Agriculture for development
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- Delivery of water supply and sanitation services in Ethiopia and the Nile
- ( T. Slaymaker;M. Adank;E. Boelee / Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region , 2007)
- With a focus on RIPPLE (Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region), this paper looks at research-inspired policy and practice learning in Ethiopia and the Nile. Ri...
- Bee-keeping in Southern Ethiopia: development interventions must recognise indigenous knoweldge
- ( A. Shiferaw;B. Dindamo;K. Berhe;A. Tegegne;D. Hoekstra / International Livestock Research Institute , 2008)
- Honey is one of the priority commodities of the Alaba special woreda (district) of Southern Ethiopia. While indigenous knowledge provides the cultural basis for bee-keeping in the woreda, efforts are ...
- Can sustainable agriculture help lift Indian farmers out of poverty?
- ( Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2008)
- Millions of farmers in remote rural areas of India struggle to feed themselves and their families, while the resources on which they depend are deteriorating daily. This book shows how sustainable agr...
How can recent EPAs with Europe help strengthen African agriculture?
- ( South Centre , 2008)
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This South Centre Analytical Note provides an overview of the provisions on agriculture contained in the interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) initiated in late 2007 by the EU and 35 count...
- What can G8 leaders do to address the food crisis?
- ( ActionAid International , 2008)
- Three years after the G8 pledged to ‘make poverty history’, the current global food crisis has left close to a quarter of the world’s population lacking basic food security. In this ...
- Raising productivity in African agriculture: innovative approaches
- ( New Agriculturalist , 2008)
- Forty years after the Asian Green Revolution , the spotlight has now turned on African agriculture. Increasing attention is being paid to the need for greater investment in African agriculture and key...
Promoting access to improved maize varieties for small farmers in Ethiopia
- ( D. Alemu;W. Mwangi;M. Nigussie / African Association of Agricultural Economists , 2008)
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This study examines how the performance of the maize seed system in Ethiopia affects small-scale farmers’ access to, and use of, improved maize varieties. Particular emphasis is given to the ...
- Is a radical shift in power relations the real solution to the food crisis?
- ( GRAIN , 2008)
- The current food crisis is focusing attention on the way food reaches some of the most disadvantaged people in the world. In this edition of GRAIN's Seedling magazine, a collection of articles highlig...
- Supporting rural livelihoods through water investment in sub-Saharan Africa
- ( Land and Water Development Division, FAO , 2008)
- Insecure access to water for consumption and productive uses is a major constraint on poverty reduction in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This publication addresses the linkage between water and r...
- Assessing progress on sustainable development: an overview of agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought
- ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations , 2008)
- This report highlights key developments and recent sustainability trends in agriculture, rural development, land, desertification and drought, five of the six themes being considered by the Commission...
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