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Globalisation and the developing countries: emerging strategies for rural development and poverty alleviation
International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2002This on-line book reviews the impact of globalisation on a range of issues, including the effects of changing global rules and regulations on the economies of developing countries in general, and their agricultural sectors in particular. The book divides into four main sections, and includes chapters by various authors.Part I: globalisation from the perspective of the South.DocumentChild farm labor: the wealth paradox
Economics department, University of Bristol, 2003This paper is motivated by the observation that children in land-rich households are often more likely to be in work than the children of land-poor households.The vast majority of working children in developing countries are in agricultural work, predominantly on farms operated by their families.DocumentTrade Liberalisation and the Crop Sector in Bangladesh
Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2003The liberalisation of the crop sector in Bangladesh will affect more than just production and imports. As the source of staple food, livelihood and employment for millions of people, changes in the crop sector could have far-reaching impacts on poverty and welfare. This paper addresses some of these issues and their implications.DocumentNational Agricultural Research Systems experiences in the use of participatory approaches to animal health research in Kenya
Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003This paper highlights experiences arising from the use of participatory approaches (PAs) in animal health research by some National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Kenya.DocumentWWF Briefing Series: a guide to Cancun and the environment
WWF Cancún Page, 2003Series of briefing papers presenting WWF recommended actions for the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancun.DocumentPro-poor irrigation management transfer?
International Water Management Institute, 2003This briefing argues that Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) can contribute to rural poverty by aggravating existing inequities within irrigation schemes or introducing new ones.DocumentImproving water productivity: how do we get more crop from every drop?
International Water Management Institute, 2003This briefing demonstrates that agriculture currently consumes 70% of the world's developed fresh water supplies and that by improving the productivity of water used for agriculture by 40%, it is possible to reduce the amount of additional freshwater withdrawals needed to feed the world's growing population to 0. The briefing asks: what steps can policy makers take now?DocumentAgriculture technology diffusion and price policy
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002This collection of papers are the proceedings from the EDRI/IFPRI 2020 network policy forum on “Agriculture Technology and Price Policy in Ethiopia”.Objectives of the policy forum were to achieve:a better understanding of the theoretical foundation of the relationship between prices and the dissemination of agricultural technology at different stagesawareness of the analytical toolsDocumentAgriculture policy reform in the ECA transition economies, 1991-2002: an assessment of the World Bank’s approach
Operations Evaluations Division, World Bank, 2003This desk study evaluates the World Bank’s contribution to policy reform in the agriculture sector of the ECA transition economies, covering the period 1991-2002.Findings:ECSSD’s assistance program has grown substantially. The Bank’s lending and administrative spending are twice the mean for all Bank regions.