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  Bangladeshi farmers benefit from integrated pest management

  US Agency for International Development, 2003

  This report details how integrated pest management (IPM) technologies have affected vegetable crop productivity in Bangladesh. The author finds that overall, IPM technology, adopted in January 2001 by a number of Bangladeshi farmers, has proven highly successful.The IPM technology programme was implemented in Bangladesh by IPM CRSP, an international development agency from the United States.
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  Philippine onion farmers profit from integrated pest management technology

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2003

  This paper discusses the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) technology on onion farmers in the Philippines.
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  The demand for crop genetic resources from international collections

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  While acknowledging the significance of historical patterns, this study provides a snapshot of recent flows of genetic resources in agriculture, enabled through the centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
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  Organic farming in north-east hill region in India

  Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2003

  This paper investigates the practice of organic (non-fertiliser) farming in seven north-eastern hill states of India (Arunchal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) and examines which farmers use it, which groups of crops it is used for, and whether it involves the use of chemical inputs other than fertilisers.
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  Analysis of farmers’ preferences for development intervention programs: a case study of subsistence farmers from Eastern Ethiopian highlands

  Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2004

  The paper looks at farmers’ perception of the relevance of different development intervention programs. It states that that drought, soil erosion and, shortage of cultivable land are high priority agricultural production problems for farmers.
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  The discourse of the GM food debate : how language choices affect public trust

  Economic and Social Research Council, UK, 2004

  This report examines how the UK public responded to information about GM food technology. It assesses how new technology is communicated to the public and how it is assessed by them. In 2003 when the UK government sponsored a GM National Debate, consisting of an economic review, scientific review and public consultation.
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  African pesticide stockpiles

  Africa Stockpiles Programme, 2004

  This paper, compiled by the Africa Stockpiles Programme, reports on the present situation in Africa with regards to stockpiles of pesticide, as well as the related health conditions posed by unused pesticide.The paper highlights the severity of the current situation in Africa:at least 50,000 tonnes of obsolete pesticides, as well as tens of thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil, have
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  Childhood pesticide poisoning: information for advocacy and action

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2004

  This report is intended as a campaigning tool directed at reducing pesticide poisoning and addressing its effects on children and women.
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  Baseline study on the problem of obsolete pesticide stocks

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001

  Large stockpiles of obsolete pesticides have been accumulated in virtually all developing countries throughout the last four decades. This baseline study provides an overview of the current global situation in relation to obsolete pesticides and reviews the perspective of the various organisations with an interest in the issue.
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  Starter Packs and hunger crises: a briefing for policymakers on food security in Malawi

  Statistical Services Centre, University of Reading, 2003

  This briefing presents some key findings of the Malawi Starter Pack/Targeted Inputs Programme (TIP). This programme provides provided free packs containing fertiliser, improved maize seed and legume seed for rural households. At present, rural Malawi is caught in a trap. Poverty is so extreme and widespread and food security so precarious that any shock is enough to cause a crisis.

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