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.
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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, 4-7 December 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...
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