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Explore SPARC’s publications and resources as we create, distil, evaluate and share evidence and best practice on research and policy that aims to support pastoralists and farmers in dryland areas.

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19-27 of 49
  • Understanding land and conflict
 A man dressed in white, is bent over, tending to crops in a green field with palm trees in the background
SPARC partner publication

This report combines findings from a scoping visit to the case study location with a review of the literature that describes salient features of the political economy in Sudan.
Man walking in drylands between two camels, one in front of him and one behind
SPARC partner publication

This brief outlines a preliminary research framework developed by SPARC and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict and Migration on conflict between farmers and livestock herders.
Five women stand outside, behind a herd of white goats
SPARC partner publication

This report, and accompanying brief, align current thinking on transboundary climate risk pathways with research on climate risk for pastoralists in African rangelands.
Two men walking outside carrying farm tools over their shoulders
Policy brief

This policy brief looks at why aid practitioners' governance reforms in Afghanistan failed to understand or engage with existing village-level governance structures.
A man stands holding a shovel next to a tractor in a field, with three young children
Policy brief

This policy brief looks at how aid practitioners in Afghanistan assumed a high degree of uniformity in the rural economy that does not exist, to the detriment of development interventions.
Man crouches on the ground inside, arranging stacks of fresh bread
Policy brief

This policy brief looks at why millions of dollars of aid and investment failed to transform Afghanistan's economy.
An Afghan man stands in field of green wheat holding some of his harvest in one hand, with blue sky in background
Policy brief

This policy brief looks at why aid practitioners missed an important opportunity to bolster food security by supporting improved post-harvest processing and storage in Afghanistan.
 A woman crouches inside a room as she weaves a carpet by hand
Policy brief

This policy brief looks at why aid practitioners missed an important opportunity to understand and engage with informal credit systems in Afghanistan.
Herders in the background with cattle with large horns in the foreground
SPARC partner publication

This literature review aims to highlight the issues characterising conflicts between herders and farmers in Mali, particularly in the Mopti Region.

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