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Agricultural Extension Services at Crossroads: present dilemma and possible solutions for future in Uganda
Agricultural extension in Uganda has undergone a number of transformations from regulatory 1920-1956, advisory 1956-1963, advisory Education 1964-1971, dormancy 1972-1981, recovery 1982-1999, Educational 1992-1996, participatory education 1997-1998, Decentralized Education 1997-2001 and now...
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Agricultural technologies and innovation – Opportunities for making a difference
How can we make the best use of agricultural technology to achieve food security? Is there still a role for older technologies and for traditional approaches? Or embracing industrial production systems should be the way forward? Peter Steele from FAO Cairo is raising this topic inviting members and anyone interested to share their views. At the background of the debate lies the African context, where the challenges and potentials are huge and where, unlike Asia, a green revolution, with its pros and cons, never took place.
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Packaging of agricultural products
UNDP Burundi is assisting the government with several initiatives that aim to create jobs for people in the rural areas. The key strategy that has been identified is adding value to agricultural products through agro-processing. A key step in the process is to have access to affordable packaging. Unfortunately there are no packaging facilities in Burundi.
التدريب والأدوات وقواعد البيانات
Gender in agriculture sourcebook
The Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook provides an up-to-date understanding of gender issues and a rich compilation of compelling evidence of good practices and lessons learned to guide practitioners in integrating gender dimensions into agricultural projects and programs. The Sourcebook is a joint...
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The urban producer's resource book
A practical guide for working with Low Income Urban and Peri-Urban Producers Organizations The manual is the product of collaboration between FAO, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and several other partners. This collaboration was formally initiated in 1993 when a group of...
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Medium Grains, High Stakes: Economics of Genetically Modified Rice in California
This paper gives estimates of the potential profitability of herbicide-tolerant (HT) rice cultivation in the Sacramento Valley region of California. We estimate first-year returns for the average producer and use both deterministic and stochastic methods to perform sensitivity analysis to account...
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Evaluation of crop production systems based on locally available biological inputs - A research paper
Crop production systems that require chemical fertilizers, pesticides, machinery for tillage, and irrigation water are expensive. In countries such as India, they have started to undermine the water security of future generations, contributing to soil and water pollution particularly when synthetic...
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Gendered Impacts of Conservation Agriculture and Paradox of Herbicide Use among Smallholder Farmers
Conservation Agriculture (CA) is increasingly taking a central stage in agricultural policies and rural development among developing countries like Zambia. The challenge of gender gaps in agriculture has persisted despite efforts of gender mainstreaming. This paper assesses gender based impacts of...
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Food Security, Conservation Agriculture and Pulses: Evidence from Smallholder Farmers in Zambia
Food insecurity is common place among 44% (six million) of Zambian population. Conservation agriculture (CA) is an option being promoted to address this problem. There is little evidence showing whether CA adopters are better than non-CA adopters in terms of food security. Using a four years panel...
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Linking Agriculture, Food Systems and Nutrition: What’s your perspective?
Agriculture and food systems face the challenge of meeting the growing demand for more and higher quality food, but also of doing so in a way that is sustainable, equitable and meets the nutritional needs and preferences of consumers. How should we move ahead to make sure that agriculture and food systems are up to this task?