Latin America
The World Bank’s new rural development strategy calls for the “identification and scaling-up of good practice investments within a country, between countries, and between regions. There will also be... increased emphasis on piloting new and innovative approaches that reflect the...
For many years the CGIAR centres have recognized the value of inter-centre and multi-institutional collaboration. They have established mechanisms for working closely with partner institutions within the CGIAR and with a large range of institutions in developing and developed countries...
Hace cientos de años los pobladores andinos aprendieron a valorar la maca como alimento de propiedades nutritivas, reconstituyentes y medicinales. Es recién desde hace unos diez años que tales propiedades son difundidas en el mundo y comienza a exportarse maca hacia Japón, Estados...
El objetivo general del estudio es analizar empíricamente la creciente dinámica de la pobreza en el Perú, así como los patrones que influyen en la entrada y salida de ésta. La hipótesis principal es que hay dos grandes tipos de pobreza que tienen determinantes diferentes y por tanto...
El avance del reporte muestra el enfoque llevado por la GFAR para facilitar los procesos de consulta para establecer el enfoque regional y priorizar la investigación.
Much of the enthusiasm for participatory grassroots level planning by NGOs and peasant organisations has often neglected the broader regional and national political economy with which these institutions operate. Yet this context has great influence over the opportunities and...
Improvement and use of marginal lands, in situ conservation of plant genetic resources, and integrated pest
management were identified by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research as the main areas of its future contribution to the implementation of Agenda 21,...
The ecoregional approach is aimed at the sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity. It is conceptually holistic, combining human and technical dimensions and linking productivity and natural resource management (NRM) concerns. This summary presents, firstly, an assessment of...
The paper reviews the needs for research on resource management against the background of major threats to the sustainability of agriculture. A new multidisciplinary approach to resource management research is described. This approach is also built on CGIAR experience, recognizing the...
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have repeatedly demonstrated their potential for alleviating poverty in developing countries. In many instances, poor people have experienced benefits in the form of; increased income; better health care; improved education and training...
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