Publications
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
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.
Tenure of indigenous peoples territoriesand REDD+ as a forestry management incentive:the case of Mesoamerican countries
01/2013
Programmes to reduce emissions from deforestation and ecosystem degradation, such as REDD+ and other forestry incentive programmes, including Payment for...
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...
Ukraine: Sugar sector review
01/2013
Ukraine is the second largest producer of sugar in Eastern Europe after the Russian Federation, contributing to about 1.2 percent...
Украина Обзор сахарной отрасли
01/2013
Украинская сахарная отрасль, общий доход которой составил в...
Russian Federation: Sugar sector review
01/2013
The Russian Federation’s sugar industry has expanded output dramatically over the past ten years. As a result, the country has...
Serbia - Sugar sector review
01/2013
Sugar beet is grown and processed in the Vojvodina province in the north of Serbia. Sugar production has increased dramatically...
Etude sur les systemes financiers decentralisés et la finance rurale
01/2013
IFAD’s new results-based country strategic opportunities programme (COSOP 2013-2018) for Niger refocuses its investment portfolio on the sustainable improvement of...
Innovative agricultural finance and risk management: strengthening food production and trade in the transition region
01/2012
Ensuring that food production keeps up with population and income growth, changing dietary patterns and climate conditions in the decades...
Stocktaking of M&E and Management Information Systems: selected agricultural and rural development projects in South Asia
01/2012
This report presents the main findings of a joint FAO Investment Centre and World Bank stocktaking of monitoring, evaluation and...
Stocktaking of agricultural water investment in India: a review of selected World Bank-supported projects
01/2012
Agricultural water management (AWM) has been recognized as a critical issue of food security in India, and has been one...
Pakistan: priority areas for investment in the agricultural sector
01/2012
Pakistan has enormous potential in agriculture, yet in the past three decades most subsectors of agriculture have remained static or...