Search Results - "reforms"

Revival of agricultural cooperatives in Uganda by Kwapong, Nana Afranaa, Korugyendo, Patrick Lubega

“…This policy note is based on a case study of the recent revival and reform of the agricultural cooperative sector in Uganda.…”
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Stakeholder workshop on advancing veterinary medicines governance in Kenya by Moodley, Arshnee, Muloi, Dishon M.

“…The workshop concluded with a collective call to action: to embed antimicrobial stewardship within Kenya’s veterinary governance systems through coordinated national-county collaboration, private-sector accountability, and evidence-based policy reform.…”
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Trends and future scenarios of forestry and other land uses employment in Indonesia: a modeling approach by Purnomo, H.

“…Massive forest planting will benefit deforested land, but may jeopardize employment and livelihoods in community land. Land tenure reform can boost the employment to meet the overall government target on unemployment level of 5.11% in year 2009.…”
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Livestock innovation systems and networks: Findings from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia by Asres, A., Sölkner, Johann, Puskur, Ranjitha, Wurzinger, Maria

“…We recommend for policy guidance to reform the current agricultural extension system to address institutional and policy issues that constrain effective agricultural innovation system.…”
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Sugar sector: Agritrade Executive Brief Update 2013 by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Eastern Africa Grain Council

“…Furthermore, in the post-reform period, EU beet sugar companies have invested in raw cane sugar refining capacity. …”
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Comments to the African Union Commission on the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan by Chesterman, Sabrina, Chevallier, Romy, Huyer, Sophia, Zougmoré, Robert B., Zebiak, Stephen E., Siebert, Stefan, Barczak, Piotr, Thornton, Philip K.

“…Key points include: support and promote local organic fertilizers and soil improvers from organic waste, reform subsidies and incentives, include climate-smart agriculture (CSA) innovations, include gender and youth to promote soil health, and manage risks associated with climate variability and climate change. …”
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Book Launch of Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook Video by CGIAR

“…These fundamental questions fuel other important debates—what are the “windows of opportunity” for reform and policy change? Are biotech crops part of the solution to solving climate, food, and nutrition security challenges in developing economies? …”
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Water for life and food: Synergies between SDGs 2 and 6 and human rights by Mehta, Lyla, Ringler, Claudia, Varghese, Shiney

“…The chapter highlights how accessing water for food security can be challenging for smallholders and for vulnerable and marginalized women and men, and how water allocation systems, privatization and reform processes can affect local people’s rights to water, land and food. …”
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Mainstreaming revisited: Experiences from eight countries on the role of National Biodiversity Strategies in practice by Cardona Santos, E., Kinniburgh, F., Schmid, S., Büttner, N., Pröbstl, F., Liswanti, N., Komarudin, H., Borasino, E., Ntawuhiganayo, E., Zinngrebe, Y.

“…Levers for harnessing the role of future NBSAPs to achieve the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework are: improving communication; defining concrete measures and clear responsibilities; fostering cross-sectoral commitment; enshrining targets into national laws; ensuring adequate public funding; reforming harmful subsidies; ensuring coordination among sectors and levels of governance; and strengthening accountability frameworks.…”
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Improving groundwater management for Indian agriculture: Assessing tradeoffs across policy instruments by Msangi, Siwa, Cline, Sarah Ann

“…Despite efforts to reform management of water resources, groundwater levels have continued to decline steadily in key aquifers across India, leading to serious environmental concerns and impacts. …”
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Promoting Agricultural Growth in in Myanmar: A review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps by Tun, Than, Kennedy, Adam, Nischan, Ulrike

“…We draw heavily on the Framework for Economic and Social Reform (FESR) (2012) which provides the policy intents of the government both overall and at a sectoral level. …”
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Sustainable Farming: A Political Geography by Paarlberg, Robert L.

“…If regional precision is maintained, paralyzing technical arguments between powerful agriculturalists and environmentalists can be minimized, and important reform imperatives that go beyond technical choice can be highlighted as well.…”
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The development promise: Can the doha development agenda deliver for least developed countries? by Berisha-Krasniqi, Valdete, Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Mevel, Simon

“…The benefits least-developed countries (LDCs) can draw from a multilateral trade reform as designed by the modalities made public in May 2008 are negligible, and some countries will even face adverse effects. …”
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Economic growth and poverty reduction in Indochina: lessons from East Asia by Bautista, Romeo M.

“…The following major policy challenges for ITEs are discussed towards the end of the paper: (1) sustaining reform efforts toward market orientation; (2) promoting broad-based agricultural growth; (3) supporting labor-intensive, export-oriented industries; (4) dealing with macroeconomic imbalances; and (5) building a strong financial system.…”
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Foodborne disease: why it matters for food security, nutrition and climate change adaptation by Grace, Delia

“…Her “three-legged stool” approach, combining policy reform, low-cost technologies, and behavioral nudges, shows how food safety can be transformed from the ground up. …”
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Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India by Sarin, M., Singh, N.M., Sundar, N., Boghal, R.K.

“…This needs to be accompanied by holistic forest sector reform processes with multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder participation in the context of the growing threats posed by market-driven globalisation to genuine devolution and democratisation.…”
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Adoption of sustainable forest management practices in Bolivian timber concessions: a quantitative assessment by Boscolo, M., Snook, Laura K., Quevedo, L.

“…Bolivia implemented an extensive reform of their forestry sector during the 1990s. …”
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Institutional perceptions of opportunities and challenges of REDD+ in the Congo Basin by Brown, H.C.P., Smith, B., Sonwa, D.J., Somorin, O.A., Nkem, J.

“…Perception of opportunities include economic development and poverty reduction, biodiversity conservation, network building, and governance reform. Challenges identified include REDD+’s complexity, lack of technical capacity for implementation, opportunities for participation, benefit sharing, and the traditional system of shifting cultivation. …”
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The water for food paradox. [Selected from the World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012] by Chartres, Colin J., Sood, Aditya

“…Concerted action to combat food insecurity and water scarcity is required based on agricultural research and development, policy reform and greater water productivity, if the world is to feed its growing population.…”
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Elasticity of demand for sweetened and unsweetened drinks: the case of argentinian households by Colella, Florencia Manon, Pace Guerrero, Ignacio Raul

“…These results can shed light on a discussion that was held in 2017 in Congress towards the design of a tax reform on sweet beverages that will affect consumers, farmers, and the retail and food industries. …”
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