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Agricultural biotechnology and the poor: conference proceedings
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 1999Proceedings of conference held in October 1999 and convened by CGIAR and the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS)Topic of papers includeCountry studies: China, India, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Egypt, Iran Jordan, Kenya, South Africa, ZimbabweControlling Environmental RisksMinimizing Health RisksMinimizing Social RisksEthics and BiotechnologyDocumentEnvironmental governance series: Capacity 21
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 1999Capacity 21 project initiated by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests UNDP sponsorship to explore inter-linkages between environment and economics. The project aims to build capacity for introduction of environmental economics in to decision making at various strata of environmental governance viz.DocumentPeople and protected areas in India
Unasylva, FAO, 1999The author critically examines recent participatory ecodevelopment approaches to the management of Protected Areas in India.DocumentAlleviating poverty: role of good governance and constitutional reform
Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2000This article explores the role that good governance and constitutional reform might play in poverty alleviation in India.Policy recommendations:There is a need for the state to move out of many areas, which it has previously occupied.DocumentBuilding social capital: collective action, adoption of agricultural innovations, and poverty reduction in the Indian semi-arid tropics
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 2000Social capital - ability and willingness to co-operate and work together for achieving common goals, and developing norms and networks for collective action - is crucial for successful uptake, diffusion, and impact of technological innovations.Case studies from the states of Maharashtra and Rajasthan, focusing on technological innovations in three crops – pigeonpea, groundnut, and pearl millet,DocumentSame platform, different train: the politics of participation
The Corner House, UK, 1998Deals with the politics of participation in the Western Ghats Forestry Project (India).DocumentSustainability of diversified farms in Tambiraparani river command area, Southern India
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2001As a result of the expansion of irrigation and the consequent undesirable environmental impacts, a micro-level study was undertaken in one of the important river irrigation systems of Southern India, the Tambiraparani River command area.DocumentInstitutional learning through technical projects: horticultural technology R&D systems in India
Agricultural Research and Extension Network, 2001This paper demonstrates the way in which institutional learning has been adopted by a post-harvest technology research project in India to cope with the institutional constraints associated with various public agencies. It also aims to formulate broader lessons for institutional reform in horticultural R&D systems.DocumentTeddy Online (TERI Energy Data, Directory, and Yearbook)[India energy and environment statistics database]
Tata Energy Research Institute, India, 1999Please note this resource is now only available via a subscription.DocumentGender and Participation in Agricultural Development Planning
Gender and Development, FAO Sustainable Dimensions, 1999Based on documentation produced for a "Workshop on Gender and Participation in Agricultural Planning: Harvesting Best Practices", held in Rome on 8 -12 December, 1997.Pages
