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Subsidy reform and distributive justice in fisheries
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2019While most fisheries are already overexploited, many governments allocate capacity-enhancing subsidies to the fishing sector, encouraging further overfishing. Target 14.6 of Sustainable Development Goal 14 and WTO negotiations to eliminate harmful subsidies both call for action on reform.DocumentNatural resource governance at multiple scales in the Hindu Kush Himalaya
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2017Human efforts to address poverty, enhance welfare, and conserve natural resources and the environment often fail because of faulty governance and implementation. Improvements in governance are consistently viewed as means to address the failures of sustainable development and natural resource management.DocumentSustainable financial solutions for the adoption of solar powered irrigation pumps in Nepal’s Terai
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2017Solar powered irrigation pumps (SPIPs) are a proven technology, and can potentially be a game changer in Nepal’s irrigation sector by providing clean irrigation to millions of farmers. However, the relatively high capital cost of SPIPs is the main impediment that prevents large scale adoption of SPIPs.DocumentA plan for the development and supply of agricultural water
Korea Development Institute, 2013The agricultural policies after Independence in South Korea can be roughly classified into three policies: policies for food increase till the 1970s, policies for structural improvement in the 1980s and 1990s, and policies for rice production adjustment in the 2000s.DocumentExplaining and understanding environmental actions in Chinese agriculture: the case of Yuqiao watershed of Tianjin municipality
Taylor and Francis Group, 2015Most of China’s surface waters are undergoing anthropogenic eutrophication, mainly due to leaching of phosphorus (P) from both sewage and agriculture. This is causing quality deterioration in their scarce water resources. The problem has been acknowledged by Chinese authorities and actions sought implemented, though expected ameliorations are on hold.DocumentImpacts of large-scale investments in agriculture on water resources, ecosystems and livelihoods; and development of policy options for decision makers
GRID Arendal, 2014The goal of this project is to analyze the nature and extent of impacts of foreign direct investments (FDI) in agriculture in Africa.DocumentQualitative assessment of USAID/OFDA small scale irrigation programs: Zambia treadle pumps, 2003--2006
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2008This report was prepared as part of a program commissioned from FANRPAN by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in Pretoria, South Africa to assess a treadle pump irrigation program it sponsored in Zambia from April 2003 to June 2004.DocumentEvaluation of USAID/OFDA small scale irrigation (treadle pump) program in ZAMBIA
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2008readle pumps are a low-cost technology that has proven effective in increasing small-holder productivity and incomes in Asia, and increasingly in selected parts of Africa. This additional household income provides for a more drought-resistant livelihood.DocumentThe status of agricultural water use, access, and productivity in the Limpopo Basin — opportunities for poverty alleviation
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2010The Limpopo River Basin is home to 14,000,000 people, at least half of whom live in rural areas. Over ten million South Africans live in the basin - nearly 25% of the national population. The remaining population live in Botswana - one million people, nearly 60% of the national population - Mozambique and Zimbabwe.DocumentTowards a framework for achieving food security in the mountains of Pakistan
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014This working paper outlines a mountain-specific framework for addressing food security in the mountains of Pakistan. It builds on efforts by ICIMOD together with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) to understand the special issues of food security and find solutions in the mountain areas of Pakistan.Pages