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and Agro-Industries Division advocates and supports the development
of entrepreneurship in agricultural support services.
FAO members are assisted with appropriate policies, strategies and methodologies for strengthening agricultural support systems and the delivery of services as well as technologies for production and post-production activities. The Division aims to assist farms and agribusinesses in developing managerial and technical skills for supporting production, post-harvest, infrastructural, marketing and financial operations related to developing and improving efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness, and profitability of agricultural and food enterprises.
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New publication
Agro-industries for Development
C. A. da Silva, D. Baker and A. W. Shepherd, FAO, Italy,
S. Miranda-da-Cruz and C. Jenane, UNIDO, Austria
The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. Agro-industries can have a real effect on international development by increasing economic growth and reducing poverty in both rural and urban areas of developing countries. |
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regional agro-industries fora
As a follow-up to the Global Agro-industries Forum (GAIF) organized last year jointly by FAO, UNIDO and IFAD in New Delhi (India) FAO is now organizing the Regional Agro-industries Fora in order to identify concrete and specific activities to be undertaken for the promotion of agroindustry and agribusiness in several regions.
The first 3 Regional Agro-industries Fora will be organized for Latin America, Asia and Pacific and Africa.
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An analysis of the Myanmar edible oil crops sub-sector
This document presents new analytical insights into the edible oil crops sub-sector of Myanmar, reflecting field work that comprised interviews and observations at each level of the country’s major oil crops chains. |
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workshop
on innovative policies and institutions to support agro-industries
development
In collaboration with the International Association
of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), FAO will hold a workshop
on "Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support
Agro-Industries Development", as part of the technical
program of IAAEs Triennial Conference of 2009, to be
held in Beijing on August 16th 2009.
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