURE SECURITY, LARGE CITIES, LOGGING, MAIZE, MALNUTRITION, MEAT, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MODERNIZATION, MORTALITY, MORTALITY RATE, NATIONAL PRIORITY, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NUTRIENTS, OIL PALM, PALM OIL, PALM OIL PRODUCTION, PEPPER, PESTICIDE, PESTICIDES, PH, PLANTAINS, PLANTATIONS, PLANTING, POLICY BRIEF, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION DYNAMICS, POPULATION GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POTENTIAL YIELDS, POULTRY, PP, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION COST, PROGRESS, PROTEINS, PUBLIC SERVICES, RA, RAINFOREST, RAINFOREST BELT, REPLANTING, RESPECT, RICE, RUBBER, RURAL AREAS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POPULATIONS, SECURITY SITUATION, SEED, SHIFTING CULTIVATION, SMALLHOLDERS, SOIL FERTILITY, SOYBEAN, SOYBEANS, SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE, SUBSISTENCE FARMING, SUGAR, SUGAR CANE, SUGARCANE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TARO, TIMBER, TIMBER PRODUCTS, TIN, TRANSPORTATION, TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, TROPICAL DEFORESTATION, TROPICAL FOREST, TROPICAL FOREST AREA, TROPICAL FOREST REGIONS, TROPICAL FORESTS, TROPICAL RAINFOREST, TROPICAL REGIONS, TROPICS, TUBERS, UNFPA, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATION GROWTH, URBANIZATION, VEGETABLES, VEGETATION, VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION, VULNERABILITY, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SCARCITY, WHEAT, WHEAT FLOUR, WILDLIFE, WOOD, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WORLD POPULATION, YAMS, YIELDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17752513/deforestation-trends-congo-basin-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16645
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