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    Higher Boro production for food security: an integrated strategy

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2010
    The structure of rice production in Bangladesh has changed remarkably over time. With the development of rice cultivars for the Boro season and expansion of irrigation systems, both area and production of Boro rice increased over time.
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    Current state of Doha Round negotiations on agriculture: issues, concerns and strategies for Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2010
    Negotiating proposals put forward through the Revised Draft Modalities on Agriculture have important implications for Bangladesh agriculture. These proposals are likely to create net loss in economic welfare but production and export of some commodities will increase.
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    Global market opportunities in export of jute

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2011
    Jute was the single most important export item of Bangladesh till the end of the 1980s. With the ascendancy of export-oriented readymade garments (RMG), and later on of shrimp, jute lost its pre-eminent position. It presently occupies the third position in the export basket of Bangladesh.
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    The Hong Kong Declaration and agriculture: implications for Bangladesh

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2007
    The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Hong Kong, China during 13-18 December 2005, was concluded with a Ministerial Declaration (WTO, 2005). Through this Declaration, WTO members agreed on various negotiating issues including agriculture and this is going to guide the final set of discussions towards the successful conclusion of the Doha Round.
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    Technological upgradation in the jute mills of Bangladesh: challenges and way out

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2012
    The jute manufacturing sector of Bangladesh has recently started to revitalise with the rise in global demand for jute goods, thanks to the environment-friendly nature of jute, and the price hike of petroleum products, an essential raw material for its substitute, polypropylene.
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    Swaziland CAADP Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    The Swaziland Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue was held in November 2010. The meeting was attended by participants from different stakeholder groups: government, NGOs,  researchers/academia, private sector and farmers unions. This report gives an overview of the deliberations and recommendations generated during this meeting.
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    Mozambique CAADP Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialgoue Platform 23 Nov 2010

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010
    The Mozambique FANRPAN CAADP Multi-stakeholder Policy Dialogue was held in November 2011 in Maputo. The dialogue was attended by participants from different stakeholder groups -  government, NGOs, researchers/academia and  private sector.
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    Madagascar CAADP multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platform

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    Since the food crisis of 2004, Madagascar wanted a sector program to support its agricultural development, but it stopped in mid-term due to market conditions which were not yet conducive to necessary political dialogue.
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    Evaluation Repor: FANRPAN 2011 Food Security Regional Policy Dialogue

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    The FANRPAN 2011 Annual High-Level Regional Food Security Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue–titled Advocating for active Engagement of the Youth in the Agricultural Value Chain–was held in September 2011. Delegates from 21 countries attended this meeting. This report evaluates the policy frameworks presented at this meeting.
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    The annual FANRPAN high level regional food security policy dialogue Advocating for the active engagement of the youth in the agricultural value chain

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011
    Africa has a unique population profile with 44 percent of its population under the age of 15 in 2006 making SSA the youngest region of the world. Today two out of three inhabitants of SSA are under 25 years of age. SSA is home to over 200 million young people who are employed primarily in agriculture where they account for 65 percent of the total employment.

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