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    Public stockpiling of rice in Asia Pacific

    S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2016
    The public stockpiling of staple grains is one of the earliest strategies used to mitigate food supply instability.
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    The regional development plans for the southern economic corridor in Peru: linking the coffee, alpaca, and auto-Part industries with the world

    Korea Development Institute, 2012
    The South Korean Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP( 2011 in Peru has been implemented by the Market Economy Research Institute (MERI). Entitled Enhancing the Competitiveness of SMEs in the Southern Economic Corridor in Peru: Some Pilot Action Programmes, the initiative focused on three regional industries-the alpaca, coffee, and automotive-parts.
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    Fiber crops program area research planning and prioritization

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The fiber crops industry is one of Philippines' major pillars in employment generation and foreign exchange earnings. However, recent trade developments and local production problems in the fiber crops industry might affect its long-term sustainability and viability.
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    Benefiting commercially from untapped plant natural resources: caper as a case study

    AgEcon Search, 2015
    Syria is considered an important natural habitat for wildlife plants and animals. This paper addresses one of the most agricultural sub-sectors that are still lacking adequate exploitation in Syria, which is the wild plants, focusing particularly on caper as a case study.
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    Policy options for agricultural investments and governance of markets: in support of small-scale farmers in Guatemala

    Oxfam, 2014
    Guatemala's farming sector has undergone some major changes over the last 20 years, such as the growth of monocultures and of small-scale farming for export. This trend has been driven by both a general framework of laws offering incentives and international demand, particularly for vegetables, legumes, and substitutes for oil-derived fuels.
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    Rapid Appraisal of the State of Competition in the Rice Value Chain

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    The rapid appraisal is based on the interview of select players in various levels of the palay/rice value chain from Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija to Metro Manila. It finds that the paddy and rice supply chain is multilayered with many competing players in each layer, and with no evidence of any cartel-like behavior in the areas studied.
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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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    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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