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Improving Agricultural Productivity and Rural Livelihoods: A Knowledge-Sharing Experience: Summary of the Proceedings of the 2011 People’s Republic of China–Asian Development Bank...
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been actively exploring knowledge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010812223
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Massler •Rehabilitating China’s Loess Plateau by John Mackedon •Building on Successes with Regreening in the West African …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735452
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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
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New Agriculture Technology, Skill Formation, Food Security and Poverty Reduction in Rural Asia: A Comparison of Three Projects from India, China and Bangladesh
Mukherjee, Neela - eSocialSciences - 2010
Puruliya district of West Bengal (India),, (ii) Luo Yang Township of Huang Jiang County in Guangxi province( China) and (iii …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682008
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The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India
Gulati, Ashok (contributor); Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132824
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Semi-feudalism, migration and the state in Guyana.
G, Standing - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1979
ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965993
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Rural development, supply and access to basic services: a case study of the province of bolivar, Ecuador.
R, Vos; A, Vos; Werff, S. van der - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1982
ILO pub. Working paper on rural development and access to essential services in the province of Bolivar, Ecuador - looks at land tenure, agricultural production, rural area infrastructure, income distribution, and obstacles to agricultural development; examines literacy rates, access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967111
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Strategic analysis and knowledge support systems for agriculture and rural development in Africa: Translating evidence into action
Johnson, Michael; Flaherty, Kathleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In this technical guide we describe the Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS) concept developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute in response to the capacity gaps typically found in many African countries for generating and translating evidence into action....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850588
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Rural development within the context of agricultural and socio-economic trends – the case of Finland
Olli, Voutilainen; Olli, Wuori - In: European Countryside 4 (2012) 4, pp. 283-302
The aim of this article is to explore the relationship between agricultural and socio-economic development in Finnish rural areas (later expressed as rural development) since 1995. The statistical analyses being employed are mainly based on municipal (i.e. LAU-2 level) income, employment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010862009
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Bio-energy and Rural Development: Findings from a Comparative Study in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe
Axel, Wolz; Gertrud, Buchenrieder; Richard, Márkus - In: South East European Journal of Economics and Business 6 (2011) 2, pp. 7-16
Rising energy prices for fossil fuels, the unreliable supply of energy imports during recent winters, and European Union (EU) policies have stimulated national awareness and political action on renewable bio-energy among all of the European countries. In discussions on agricultural policy,...
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