Resultados de búsqueda - "reforms"

Trade and economic impacts of destination‐based business cash‐flow taxes por Martin, Will

“…Proposals for destination‐based business cash‐flow taxes (DBCFT) that effectively combine a value‐added tax and a wage subsidy have received enormous attention in the United States and are being proposed as a major tax reform worldwide. Much controversy has focused on trade impacts, but this paper shows that a DBCFT would not create long‐term trade barriers or export subsidies if prices and wages are flexible. …”
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Early childhood nutrition and health por Azzarri, Carlo

“…Relevant papers in this regard address decentralization, civil service reform, and taxation. In assessing what we know about “what works?” …”
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The private sector's role in agricultural extension systems: Potential and limitations por Feder, Gershon, Birner, Regina, Anderson, Jock R.

“…The poor performance of public agricultural extension systems in developing countries engendered interest in pluralistic concepts of extension involving a variety of service providers. Within the reform agenda, modalities relying on private‐sector providers were perceived as a path to improvement. …”
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Out of the shadow of famine: Evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh por Ahmed, Raisuddin, Haggblade, Steven, Chowdhury, Tawfiq-e-Elahi

“…The case of Bangladesh also has more general relevance as a study of the outcomes of a market-oriented reform program.…”
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Agricultural R & D in Colombia: policy, investments, and institutional profile por Beintema, Nienke M., Romano, Luis J., Pardey, Philip G.

“…Colombia’s public agricultural R&D agencies underwent a major reform in 1993 with the creation of CORPOICA¾a joint venture arrangement between the government and various not-for-profit, often industry supported research agencies. …”
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Diagnosing the barriers faced by rural communities in building disaster and climate resilience in Zimbabwe por Nyahunda, L.

“…The study sets pathways for policy reform at national and subnational levels and paradigm shifts where collective or individual efforts, changed ways of thinking, reprioritisation of resources, institutional support and political will can assist at-risk communities overcome the identified barriers.…”
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Internal Report: Action Planning and Network Consolidation of the Disruptive Seeds Network in Kenya por Bell, Shavon, Ratner, Blake, Kimani, Martin Njoroge, Rutting, Lucas, Veeger, Marieke, von Breymann, Randolph

“…With CGIAR having created an opportunity for network members to develop transformation pathways for Kenya's food system, CoRe supported the network in devising specific plans to reform policy, mobilize communities, and influence key institutions to bring about concrete change. …”
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Water Management Challenges in Coastal Polders of Bangladesh: Adaptation Planning Through Climate-Smart Mapping — An Innovation por Amin, Md. Ruhul, Salahuddin, Ahmad

“…To build climate-smart, inclusive, and sustainable polder systems, the brief recommends strengthening Water Management Organizations (WMOs), designating a lead agency for community-centered water governance, realigning institutional mandates, reforming existing policies, and integrating CS-MAP into formal planning processes. …”
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Between extractivism and peasant agriculture: differentiation of rural settlements in the Bolivian Amazon por Stoian, D., Henkemans, A.

“…A second rubber crisis after World War II, along with the Agrarian Reform in 1953, accelerated the disintegration of rubber estates and the foundation of independent communities. …”
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A new relevance and better prospects for wider uptake of social learning within CGIAR por Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Relying on experiential evidence from professionals within the CGIAR network, the working paper further explores if the reformed CGIAR and the new structural and programmatic setup offer improved prospects for the inclusion of social learning approaches in CCAFS. …”
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Increasing access to agricultural extension and advisory services: How effective are new approaches in reaching women farmers in rural areas? por Mbo'o-Tchouawou, Michelle, Colverson, Kathleen E.

“…A wide range of traditional and reformed EAS delivery systems have been tried in many developing countries, but very little has been achieved in systematically considering a gender perspective in the provision of agricultural advisory services. …”
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CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Program Theme 3: Pro-Poor Climate Change Mitigation Currently Named: Theme 3: Low Emissions Agriculture. Evaluation of 2011-2013 por Smith, Gordon R., Ecofor LLC

“…Relevance: Is the Theme 3 program being managed in line with vision in the Program Plan and Theory of Change, and CGIAR reform process, including cross center research, working with partners and consulting with stakeholders in designing research? …”
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Los viveros comunales en El Salvador: un caso de éxito en la difusión de la tecnología forestal por Heckadon Moreno, Stanley

“…An achievement accomplished in the midt of a civil war, an agrarian reform and a prolongued history of frustrated forestry efforts. …”
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Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Viet Nam por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Liu, Yanyan, Cuong, Nguyen Van, Masias, Ian

“…Since the economic and social reform in the late 1980s, the private sector has rapidly emerged as the major player in meeting the demand for greater farm power uses, including the domestic manufacturing of power tillers, the introduction of larger combine harvesters, and the emergence of individual machine owners as the primary suppliers of hiring services. …”
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Agricultural input markets in Ghana: A descriptive assessment of input dealers in eight districts por Asante, Seth, Andam, Kwaw S., Simons, Andrew M., Amprofi, Felicia Ansah, Osei-Assibey, Ernest, Iddrisu, Adisatu, Blohowiak, Samuel

“…Understanding the characteristics and operations of agricultural input dealers can help policymakers to formulate, implement, and reform seed and fertilizer policies. Our study shows low levels of specialization among agricultural input shops, high participation in the sector association, an increase in the entry of traders into the agricultural input market since the launch of PFJ, and a continuing concentration on fertilizer sales compared to seed sales. …”
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Informationsbehov vid ett unikt beslut por Andersson, Patrik

“…During year 2007 when the grain prices increased and the EU reform decreased the payment for sugarbeets, it was no longer obvious to grow sugar beets in the crop sequence. …”
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Forest certification, state regulation and community empowerment: complementarity in seeking a viable solution to forest degradation in Indonesia? por Alam, S., Herawati, T., Hidayat, H., Wyatt, S.

“…Finally, the article considers complementarity in government, private and community initiatives in SFM and how regulatory reform in support of a more participatory approach could contribute to achieving these goals. …”
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Calibrated Models for Major Crops and Cropping System using Existing Datasets in Morocco and Uzbekistan por Devkota, Krishna, Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari

“…Crop and Cropping System Models are a valuable ex-ante decision support tool which generates useful outputs for the precision agricultural management, provides decision for climate change mitigation and adaptation with ecosystem services, and also provides decision for institutional and policy reform (Fig. 1). Such models can be used to evaluate the effects of various agronomic practices, varieties, and climate change impacts on crop production and food security at the field, farm, and landscape levels. …”
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Institutional arrangements between sugarcane growers and millers in Uganda and implications for grower productivity and profitability por Mbowa, Swaibu, Guloba, Madina M., Mather, David L., Nakazi, Florence, Bryan, Elizabeth, Nakkazi, Sheila

“…Success of this policy reform is vital for the cane industry to remain both financially sustainable and inclusive.…”
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The UN Food Systems Summit 2021: Lessons of the gender and finance levers por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, McNamara, Brian, Njuki, Jemimah, Swinnen, Johan, Vos, Rob

“…The Gender Lever of Change focused on strengthening the role of women in food systems transformation, while the Finance Lever of Change focused on reforming existing financial structures and broadening financial support for optimal food systems. …”
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