Search Results - "reformism"

Gender and social seed networks for climate change adaptation: Evidence from bean, finger millet, and sorghum seed systems in East Africa by Otieno, Gloria, Zebrowski, Wesley Mlsna, Recha, Tobias, Reynolds, Travis William

“…Findings emphasize the need for careful attention to the different implications of seed policies, market interventions, and other seed system reforms to support gender-equitable food security options for women and men in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Informing equitable water and food policies through accurate spatial information on irrigated areas in smallholder farming systems by Magidi, J., van Koppen, Barbara, Nhamo, L., Mpandeli, S., Slotow, R., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Such information is critical for policy formulation regarding equitable and inclusive water allocation, irrigation expansion, land reform, and food and water security in smallholder farming systems.…”
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Drivers and consequences of tenure insecurity and mechanisms for enhancing tenure security: A synthesis of CGIAR research on tenure security (2013–2020) by McLain, Rebecca

“…Long-term partnerships, ongoing engagement, and training for multiple actors at multiple scales increases the likelihood of successful implementation of tenure reforms. Further research on tenure security can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially by clarifying how customary tenure can provide security and how tenure affects decision-making in multistakeholder platforms.…”
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Living-lab for people in the Colombian Amazon: a pact for a sustainable territory by Rodriguez, Luz Angela, Vanegas, Martha

“…Livestock production has been one of the main drivers of environmental change, which is inextricable linked to the model of land occupation based on colonization and extension of the agricultural frontier because of the unresolved issues of land concentration in the interior of the country, the absence of real agrarian reform and the long-term internal armed conflict. …”
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2022 Global food policy report: Climate change and food systems by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 2022 Global Food Policy Report showcases opportunities for accelerating innovation, reforming policies, resetting market incentives, and increasing financing for sustainable food systems transformation, as well as promoting healthy diets and building resilience. …”
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Agricultural extension: Global status and performance in selected countries by Davis, Kristin E., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ragasa, Catherine

“…Insights from the research support reforms — in governance, capacity, management, and advisory methods — to improve outcomes, enhance financial sustainability, and achieve greater scale. …”
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Proceedings of stakeholder' consultation meeting on agrifood value chains in Odisha: Challenges and Opportunities by Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The objectives of the meeting were to identify the drivers of agrifood system (AFS) as well as the priority areas of the interventions, to analyze the emerging challenges and opportunities and to understand essential policy and institutional reforms for transforming farm and off farm sectors in Odisha. …”
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Beyond emergency relief: What will it take to ensure a resilient recovery for agriculture and the rural economy of Myanmar by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…As the country opened up to foreign investment through economic reforms initiated in 2011, rural wages surged and farm mechanization services expanded rapidly. …”
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Repurposing agricultural support for climate change mitigation and adaptation by Gautam, Madhur, Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will, Piñeiro, Valeria, Vos, Rob

“…This brief summarises evidence indicating that simple elimination of all existing support measures would do little to reduce global emissions from agriculture, while they could be cut by as much as 40 per cent with “smart repurposing” that would shift resources towards R&D and incentives for the widespread adoption of productivity-enhancing and climate-resilient production practices. Such reform, if concerted globally, will also provide winwin solutions for reducing poverty (SDG1), improve food security and reduce the cost of a healthy diet (SDG2), while improving global welfare, reducing global inequalities and improving biodiversity (SDGs 8, 10 and 15). …”
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Tools for measuring the full impacts of agricultural interventions by Martin, Will

“…These potential instruments will likely include some reforms like adjustments to trade policies that are relatively easy to implement, whose impacts are relatively easy to analyze and whose implications for fiscal revenues may be slight. …”
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Indian social safety net programs as platforms for introducing wheat flour fortification: A case study of Gujarat, India: by Fiedler, John L., Babu, Sunil, Smitz, Marc-Francois, Lividini, Keith, Bermudez, Odilia I.

“…The introduction of similar reforms throughout India would largely eliminate the inadequate iron intake among persons participating in any of the three SSNPs and would have a significant impact on the global prevalence rate of inadequate iron intake.…”
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Decentralization and rural service delivery in Uganda by Bashaasha, Bernard, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Nkonya, Ephraim M.

“…With regard to the specific services, while universal primary education (UPE) policy under the decentralization framework is credited with a dramatic increase in primary school enrollment, public primary education services are still dogged by concerns over financing, equity, quality, and the need for curriculum reform. Some studies show that there has been no improvement in health services with many health status indicators either stagnating or worsening. …”
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Food as the basis for development and security: A strategy for Yemen by Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Funes, José, Yu, Bingxin

“…Leverage the fuel-subsidy reform process to promote food security. 2. Improve the business climate to foster pro-food-secure private investments in promising sectors. 3. …”
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Policies and performance of Ethiopian cereal markets by Rashid, Shahidur, Negassa, Asfaw

“…As part of these strategies, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has undertaken substantial market reforms, accelerated investments in road and communication networks, and initiated programs to increase cereal production through large-scale demonstrations of the benefits of modern seeds and greater fertilizer use. …”
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On boxes, contents, and users: food security and the WTO negotiations by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman, Thomas, Marcelle

“…They were also reaffirmed in the Doha Declaration, which declares that "the long-term objective" is "to establish a fair and market-oriented trading system through a program of fundamental reform", and confirmed that special and differential treatment will be granted to developing countries "to effectively take account of their development needs, including food security and rural development". …”
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Past performance and current status of agricultural and rural development in Vietnam: Viet Nam Agricultural Sector Program ADB TA 3223-VIE: Phase I Technical Report by Goletti, Francesco

“…The overall objective of the TA is to assist the government in designing an agricultural program to help establish a competitive market-based and diversified system through policy reforms in several critical areas and subsectors. …”
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture by Rashid, Shahidur, Gulati, Ashok, Cummings, Jr., Ralph

“…In light of the evidence—which indicates that parastatals played important roles in the past but have become overly expensive, and that reduced intervention can promote competition, help develop alternative institutions, and release funds for development and antipoverty programs without jeopardizing price stability—the editors highlight the challenges ahead and propose suggestions for reforming the existing paradigm for price-related policies. …”
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Strengthening agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa from an innovation systems perspective: Case studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique by Davis, Kristin E., Ekboir, Javier, Mekasha, Wendmsyamregne, Ochieng, Cosmas M. O., Spielman, David J., Zerfu, Elias

“…The paper offers several recommendations that can contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of AET’s contribution to agricultural innovation and development. Key reforms include aligning the mandates of AET organizations with national development aspirations by promoting new educational programs that are more strategically attuned to the different needs of society; inducing change in the cultures of AET organizations through the introduction of educational programs and linkages beyond the formal AET system; and strengthening individual and organizational capacity by improving incentives to forge stronger linkages between AET and diverse user communities, knowledge sources, and private industry." - from authors' abstract.…”
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Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004 by Field, Alfred J., Field, Erica Marie, Torero, Máximo

“…This finding reaffirms the idea that liberalizing markets must be accompanied by appropriate social programs or institutional reforms directed to the unique situational problems of different subgroups in poverty if the broader poverty issue is to be improved.…”
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Agricultural research and productivity growth in India by Evenson, Robert E., Pray, Carl E., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Industrial policy and technology policy, including intellectual property rights policy, will require careful evaluation and reform in order to encourage private investment in agriculture. …”
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