Publications
Estudio Del Potencial de Ampliación del Riego en Argentina
01/2015
El objetivo general del estudio ha sido el de sistematizar información y generar herramientas analíticas en una plataforma de información con el objeto de posibilitar a los técnicos, instituciones relacionadas y a los tomadores de decisión a plantear propuestas, enriquecer y mejorar la información de base y definir escenarios de inversión identificando beneficios e impactos asociados.
Ethiopia: irrigation market brief
01/2015
The report assesses the current state of the irrigation market in Ethiopia, recent performance, and opportunities for future growth. In order to provide a wider regional perspective, subsequent irrigation market reports will be prepared for Kenya and Senegal. Reports for Ghana and Zambia have already been prepared.
1964-2014 FAO Investment Centre: 50 years of development support
01/2015
To celebrate the Investment Centre’s 50th anniversary, we at FAO reflected on these years of experiences in facilitating investment in agriculture and rural development. We have prepared this book to tell the story of how the Investment Centre came to be, what it is now and what we hope it will be in the years to come.
Farmers' Organizations in Bangladesh: a Mapping and Capacity Assessment
01/2014
This study aims to provide information for practitioners interested in deepening their work with farmers’ organizations in Bangladesh. It provides a mapping of farmers’ organizations throughout the country, an assessment of their capacities, a review of enabling environment issues, and proposals to strengthen organizations and increase their involvement in investment programming in agriculture and food and nutrition security.
Morocco, oilseeds sector review
01/2014
The Moroccan oilseed sector has experienced a substantial decline since the 1990s. The decline began with the cessation of high guaranteed minimum prices in 1996, and it continued during the government’s internal market reforms and trade liberalization programmes of the 2000s.
Zambia, irrigation market brief
01/2014
The report assesses the current state of the irrigation market in Zambia, recent performance, and opportunities for future growth. In order to provide a wider regional perspective, subsequent irrigation market reports will be prepared for Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal.
Review of animal welfare legislation in the beef, pork, and poultry industries
01/2014
This study provides an overview of the animal welfare legislation applying to the beef, pork and poultry sectors of three EU countries (Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom) and six non-EU countries (Egypt, Morocco, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Serbia and Turkey).
Ukraine: soil fertility to strengthen climate resilience
01/2014
The findings of this preliminary assessment are the result of field visits to Ukraine in March to June 2013 and interaction with relevant institutional interlocutors, national and international scientists (see Acknowledgments and Annex 8), the donor community, farm managers and owners, agriculture machinery suppliers, technicians and practitioners. A wealth of up-to-date information and data, including important unpublished works, has been collected and analyzed.
Rice in the Shadow of Skyscrapers: policy Choices in a Dynamic East and Southeast Asian Setting
01/2014
This compendium of policy notes is the result of cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, The World Bank and the International Rice Research Institute. Across Asia, rice is food for the largest segment of the human family. These policy notes seek to contribute to the ongoing policy dialogues and debates about rice and food security in East and Southeast Asia and to better informed decision making.
Jamaica: review of agricultural sector support and taxation
01/2014
This report is the result of good cooperation between the Government of Jamaica, IDB and FAO and seeks to contribute to the dialogue on agricultural support policies.
Russian Federation: Meat sector review
01/2014
World food demand has seen massive changes, including a shift from staple foods to animal proteins and vegetable oils. In...
Ukraine - Meat sector review
01/2014
The report provides information on meat production and consumption as well as trade and policy measures for Ukraine’s three main meat subsectors: beef, pork and poultry. It provides comparisons of meat consumption and market protection measures with other countries. The review also contains information on Ukraine’s main meat market players and identifies key constraints and opportunities for the development of the sector.
Ghana, irrigation market brief
01/2014
This report is the second in a series of five market briefs produced jointly by the IFC and FAO. It is targeted primarily at private sector investors and companies interested in expanding investment in irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular focus on modern irrigation technologies, but may be of wider interest to all stakeholders engaged in irrigation development in the country.
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Rice policy study
01/2014
Rice is a key staple in the Lao PDR, as in most of the region, and as such is an...
Emerging investment trends in primary agriculture: a review of equity funds and other foreign-led investments in the CEE and CIS region
01/2013
This study focuses on the relatively recent phenomenon of investments by private equity funds and other institutional investors in selected European and Central Asian countries. In particular, it analyzes the nature and operations of such funds, including associated risks and returns from the investors’ point of view.
Ukraine: improving milk supply in Northern Ukraine: technical assistance to Ukraine's dairy sector
01/2013
The report consists of three chapters: Chapter 1 provides a review of Ukraine’s dairy sector, Chapter 2 contains household and commercial dairy farm investment models while Chapter 3 describes rural household dairy farmer training activities in selected communities of Sumy oblast of Ukraine.
Pakistan: review of the wheat sector and grain storage issues
01/2013
The report consists of two chapters. Typical questions regarding Pakistan’s wheat sector form the titles of sections in each chapter, while the text provides concise answers and information on sector development
Promoting Investment in Agriculture for increased production and productivity
01/2013
This reports provides potential a policy framework for promoting, facilitating and supporting the acceleration of investment by the public and...
Review of smallholder linkages for inclusive agribusiness development
01/2013
The scope of this study is to introduce the conceptual framework for the promotion of the commercialization of agriculture6 through the use of collaborative business models7 (i.e. contract farming, outgrower schemes and joint ventures), thus providing an alternative to large-scale land acquisitions as well as opportunities for smallholder farmers.