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The Role of Agricultural Education in Improving the Performance of Support Services for the Renewable Natural Resources Sector
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1997Whilst recent research (mainly in sub-Saharan Africa) has indicated a number of successful innovations in agricultural education and training (AET), it has generally been unresponsive to changing patterns of demand for trainees, which are influenced by the changing roles of public and private sectors.DocumentScaling up Participatory Watershed Development in India: The Case of the Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP)
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1997For several years prior to the full start-up of the Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP), its architects were driven by one principal concern: that participatory watershed development should be replicable over wide areas.DocumentHalting degradation of natural resources: is there a role for rural communities?
FAO Hypermedia Collection on Desertification, 1996DocumentParticipation of developing countries in world trade: overview of major trends and underlying factors
World Trade Organization, 1996This paper provides an overview of major trends in the participation of developing countries in world trade over the past two decades, followed by a brief examination of some of the key factors that were associated with trends for different groups of developing countries - in particular, the sharply different trade performance of most developing countries in Asia (very positive) and that oDocumentWest African regional security in the post Liberian conflict era : issues and perspectives
Danish Institute for International Studies, 1997The paper attempts to analyse ECOWAS’ security regime’s first major effort towards enforcing compliance with its norms and values. The recent resolution of the Liberian conflict and Charles Taylor’s election to the Presidency may give cause for satisfaction but this paper argues that this may be premature as a result of what we see as the ethical questions that may arise.DocumentParticipatory Approaches in Occupational Health Research
African Stock Exchanges, 1996The paper defines and outlines the context for participatory approaches in occupational health (OH) research.DocumentParticipatory Action Research and People's Participation: Introduction and Case Studies
People's Participation, FAO SD Dimensions, 1997This essay deals with the practical implications of participatory action research as a means to enhance people's participation in development on their own behalf. It is a result of about 20 years of experience with all kinds of grassroots organizations in different areas in the Third World, but particularly with projects of FAO's People's Participation Programme (PPP) since 1981DocumentStrengthening National Policy Research Capacity to Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity: Proposed Decisions for COP-4
Policy Research Capacity Initiative, WRI, 1998DocumentRecent Experiences with Participatory Technology Development in Africa: Practitioners' Review
Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1998Participatory technology development (PTD) has recently been widely advocated and supported by donors. However much of the discussion of PTD has been at the level of rhetoric, at times venturing into academic debate. Three dimensions of participation explored here are: farmer participation, participation by other stakeholders, and participation within a multidisciplinary team.DocumentRemoving ropes, attaching strings : institutional arrangements to provide water
Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide, 1993The case of Dodopani (India) illustrates that governments often attempt sweeping technically oriented changes to improve standards of living without paying adequate attention to the political and institutional context that defines rural power dynamics, interactions and realities.Pages