| Institutions - Social capital |
| Cooperatives in the context of globalization and liberalization |
| This article provides a review of the social considerations, legal situation and economic opportunities for cooperatives in the context of globalization and liberalization, and discusses the roles of all parties involved, including donors and governments.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0001.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Institutions - Public institutions |
| Rural people's organizations in a liberalized market economy: Recent FAO experience |
| The aim of the FAO-sponsored applied research effort described in this article is to develop an improved set of guidelines for the financing of sustainable agricultural cooperative development in developing regions, based on actual cooperative experience in this field. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0002.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Capital formation in agricultural cooperatives in developing countries: research issues, findings and policy implications for cooperatives and donors |
| The research and the conference for which this paper was prepared arise from
concerns about cooperative capital formation that have been developed since
1992. The article summarizes
research on cooperative capital formation in developing country agricultural
cooperatives, based on fieldwork in Guatemala, India and Kenya
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROan0003.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Cooperatives in the New Environments: Role of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in South Asia |
| The objective of the study presented in this article is to analyse the role, duties and functions of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in selected South Asian countries in a comparative perspective and in the light of recent developments; and, on the basis of such an analysis, suggest appropriate modifications in the role, functions and responsibilities of the office of the
Registrar of Coop... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROre0010.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| SD Cooperation with Civil Society Organizations |
| This article provides an outline of a recent paper whose focus was on cooperation between FAO's Sustainable Development Department and civil society organizations (CSOs). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/rodirect/ROre0009.htm |
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| Institutions - Social capital |
| Cooperatives of Rural Credit in Río Grande do Sul (Brazil): reorganization and development |
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| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/spdirect/ROre0008.htm |
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| People - Participation |
| Institutions - Social capital |
| Participation in practice: Lessons from the FAO People's Participation Programme |
| Rural development efforts have failed to deliver on their promises. One evaluation found that half of rural development projects funded by the World Bank in Africa were outright failures. A review of assistance to agricultural cooperatives reported similar results. A study by the International Labour Organisation of "poverty-oriented" projects worldwide showed that the poorest were excluded from a... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/PPre0044.htm |
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| People - Participation |
| Institutions - Social capital |
| Small Farmer Group Associations: Bringing the poor together |
| The FAO e-mail conference on Small Farmer Group Associations (SFGAs) was held between 24 September and 11 November 1998. Its aim was to stimulate discussion on the rationale for and modalities of forming such associations and to identify the factors contributing to or hindering their successful establishment and sustainability. An introduction to the conference, as well as the proceedings and all ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/PPfo0001.htm |
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| People - Participation |
| Institutions - Social capital |
| Organizing for extension: FAO experiences in small farmer group development |
| According to this article: "While all FAO participatory projects aim to link small farmers more effectively with development support services, only
three - in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Zambia - have been directly implemented by agricultural extension agencies. Interestingly,
these three seem to have been the most successful." It has been extracted from "Ceres" magazine, 145: 26 (1). |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/PPan0003.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/FRdirect/PPanF003.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/SPdirect/PPanS003.htm |
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| People - Participation |
| Institutions - Social capital |
| Mahasahana: A participatory extension network in Sri Lanka |
| This article presents Mahasahana, a network of small self-help groups created in 1985 by a joint project of FAO and Sri Lanka's Ministry of Agricultural Development and Research (MADR). Since the project's termination, Mahasahana has continued as a non-governmental organization embracing more than 2 000 farmers organized in 225 groups and linked through 23 village unions and two district federat... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/PPdirect/PPan0004.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/FRdirect/PPanF004.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/SPdirect/PPanS004.htm |
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