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Promoting Sustainable Agriculture: Experiences from India and Canada
Shah, Amita; S, Puttaswamaiah; Manns, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2009
Agriculture sector, world over, has experienced a phenomenal growth since the mid-twentieth century. The growth, driven by Green Revolution technology, has made a significant dent on aggregate supply of food grains, ensuring food security to the growing population. The next stage of agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512443
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Kerala Fights Clock in ASEAN Free-Trade Deal
Devraj, Ranjit - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543132
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The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2012
The experience of childhood is increasingly urban. Over half the world’s people – including more than a billion children – now live in cities and towns. This report adds to the growing body of evidence and analysis, from UNICEF and partners, that scarcity and dispossession...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652074
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Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Level Gender Responsive Budgeting in Morocco: Some Observations
Rao, M. Govinda; Chakraborty, Lekha S. - eSocialSciences - 2006
During the last few years there has been a significant attempt to change the status of women in Morocco. Considerable … process in Morocco. Specifically, the paper analyses the evolution of decentralisation in Morocco, and deals with the … budgetary reforms in Morocco through a gender lens. It goes on to explain the future directions of local level gender responsive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528340
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Looking Beyond Averages in the Trade and Poverty Debate
Ravallion, Martin - eSocialSciences - 2010
structural modelling of the impacts of specific trade reforms. Case studies are presented for China and Morocco. Both the macro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008752770
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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential Impacts on Regional Fish Migrations, Livelihoods and Human Health
Bird, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper focuses on the Don Sahong Dam (DSD’s) potential impacts on fish and fisheries, and particularly the … project’s regional implications in relation to fisheries, including its possible impacts on food security, nutrition and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323693
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Feeding Southeast Asia: Mekong River Fisheries and Regional Food Security
Peterson, Brooke; Middleton, Carl - eSocialSciences - 2010
fisheries, and argues for recognition of the existing contribution that the fisheries make to regional development. With a focus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492226
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Indian Fisheries-A Historical Alternative
Mathews, Rohan Dominic - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper aims at touching on the main divisions of fisheries management, with an insight into the state mechanism and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008469952
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Accelerating Economic Growth and Reducing Poverty: The Road Ahead
eSocialSciences; Ministry of Finance, Government of … - 2010
It outlines the broad framework and the strategy for poverty reduction based on four pillars: (a) accelerating economic growth while maintaining the macroeconomic stability; (b) improving the governance; (c) investing in human capital; and (d) targeting the poor and the vulnerable. The PRSP also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671527
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Mekong Mainstream Dams: Threatening Southeast Asia's Food Security
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2010
The Mekong is under threat. The governments of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand are considering plans to build eleven big hydropower dams on the Mekong River’s lower mainstream. If built, these dams would harm the river’s ecology and block the major fish migrations that feed and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671528