Library
Library » Best Practices & Policies
- ResourcesDate added
-
-
209 views/downloads
-
October 17, 2005
Exogenous Shocks in Low Income Countries: Policy Issues and the Role of the World Bank-
This paper responds to requests by Executive Directors to examine the impact of exogenous shocks facing low-income countries and reviews the current response of the global community, including the World Bank.Table of contents: 1. &n ...
-
-
-
334 views/downloads
-
October 17, 2005
-
Rural Extension Services
-
In this paper we analyze the considerations that lead policy makers to undertake extension investments as a key public responsibility, as well as the complex set of factors and intra-agency incentives that explain why different extension systems&rsquo ...
-
-
-
279 views/downloads
-
October 17, 2005
-
Extension and Rural Development: Converging Views on Institutional Approaches?
-
Against a backdrop of changing public policies and other pressures forcing fundamental change in public extension services, the World Bank, USAID, and the Neuchâtel Group convened a workshop of about 70 extension experts to review recent approach ...
-
-
-
433 views/downloads
-
October 17, 2005
World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030 - An FAO perspective-
This study is the latest forward assessment by FAO of possible future developments in world food, nutrition and agriculture, including the crops, livestock, forestry and fisheries sectors. It is the product of a multidisciplinary exercise, involving mo ...
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/005/Y4252E/Y4252E00.H
-
-
-
296 views/downloads
-
October 17, 2005
-
Land Policy Guidelines of the EU - Final Report submitted to EU Task Force on Land Tenure
-
This report provides a summary analysis of comments received through an electronic consultation on the draft Land Policy Guidelines of the European Union (EU). This consultation was held from 16 February to 12 March 2004, with the goal of widening the ...
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://webapps.ifad.org/euforum/forum/updates/final_report_submitted_to_eu_task_
-
-
-
242 views/downloads
-
October 14, 2005
-
Drainage for Gain: Integrated Solutions to Drainage in Land and Water Management
-
The report is based on the findings of thorough reviews of completed and active projects financed by the World Bank for agricultural drainage, six country case studies, and the technical study Reclaiming Drainage: Toward an Integrated Approach.
-
-
-
267 views/downloads
-
October 14, 2005
-
Agriculture Investment Sourcebook: Sustainable Agriculture Intensification
-
Promoting sustainable agriculture requires that farm management techniques foster synergies, conserve nutrients, increase economic stability, and promote equitable outcomes for male and female small-scale farmers. This overview summarizes the basic und ...
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://www-esd.worldbank.org/ais/index.cfm?Page=mdisp&m=4&p=0
-
-
-
260 views/downloads
-
October 14, 2005
-
Agriculture Investment Sourcebook: Sustainable Natural Resources Management for Agriculture
-
In recent years, increases in agricultural productivity have come in part at the expense of deterioration of the natural resource base on which farming systems depend. It is urgent that this trend be reversed, by encouraging farmers to adopt more susta ...
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://www-esd.worldbank.org/ais/index.cfm?Page=mdisp&m=5&p=0
-
-
-
302 views/downloads
-
October 14, 2005
-
Agriculture Investment Sourcebook: Agribusiness and Market Development
-
The expanding role of the private sector is increasingly realized, as is acceptance that markets are the best vehicle for rural economic growth, and for facilitating specialization and diversification. The increased focus on private enterprise and mark ...
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://www-esd.worldbank.org/ais/index.cfm?Page=mdisp&m=6&p=0
-
-
-
281 views/downloads
-
October 14, 2005
-
Agriculture Investment Sourcebook: Rural Finance for Agriculture
-
This Module explores promising new directions in rural finance for agriculture, and identifies lessons for policy and lending.
-
Original Resource Location (Source):
http://www-esd.worldbank.org/ais/index.cfm?Page=mdisp&m=7&p=0
-
|
Search resource