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October 4, 2007
Best Practice: MUTARA - Support to Agriculture in Rwanda-
Activities were focused on irrigation infrastructure, agricultural trials, and establishing farmers in an irrigated perimeter of the valley. Emphasis then turned to improving the living conditions of the farmers through capacity building in irrigated ...
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October 4, 2007
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Best Practice: Turning around bankrupt farms in Russia
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To develop, test and disseminate socially acceptable laws and procedures for revitalizing insolvent farms. The project conducted a rapid appraisal of farms’ financial performance, analyzed bottlenecks in the legal framework, and drafted a manual of ...
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October 4, 2007
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Best Practice: Irrigation Programme in the Southern Andes
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Aiming at an increase of the operating income of the peasants as a contribution to poverty reduction, and a sustainable use and management of the established irrigation infrastructure, the program supported the target group in maintaining and repairi ...
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October 4, 2007
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Best Practice: Alternative Development Tocache-Uchiza
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PRODATU works in the upper Huallaga valley, which has been one of the major coca cultivation areas in Peru since the 1980s. The project aims at strengthening the local economy and at contributing to social stability. It enables farmers to engage in ...
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October 4, 2007
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Best Practice: Erosion Control Tahoua and Tillabéry
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The project aims at the maintenance and restoration of the agro-sylvo-pastoral production potential by protecting the natural resources from wind and water erosion. Large-scale erosion control measures (Rehabilitation of large forest-pasture areas, i ...
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October 4, 2007
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Best Practice: Programa Campesino a Campesino (PCaC)
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Since 1987, a movement of small farmers (or campesinos) in Nicaragua have been changing the way knowledge services are delivered to improve agricultural techniques, increase productivity, and improve land management. Using a system of campesino promo ...
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October 3, 2007
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Best Practice: Building a market-led seed industry in Nepal
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The project supported various key institutions, including (i) a commercial seed research and development company (SSSC), (ii) a professional association for seed producers (SEAN) which provides advice to its members on new varieties and market trends ...
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October 3, 2007
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Best Practice: Community Groundwater Irrigation Project (CGIP)
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The Community Groundwater Irrigation Sector Project (CGISP) assits farmers to access credit for water user groups. The project is based on on water User Groups of 5-8 farmers to jointly access irrigation. Water User Associations, of 25-50 groups will ...
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October 3, 2007
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Best Practice: Buffer Zone Development - Makalu-Barun National Park
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The project targeted to enhance the living conditions of subsistence farmers, living in a marginal nepalese mountain area. The multi-dimensional approach of the intervention included programmes for the infrastructure-, agriculture-, income-gene ...
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October 3, 2007
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Best Practice: PROMEC – Conservation Agriculture
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Conservation Agriculture refers to several practices which permit the sustainable management of the soil. The project's approach included field visits and training for extensionists and farmers in the methods of Conservation Agriculture to reac ...
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