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Formulation of an agricultural sector investment programme (ASIP) for the mountain areas of Lesotho
01/1997
The first part of this paper covers the conceptual background of the approach adopted by an FAO Investment Centre mission which visited Lesotho for the formulation of the Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (ASIP) for the Mountain Areas, carried out in 1995 and 1996 within the framework of the FAO-IFAD Cooperative Programme. The second part deals with the application of the concepts and methodology to the design of the Programme in Lesotho.
Paraguay: Financial and Economic Implications of No-tillage and Crop Rotations Compared to Conventional Cropping Systems
01/1997
The introduction of soybeans to the southern and eastern parts of Paraguay in the early 1970s, followed by wheat in...
Guidelines for Planning irrigation and drainage investment projects
01/1996
This guideline gives prominence to the planning approaches which have evolved and are still e volving to avoid future difficulties. It stresses sounder formulation of irrigation and drainage investment strategies, improved conceptualisation of project options, and building stronger participation and commitment into the detailed planning process.
Lesotho: A note on the machobane system
01/1996
This note on the Machobane system is based on information gathered by an FAO Investment Centre mission which visited Lesotho in July 1996 on behalf of the Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, to prepare the ground for the formulation of a Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Programme for possible IFAD financing.
Financial analysis of banking institutions
01/1995
The paper is intended to guide non-bankers, especially economists working on Investment Centre missions, on the application of the...
Agricultural investment to promote improved capture and use of rainfall in dryland farming
01/1995
This document reviews available technologies to improve in situ capture of rainfall and its more efficient use by crop plants. It concerns areas with restricted, irregular or markedly seasonal rainfall, mostly where the annual average is from 400 to 1,000 mm, but also where seasonal shortages of rainfall can limit crop productivity. It is directed to staff of the FAO Investment Centre and their counterparts in government teams responsible for project design.
Sociological Analysis in Agricultural Investment Project Design: guidelines
01/1992
This paper outlines the role of sociological analysis in the design of agricultural investment projects, particularly those being prepared for...
Guidelines for the design of agricultural investment projects
01/1991
This publication presents guidelines originally published in 1985 as FAO Investment Technical Paper No. 1 and revised in 1995 as...
The project cycle
01/1987
Written in 1986 this was one of the first technical papers written on the investment project cycle.
Design and operation of irrigation systems for smallholder agriculture in South Asia - Volume 1
01/1986
Volume 1 (of 2) contains the following chapters: A. Issues and...
Design and operation of irrigation systems for smallholder agriculture in South Asia - Volume 2
01/1986
Volume 2 (of 2) contains the following...
Irrigation in Africa south of the Sahara
01/1986
This study reviewed arounf 50 irrigaiton projects in 40 countries in sub saharan Africa many of which were executed with...
Preparing agricultural investment projects
01/1985
Originally published in 1985 as FAO Investment Technical Paper No. 1, this paper was revised in 1995 as Technical Paper No....