Agriculture and Rural Development Series – serie
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Changing the Face of the Waters
The Promise and Challenge of Sustainable Aquaculture
Häftad, 2007
290 kr
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As production from capture fisheries stagnates, aquaculture is changing the face of our waters. This book provides guidance on sustainable aquaculture to decision makers in the international development community and in client countries of international finance institutions. The study focuses on …
Forests Sourcebook
Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation
Häftad, 2008
348 kr
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The 'Forests Source Book' provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development. Intended to guide World Bank lending activities and projects, the 'Forests Source Book' offers information useful to a …
Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook
Häftad, 2008
518 kr
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The Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook provides an up-to-date understanding of gender issues and a rich compilation of compelling evidence of good practices and lessons learned to guide practitioners in integrating gender dimensions into agricultural projects and programs. The Sourcebook draws on a …
Agricultural Land Redistribution
Toward Greater Consensus
Av Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize, Camille Bourguignon m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
462 kr
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Despite 250 years of land reform all over the world, important land inequalities remain, especially in Latin America and southern Africa. While in these regions, there is near consensus on the need for redistribution, much controversy persists around how to redistribute land peacefully and legally, …
Bioenergy Development
Issues and Impacts for Poverty and Natural Resource Management
Av Elizabeth Cushion, Adrian Whiteman m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
405 kr
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Bioenergy has been critical to humanity since the cave dwellers first used wood to cook their food and stay warm at night. Ancient forms of bioenergy ' firewood and cow dung patties ' remain primary fuel sources for rural and poor people. New sources of bioenergy including 'black liquor', …
Gender and Governance in Rural Services
Insights from India, Ghana, and Ethiopia
Häftad, 2010
405 kr
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This book provides policy-relevant knowledge on strategies to improve service delivery in rural areas especially to rural women. The study covers key economic services, such as agricultural advisory services and related social services, including rural water supply. It presents analytical work from …
Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa
Learning from Reform Experience
Av David Tschirley, Colin Poulton m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
290 kr
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Cotton is a rare economic success story in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the continent's share of the world's agricultural trade fell by about half from 1980 to 2005, its share of world cotton exports more than doubled. Cotton is a major source of foreign exchange earnings in more than 15 countries of …
Sunken Billions
The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform
Av Ragnar Arnason, Kieran Kelleher
Häftad, 2009
313 kr
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Economic losses in marine fisheries resulting from poor management, inefficiencies, and overfishing add up to US$50 billion per year. Taken over the last three decades, these losses total over US$2 trillion, a figure roughly equivalent to the GDP of Italy. The Sunken Billions: The Economic …
Agribusiness and Innovation Systems in Africa
Av Kurt Larsen, Ronald Kim m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
417 kr
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The role of agriculture in sustainable development and poverty reduction for the vast majority of developing countries cannot be overemphasized. Forty-five percent of the developing world's population lives in households involved in agriculture, and twenty-seven percent in smallholder households, …
Building Competitiveness in Africa's Agriculture
A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications
Av C. Martin Webber, Patrick Labaste
Häftad, 2009
475 kr
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The development and business communities recently have experienced a tremendous resurgence of interest in promoting value chains development as a way to add value, lower transaction costs, diversify rural economies, and contribute to increasing rural household incomes. This Guide is designed for …
Does What You Export Matter?
In Search of Empirical Guidance for Industrial Policies
Av Daniel Lederman, William Maloney
Häftad, 2012
475 kr
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Does what economies export matter for development? If so, can industrial policies improve on the export basket generated by the market? This book approaches these questions from a variety of conceptual and policy viewpoints. Reviewing the theoretical arguments in favor of industrial policies, the …
Rising Global Interest in Farmland
Can It Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits?
Av Klaus Deininger, Derek Byerlee
Häftad, 2011
300 kr
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This book aims to provide key pieces of information needed for informed debate about large-scale land acquisition by drawing on the experience from past land expansions, discussing predictions for potential future demand, and providing empirical evidence of what is happening on the ground in the …
Agricultural Innovation Systems
An Investment Sourcebook
Häftad, 2012
575 kr
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Research, education, and extension investments, while usually necessary, are often insufficient alone to bring knowledge, technologies, and services that enable farmers and entrepreneurs to innovate. Efforts to strengthen research systems and increase the availability of knowledge have not …
Land Governance Assessment Framework
Identifying and Monitoring Good Practice in the Land Sector
Av Klaus Deininger, Harris Selod m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
290 kr
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Increased global demand for land posits the need for well-designed country-level land policies to protect long-held rights, facilitate land access and address any constraints that land policy may pose for broader growth. While the implementation of land reforms can be a lengthy process, the need to …
Safe Food Imperative
Accelerating Progress in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Av Steven Jaffee, Spencer Henson m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
462 kr
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This report strengthens the economic case for increased public investment and more robust policy attention to food safety in low and middle income countries and provides guidance on ways to achieve significant, broad-based impact from such actions.
