Publications
The elimination of food insecurity in the Horn of Africa - FINAL REPORT A strategy for concerted government and UN agency action
02/2000
The purpose of this report is to outline the broad scope of the UN response to the challenge of eliminating food insecurity in the form of a Strategy and Framework for Action. It also sets out ways of moving from the framework into action itself. Every effort has been made to ensure that the strategy builds upon and is in line with governments' own strategies for food security but, in the time available, this could not be pursued with the degree of consultation that will ultimately be needed.
Malawi: An Investigation into the Presence of a Cultivation Hoe Pan under Smallholder Farming Conditions
01/1999
The Occasional Paper Series published by the FAO Investment Centre covers technical briefs, research treatises and particularly useful case studies....
Environmental series: Incentives Systems for Natural Resources Management: The role of indirect Incentives
01/1999
FAO Investment Centre environmental reports are directed to environment and natural resources specialists. They address environmental issues associated with the...
Environmental Impact Guidelines
01/1999
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS ANALYZE and evaluate potential environmental impacts...
Environmental report: Kenya, Aberdares Natural Resources Development Project
01/1998
FAO Investment Centre environmental reports are directed to environment and natural resources specialists. They address environmental issues associated with the...
Irrigation investment briefs: 13 collected papers
01/1997
Investments in irrigation can substantially contribute to increased agricultural production and provide enhanced economic benefits, if planned, implemented and...
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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...