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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 informed innovators. This literature is filled with success stories; excellent examples of local innovations and discoveries include crop breeding, grafting against pests, water...
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Crop insurance in Karnataka
Kalavakonda, Vijay - 2005
"The authors examine the performance of the crop insurance scheme in Karnataka, a southern state of India and the second driest state in the country. Their analysis highlights weaknesses in product design, implementation challenges, and operational problems. The authors' finding is that the crop...
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Sending farmers back to school : the impact of farmer field schools in Indonesia
Feder, Gershon - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523413
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Small-scale irrigation dams, agricultural production, and health : Theory and evidence from Ethiopia
Ersado, Lire - 2005
"Ersado looks at the feasibility and potential of instituting small-scale irrigation dams to reduce Ethiopia's dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare implications of irrigation development programs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522705
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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 …. The paper begins by identifying the geographic extent of major maize market sheds in Eastern and Southern Africa. It then … focuses on the South Eastern Africa market shed, the one centered in Malawi, Northern Mozambique and Zambia. This analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552956
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Zambia : Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization Strategy
World Bank - 2012
This report focuses on the potential and opportunities for smallholder commercialization in Zambia. The paper discusses the framework for Zambia's smallholder commercialization strategy, the current state of smallholder agriculture in Zambia, key issues, support from agribusiness to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553131
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Managing Agricultural Production Risk : Innovations in Developing Countries
World Bank - 2012
This document presents innovations in agricultural risk management for natural disaster risk, with the focus on defining practical roles for governments of developing countries and the World Bank in developing risk management strategies. The paper includes the following content: introduction;...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Raising Agricultural Productivity
World Bank - 2021
Igniting farm productivity can support growth and job creation in Kosovo. Agricultural production, in real terms, has been decreasing in Kosovo since 2009 but employment has not changed much. This note examines drivers of agricultural productivity and its growth in Kosovo, and implied...
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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
Migration is transforming rural economies, landscapes, and potentially, gender relations. Migration is one of the 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...
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Achieving Ukraine's Agricultural Potential : Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Rural Life
World Bank - 2013
This study provides a review of the food and agricultural sector in Ukraine. It assesses the current status of the food and agricultural sector with special reference to the agricultural policy regime and the form and level of government support to the sector. The paper reviews the sector's...
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