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Monitoring and evaluation of agriculture and rural development projects
Casley, Dennis J. - 1982
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000632039
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Reinvesting in African Small-Holder Agriculture : The Role of Tree Crops in Sustainable Farming Systems
World Bank - 2013
This Policy and Strategy Paper contributes to an ongoing policy debate-within the Bank but also with its client governments-about the role of tree crops in various production systems, and as key commodities in the trade portfolio of various African nations. It attempts to answer the following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558833
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Establishing a Green Charcoal Value Chain in Rwanda : A Feasibility Study
World Bank - 2014
Biomass is the most important source of energy in Rwanda, especially for domestic cooking. Today approximately 86 percent of primary energy comes from biomass, mainly in the form of wood that is either used directly as a fuel (57 percent), or converted into charcoal (23 percent) together with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560678
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Regional Trade in Food Staples : Prospects for Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Moderation Food Security Crises in Eastern and Southern Africa
World Bank - 2012
This report focuses on growing trade in food staples in the Southern and Eastern African region of Africa as one of the largest growth opportunities available to African farmers. This paper examines the impact of regional trade in food staples, both for maintaining farmer incentives in surplus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552956
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Women in Agriculture : The Impact of Male Out-Migration on Women's Agency, Household Welfare, and Agricultural Productivity
World Bank - 2015
drivers of the so-called feminization of agriculture in Latin America. This feminization has relevance for everyone given … agriculture's role in regional food security, national shared prosperity, and household resilience to shocks. The objective of … this study is to investigate the feminization of agriculture as well as its implications for women's agency, household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644572
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Achieving Ukraine's Agricultural Potential : Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Rural Life
World Bank - 2013
products. Given the importance and sensitivity of the food and agriculture sector in the country, the report highlights a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559249
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Linking Agricultural Innovations to Knowledge Sharing in Africa
World Bank - 2012
Most recent African indigenous knowledge (IK) literature, especially in agriculture, emphasizes that Africans are …
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Burkina Faso : The Za?? Technique and Enhanced Agricultural Productivity
World Bank - 2012
More than 90 percent of the population in the Sahel lives on agriculture. The fact that crop production has not kept up …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555850
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Impacts of Climate Change on Brazilian Agriculture : Refocusing Impact Assessments to 2050
World Bank - 2013
This report evaluates the requirements for an assessment of climate change impacts on agriculture to guide policy … makers on investment priorities and phasing. Because agriculture is vital for national food security and is a strong … contributor to Brazil's GDP growth, there is growing concern that Brazilian agriculture is increasingly vulnerable to climate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557356
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India : Promoting Agricultural Growth in Maharashtra, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2013
Fostering more rapid rural development, particularly raising the productivity and competitiveness, and accelerating the growth of the agricultural and rural non-farm sectors, and critical elements to achieving faster overall economic growth, and hence, poverty reduction in Maharashtra. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559055