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  Irrigation Sector Guide: Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis Programme, FAO

  Finance and Development, IMF, 1998

  Purpose of the guide is to support participatory planning of irrigation schemes and the integration of socioeconomic and gender issues in the planning process. The ultimate aim is to improve irrigation scheme performance, while strengthening the position of rural women and disadvantaged groups.
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  Agricultural Biodiversity and Livelihoods: issues and entry points

  Overseas Development Institute, 1999

  This report reviews policy issues related to the maintenance of biodiversity in agricultural production, focusing on the effects on poor farmers.
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  Rural livelihood diversity in developing countries: evidence and policy implications

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1999

  Examines livelihood diversification as a survival strategy of rural households in developing countries. Although still of central importance, farming on its own is increasingly unable to provide a sufficient means of survival in rural areas.
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  Organic agriculture and sustainable rural Livelihoods in developing countries

  Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 1998

  Examines the contribution ethical trade initiatives can make towards the goal of sustainable rural livelihoods.
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  Agricultural Market Performance and Determinants of Fertilizer Use in Ethiopia.

  Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 1998

  Examines how the fertilizer sector in general, and farmers’ demand for fertilizer in particular, has evolved since the introduction of fertilizer sector reforms in Ethiopia.
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  Effects of Agricultural Commercialization on Food Crop Input Use and Productivity in Kenya

  Food Security III Cooperative Agreement, Michigan State University, 1999

  Analyses the effects of smallholder commercialization on foodcrop input use and productivity in rural Kenya.

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