Role of agriculture in development
- Enhanced Knowledge Management: knowledge centers for extension communication and agriculture development in Ethiopia
- A. Shiferaw; E. Sehai; D. Hoekstra; A. Getachew / IGI Global, 2013
- There is increasing evidence on the benefits of knowledge management (KM) to enable organisations to be more competitive, achieve higher efficiency and increase output. The Ethiopian government has embarked on a major initia...
- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Global negotiations on the conservation, development and use of plant genetic resources
- K. Adhikari / South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2009
- The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted in 2001 to establish a multilateral system of access and benefit sharing for plants. This policy brief highlights the developments in the global ...
- Evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and policy driven options to address the emerging challenges
- M. H. Glantz; R. Gommes; S. Ramasamy / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This book presents historical evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and the current challenges climate change poses on world food security. It argues that changing climatic conditions are projected to affect food ...
- Anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture and the implications for local and national food security
- H. Turral; J. Burke; J. M. Faurès / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This report summarises current knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. It examines the implications for local and national food security and the methods and approaches for assessin...
- Summary of the findings of the STEPS maize project in Kenya
- S. Brooks; J. Thompson; H. Odame / STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
- Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to expl...
- Contextualising and analysing agriculture in international climate negotiations
- B. Campbell; W. Mann; R. Meléndez-Ortiz / Meridian Institute, 2011
- This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of inter...
- Women, food security and agriculture in a global marketplace: A significant shift
- R. Mehra; M. Hill Rojas / International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2008
- New directions in development assistance and agricultural investments must recognize and support women's involvement in the full agricultural value chain from production to processing to marketing. This report reviews current thinking...
- Discrimination and food rights
- UN Human Rights Council, 2010
- This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study covers discrimination in terms of regi...
- Land multi-functionality is still unrecognised in rural Macedonia
- K. Todorov; M. Vittuari 2010
- Agriculture is still the basic economic activity in rural Macedonia. This paper aims at assessing the place that agriculture has in the country's overall economy, analysing the basic structure and income and investigating how support ...
- Enhanced Knowledge Management: knowledge centers for extension communication and agriculture development in Ethiopia
- A. Shiferaw; E. Sehai; D. Hoekstra; A. Getachew / IGI Global, 2013
- There is increasing evidence on the benefits of knowledge management (KM) to enable organisations to be more competitive, achieve higher efficiency and increase output. The Ethiopian government has embarked on a major initia...
- Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition
- S. Wiggins; S. Keats / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- Commissioned by the UK Hunger Alliance for the June 2013 'Hunger Summit' this report asks "How can smallholder agriculture contribute to improving food security and reducing under-nutrition?" Potentially, smallholder agricultur...
- Global negotiations on the conservation, development and use of plant genetic resources
- K. Adhikari / South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2009
- The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was adopted in 2001 to establish a multilateral system of access and benefit sharing for plants. This policy brief highlights the developments in the global ...
- Evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and policy driven options to address the emerging challenges
- M. H. Glantz; R. Gommes; S. Ramasamy / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This book presents historical evidence of the linkages between climate and food security and the current challenges climate change poses on world food security. It argues that changing climatic conditions are projected to affect food ...
- Anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture and the implications for local and national food security
- H. Turral; J. Burke; J. M. Faurès / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2011
- This report summarises current knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture. It examines the implications for local and national food security and the methods and approaches for assessin...
- Summary of the findings of the STEPS maize project in Kenya
- S. Brooks; J. Thompson; H. Odame / STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
- Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to expl...
- Contextualising and analysing agriculture in international climate negotiations
- B. Campbell; W. Mann; R. Meléndez-Ortiz / Meridian Institute, 2011
- This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of inter...
- Women, food security and agriculture in a global marketplace: A significant shift
- R. Mehra; M. Hill Rojas / International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2008
- New directions in development assistance and agricultural investments must recognize and support women's involvement in the full agricultural value chain from production to processing to marketing. This report reviews current thinking...
- Discrimination and food rights
- UN Human Rights Council, 2010
- This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study covers discrimination in terms of regi...
- Land multi-functionality is still unrecognised in rural Macedonia
- K. Todorov; M. Vittuari 2010
- Agriculture is still the basic economic activity in rural Macedonia. This paper aims at assessing the place that agriculture has in the country's overall economy, analysing the basic structure and income and investigating how support ...
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