Natural Resources Management and Environment Department - Research and Extension Unit (NRRR)

RESEARCH AND EXTENSION UNIT (NRRR) - PUBLICATIONS & LINKS

Publications

Results from the FAO Biotechnology Forum: Background and dialogue on selected issues
A History of agricultural research in tropical francophone Africa Volume I – The beginning of African agrigulture – from Prehistorical Times to the Middle Ages
The Role of Biotechnology in Exploring and Protecting Agricultural Genetic Resources -Zip file -HTML
Status of Research and Application of Crop Biotechnologies in Developing Countries: A preliminary Assessment
Integrating Food security Issues into Agricultural Research
Impact of Foreign Assistance on Institutional Development of National Agricultural Research Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems for Rural Development (AKIS/RD)
Agricultural Biotechnology for Developing Countries - Results of an Electronic Forum
FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture
Directories of National Agricultural Research Institutions: Near East and North Africa; Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Latin America and Caribbean.
Reaching the hearts and minds. How extension workers in Egypt educated farmers in population and environmental concerns
Modernizing national agricultural extension systems: A practical guide for policy-makers of developing countries
Agricultural extension and training needs of farmers in the small island countries. A case study from Samoa
Enhancing coordination among AKIS/RD actors. An analytical and comparative review of country studies on agricultural knowledge and information systems for rural development (AKIS/RD)
Facing the challenge of an HIV/AIDS epidemic: agricultural extension services in sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural extension, rural development and the food security challenge
A new extension vision for food security a new extension vision for food security: Challenge to change
Extension through womens' community development groups: A case study of female extension assistants
The impact of HIV/AIDS on the different farming sectors in Namibia
Agricultural and rural extension worldwide: Options for institutional reform in the developing countries
Participatory environment education and training for sustainable agriculture
Human resources in agricultural and rural development
Improving agricultural extension - A reference manual
Report of the sensitation workshop on rural radio for policy and decision makers in East and Southern Africa
Rural radio transmissions and rural youth in Cameroon. Communication for development case study 28
Rural radio transmissions and rural youth in Mali. Communication for development case study 29
Participatory Rural Communication Appraisal: Starting with the People. – A Handbook
Participatory Communication Strategy Design – A Handbook
Communication and Natural Resource Management: An E-forum on perspectives, principles and future directions
Yasarekomo: An experience of indigenous communications in Bolivia
Communication for development: A medium for innovation in natural resources management
The state of communication for development in Niger – Volumes 1 and 2
The one to watch: Radio, new ICTs and interactivity
Revisiting the Magic Box
Understanding the indigenous knowledge and information systems of pastoralists in Eritrea
Participatory communication: a key to rural learning systems
Communication and natural resource management: Experience/Theory
National information, education and communication strategy for Cameroon: Case study 22
Socio-cultural constraints and the need for information about reproductive health for youth and men in Cameroon: Case study 21
Evaluation and utilization of traditional methods of communication in Cameroon's central, southern, eastern and extreme northern regions: Case study 20
Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the area of reproductive health in central, northern and southern Cameroon: Case study 19
New Publications in the Field of Communication for Development
The National Communication Policy in Burkina Faso
Information and Communication Technologies Servicing Rural Radio: Final report of the International Workshop
Voices for change: Rural women and communication
Communication for Development CD-ROM
Compendium of Experiences of Italian NGOs in Education for Rural People
Education opportunities for hill tribes in Northern Thailand: Implications for sustainable rural development
Participatory Curriculum Development study: A training manual

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Documents

The status of agricultural biotechnology and biosafety in Ukraine (HTML)
Public participation in decision-making regarding GMOs in developing countries: How to effectively involve rural people (HTML)
Annotated Bibliography on and Stage-wise Analysis of Participatory Research Projects in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (PDF) (Word). Summary also available in Russian
ICT needs for ecological and organic agriculture in Bulgaria, Serbia and Kosovo
Enhancing coordination among AKIS/RD actors
Green Revolution in Africa. Background Paper for the side event of the Committee on World Food Security (31st Session) Rome, May 2005
Annotated Bibliography on the Economic and Socio-Economic Impact of Agricultural Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Long term perspectives for world agriculture and the Role of Scientific Research in its Evolution. FAO. Dakar Agricole 2005.
ICT needs for improved agriculture in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Marker assisted selection - FAO E-conference summary document
ICT needs for improved agriculture in Croatia
Status of Agricultural Biotechnology and Biosafety in Selected Countries of the Balkans, the Caucasus and Moldova
Agricultural research and extension funding levels required to meet the Anti-Hunger Programme objectives
GEORGIA: ICT Infrastructure and Use in Agriculture

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