Search Results - "Decadence"

Problemes politiques, financiers et technologiques lies au developpement de l'elevage en Afrique subsaharienne: Quelques questions cruciales by Anteneh, A., Anteneh, B.

“…Examines the role and importance of the livestock subsector of Africas' agricultural sector, its performance over the last two decades, the constraints which limit its development and the progress being made in solving theese constraints.…”
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An Interview with the Founder/CEO of Psaltry International ltd by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Iranloye, Founder and CEO of Psaltry International takes the IITA Communication team through her agribusiness journey and how IITA has been part of her success story in over two decades.…”
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Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer by Shah, Tushaar, van Koppen, Barbara, Merrey, Douglas J., Lange, M. de, Samad, M.

“…This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.…”
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Herders are networking in Africa by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Animal breeding, pasture development and foraging in developing countries tended to be overlooked by agricultural researchers for many years. Over the last decade, however, the importance of pasturing has been acknowledged and initial steps have...…”
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Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: Some critical issues by Anteneh, A., Anteneh, B.

“…Examines the role and importance of the livestock subsector of Africas' agricultural sector, its performance over the last two decades, the constraints which limit its development and the progress being made in solving theese constraints.…”
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A CD-romance: CTA's CD-ROM project for the ACP States by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The spectacular progress in information technology in recent decades has not always reached Third World countries which need access to scientific and technical information (STI) which is vital to their agricultural and rural development. …”
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Hoe, harrow, hoe by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Simple straightforward technologies and tools still provide the basis for much agricultural production and processing. After decades of dissemination strategies, experimental workshops and small-scale industrialisation, a spade is a spade is a...…”
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In praise of plant pesticides by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A decade of research at the Lowlands Agricultural Experiment Station (LAES), the largest research station of the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), has led to the development and release of three plant derived pesticides (PDP).…”
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Regional Seminar on Private Sector Participation and Irrigation Expansion in sub-Saharan Africa (2) by Hilmy, Sally, Abernethy, Charles L.

“…The context for irrigation development in Africa has been changing rapidly and drastically over the past decade. On the one hand, there is increasing scepticism about the returns to public investment in irrigation development, and a resulting decline in s…”
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FTA Highlight No.15 – Advancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion by Elias, M., Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Ihalainen, Markus, Monterroso, I.

“…This publication reflects on FTA’s decade-long journey to advance gender equality in forest, tree and agroforestry landscapes to glean lessons and continue building on the achievements of the Program. …”
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Water allocation management in the Yellow river basin: Potential for water trading? by Cai, Ximing, Yang, Yi-Chen E., Jianshi, Zhao, Ringler, Claudia

“…This policy was in line with the past decade’s renewed focus on sustainable water use and efforts by the Government of China to keep the Yellow River “healthy.” …”
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Lessons learned and remaining challenges by Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James

“…The 2000s has been Africa’s “decade of growth.” For the first time since the 1970s, Africa has not been the slowest growing developing region in world. …”
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National and international agricultural research and rural poverty: the case of rice research in India and China by Fan, Shenggen, Chan-Kang, Connie, Qian, Keming, Krishnaiah, K.

“…The study attempts to measure the total benefits from rice varietal improvement research in China and India using variety adoption and performance data over the last two decades. It then uses genetic or pedigree information to partition the total benefits between these two countries and IRRI. …”
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Molecular genetics and breeding for nutrient use efficiency in rice by Ali, Jauhar, Jewel, Zilhas Ahmed, Mahender, Anumalla, Anandan, Annamalai, Hernandez, Jose, Li, Zhikang

“…In the coming decades, rice production needs to be carried out sustainably to keep the balance between profitability margins and essential resource input costs. …”
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National and international agricultural research and rural poverty: the case of rice research in India and China by Fan, Shenggen, Chan-Kang, Connie

“…We measure the total benefits from rice varietal improvement research in China and India, using variety adoption and performance data over the last two decades. Genetic or pedigree information is used to partition the total benefits between these two countries and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). …”
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The future of fish: Issues and trends to 2020 by Delgado, Christopher L., Wada, Nikolas, Rosegrant, Mark W., Meijer, Siet, Ahmed, Mahfuzuddin

“…Not any more. In the past three decades, production and consumption of fish have risen so dramatically that the world’s wild fisheries may fall victim to their own success. …”
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China: Will they buy or sell? by Ehui, Simeon K., Hertel, Thomas W., Rae, A., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…China is a net exporter of livestock products, although over the last two decades imports have been increasing faster than exports. …”
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Cameroon's forests and people: collection of publications, maps, pictures, hyperlinks and references

“…This CD-ROM strives to be a state of the art compilation of key documents on Cameroon's forests in the course of the last two decades--forests that have been subject to numerous reforms concerning management, conservation and forest policy.…”
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IIED by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has been working for the last two decades to promote sustainable development in the Third World. …”
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To catch or cultivate by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Shrimp farming and research was started two decades ago by...…”
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