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Global farming systems study: challenges and priorities to 2030
Rural Development Strategy Team, World Bank, 2001For more than a decade, the proportion of internationally supported public investment directed at agriculture and the rural sector in developing countries has been declining. Moreover, this is occuring at a time in which the process of globalisation is changing patters of trade and investment, placing agricultural producers and communities under tremendous pressure to adapt in order to survive.DocumentEnhancing the private sector contribution to post-war recovery in poor countries:part 1:comparative analysis
Queen Elizabeth House Library, University of Oxford, 2000Violent conflict has become more frequent in developing countries in the last two decades, and international support for peace making has become more important. Yet, post-war reconstruction in these countries has proven to be difficult and prolonged despite high levels of foreign aid.DocumentAfricans query World Bank, IMF governance mantra
Bretton Woods Project, 2001This article discusses the recent trip of President James Wolfensohn and IMF Managing Director Horst Koehler to Mali and Tanzania to meet 22 African leaders in February. The theme of their visit was discussions concerning good governance.Ironically, the efforts to listen to civil society groups directly were minimal.DocumentWheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local markets and options for future reforms
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000Since 1987, as part of a general shift toward a more market-oriented economy, Egypt’s wheat sector has been partially liberalized, primarily in production and trade.DocumentSmall-scale food processing sector in Zambia
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000The main objective of this study is to document the operational attributes and support structures of Zambia's small-scale food processing sector. The role of the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) is also considered in the context of its strategic value in increasing the productivity of the small-scale agro-processing enterprises.DocumentSmall-scale food processing sector in South Africa
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000The study highlights the constraints (such as limited access to credit facilities, poor management practices, and limited access to technology) faced by small-scale food processing enterprises (SFPEs) in South Africa (SA), arising from poor information and communication management.DocumentBiotechnology and the changing public / private sector balance: developments in rice and cocoa
OECD Development Centre, 1992This study examines the potential impact of changes in the public/private sector balance for biotechnology development and diffusion in developing country agriculture. It focuses on biotechnology related to two important developing country crops: rice and cocoa.DocumentTowards Sustainable Development in Rural Africa
OECD Development Centre, 1999A growing recognition of the need to delimit the role of the government, to promote the market framework, and to rely on the private sector as the engine of growth, offers the prospect of a new beginning in rural development in Africa.DocumentStimulating indigenous agribusiness development in the northern communal areas of Namibia : a concept paper
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1997This concept paper proposes (a) market driven farm and off-farm entrepreneurial options, that could take advantage of the existing opportunities, thus leading to the creation of indigenous oriented economic growth and (b) empowerment of the small and medium scale private enterprises to create an enabling environment conducive for equitable growth of their businesses.