In this article it is developed, based on existing data and post-socialism discourse, a theoretical perspective on the research into the privatization of agriculture in the Baltic republics. As much as estate ownership in the 19th century, small farming established in sweeping land reforms characterized Baltic agriculture between the World Wars....

Este trabajo es de resultado de un estudio solicitado por la Fundación Interamericana (IAF) en el marco de un proceso interno de evaluación del programa de la IAF en el Paraguay, que abarcó el análisis de algunos de sus proyectos de apoyo tanto a Organizaciones Campesinas (OCs), como a Organizaciones...

Los días 25 y 26 de octubre de 1994 se realizó en Montevideo la "Consulta Regional sobre Juventud  Rural  del  Cono  Sur  Latinoamericano",  oportunidad  en  la  que  además  se  constituyó formalmente la Red de Juventud Rural (REJUR). Este documento intenta recoger, en base a un trabajo  presentado en  dicha  ocasión, ...

This dossier puts together documents relating to a unique Public Hearing, held at Cochin, India in June 1995, on the problems faced by women workers in India's fish processing industry. Apart from a comprehensive report on the sector, this Dossier includes transcripts of oral testimonies of some of the women...

El estudio fue realizado en la comunidad campesina de Qosqo Ayllu (Región Inka) durante la campaña agrícola 1991-1992, el cual intenta formalizar el conocimiento campesino, demostrar la racionalidad de su tecnología y analizar el alcance del enfoque de sistemas en la zona andina, a través de la determinación de las...

La Coordinadora Latinoamericana de Organizaciones del Campo (CLOC-Vía Campesina), es una instancia de articulación continental con 16 años de compromiso constante con la lucha social que representa a movimientos campesinos, de trabajadores y trabajadoras, indígenas y afrodescendientes de toda América Latina.

This study stresses the need for the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to put in place a seed system which would meet the seed needs of a wide range of farmers, classified according to their risk tolerance capacity and resource endowments. Obviously, a single strategy cannot meet this objective. The study...

The First European Convention on Farming Systems Research and Extension marked the beginning of an exploration and a sharing. Those of us who have participated in the meetings of the Association of Farming Systems Research and Extension (AFSRE) have got to know each other through our work in developing countries....

Cooperativas de las Américas (antes ACI-Américas) es la representación regional de la Alianza para el continente americano. La Oficina Regional de las Américas se estableció en 1990 en San José, Costa Rica. Su objetivo primordial es "promover el reposicionamiento del modelo cooperativo en el nuevo entorno económico, político, social y comercial...

This publication is the official record of what transpired at Cebu conference held between 2 and 7 June 1994. It is a compendium of papers, reports and special contributions on topical concerns in global fisheries management. It also contains the reports of the various working groups which tackled the conference's...

Ce dossier contient deux contributions distinctes. Elles rapportent certains résultats issus de deux recherches menées sur le terrain de la pêche sénégalaise et issues de la collaboration entre le CREDETIP (Centre de Recherche et de Développement des Technologies intermédiaires dans la Pêche) de Dakar, ONG de réflexion et de soutien...

Increase in agriculture productivity are fundamental to the sustainable development of many African economies. While efforts are being made to provide more appropriate policies to encourage policies to encourage production, progress on technology development is disappointing. This is an area in which African science can, and must, make a greater...

El Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario es una institución dependiente del Ministerio de Agricultura cuya creación y mandato están establecidos por la Ley Orgánica 18.910, modificada por la Ley 19.213 en mayo de 1993. En el marco de este cuerpo legal, el Instituto se define como un servicio descentralizado que tiene...

In the last two decades prior to 1990’s a serious and severely damaging fish disease has been spreading through countries of the Asia Pacific region with dangerous consequences. Not only is this disease- now officially termed Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome (EUS)- a scientific puzzle, it is also a worrisome social problem....

L'analyse est réalisée à partir d'une étude de la région de Zaghouan qui comporte une pluviométrie annuelle moyenne qui varie entre 350 et 450 mm. La grande variabilité des précipitations oblige les agriculteurs à mettre en place des mécanismes de régulation. Ces mécanismes sont différents selon la taille et la...

L'étude s'appuie sur une analyse de la zone du Sersou caractérisée par une forte population agricole et la juxtaposition de trois systèmes de production : la céréaliculture, l'élevage ovin et un système mixte céréaliculture-élevage. Les précipitations dans cette zone se situent, selon les années, entre 350 et 550 mm. Cette...

  "Nature et Faune" is a quarterly international publication dedicated to the exchange of information and scientific data on wildlife and protected areas management and conservation of natural resources on the African continent. The present edition of "Nature et Faune" covers subjects that are as broad and complementary as possible: the...

"Nature et Faune" is a quarterly international publication dedicated to the exchange of information and scientific data on wildlife and protected areas management and conservation of natural resources on the African continent. The current issue of "Nature et Faune" covers the outcome of a study carried out for FAO on...

"Nature et Faune" is a quarterly international publication dedicated to the exchange of information and scientific data on wildlife and protected areas management and conservation of natural resources on the African continent. Within the context of its information and training programme on Wildlife management, FAO, in conjunction with the University...

The primary purpose of this book is to describe and to reference the published literature on the nutritional properties, the botanical characteristics and the ethnic uses of traditional food plants of Canadian Indigenous Peoples. Since it is recognized that Canadian political boundaries are not honored by plants in their biological...