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Farm
Management in Extension
Farm management advice helps farmers to make
the right choice between crop enterprises according to individual levels
of financial, labour and land endowments and at their level of risk adversity. more...
Strengthening Farm-Agribusiness Linkages
Strengthening farm-agribusiness linkages is
vital for agribusiness development. Successful linkages lead to adding
value in agricultural sectors, they can help to create employment and increase
income levels. more...
Adjustments in Export Oriented Production following
Trade Liberalisation-The Case of the Pacific Island Region
Trade liberalisation has also exposed this
Sub-Region to more global competition. There is the need to support farmers
in becoming not only more market-oriented in producing traditional agricultural
crops but also to diversify their production to correct the heavy reliance
on few export crops. more...
Integrated Economics and Environmental Accounting
Many of the small resource-poor farmers around
the world rely on soils already low in natural fertility. Farming techniques
often result in further land degradation and deforestation. more...
Farmer's Record Keeping and Accounts
Bookkeeping and accounting are essential sources
of data for sound management decision making and farm-business planning
purposes. more...
Gender Impacts of Commercialization
Who benefits most when farm households shift
to market-oriented production? Is it men, is it women, is it both? There
is concern in FAO that women too often are losers, at least relative to
men, as a result of small farm commercialization. more...
Approaches and Experiences in Livelihoods Diversification
Without new opportunities for earning money,
the rural poor will remain poor. FAO knows this as do many other organizations
and, as a result, provides support for livelihoods diversification and
enterprise development many field projects.more...
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IFSA Symposium, Florida, USA, November
2002
The 17th Symposium of the International
Farming Systems Association (IFSA) will be held on 17-20 November 2002
in Orlando, Florida, USA. more...
The Fifth IFSA European Symposium
Including: Resilience and continuity
of small scale farming within sustainable rural livelihood systems, and
Rural/Urban relations. more...
Workshop on Farm Household Information Systems,
Rome, Italy, December 4-7, 2001
International Experts presented and discussed
traditional and innovative methods of household data acquisition, analysis
and dissemination. more...
Study Tour on No-Till Agriculture for Sustainable
Rural Development
AGSP participated in the 4th World Bank No-Tillage
Agriculture Study Tour in Brazil. It focused on cereal-legume cropping
systems and small farmers in three southern states of Brazil (Goiana, Santa
Catarina and Paraná).more...
Developing accounting and budgeting modules
for Farmer Field Schools
Didactic material for farm business management
specifically book-keeping and accounting is developed by the Regional Office
for Africa for Farmer Field Schools. more...
Stakeholder Appraisal of Participation in Field
Project and Programmes
A workshop was held in Harare in Sept. 2001
to review FARMESA Project countries (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania).more...
The Southern and Eastern African Association
for Farming Systems Research-Extension (SEAAFSR-E) Regional Conference
Topics include: Poverty alleviation, Commercialisation
and globalisation, and Sustainability and environmental impact.
more...
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