FAO and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) are guiding an assessment of livelihood adaptation to climate variability and change in the drought- prone areas of Northwest Bangladesh. The project, implemented under the Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Programme (CDMP) and [...]

The FAO’s Division for Rural Development has developed projects in a multitude of countries. This technical assistance is carried out from three perspectives: 1 The Public Institutions Perspective. This is related to the production of information to improve the performance [...]

The Global data show that natural hazards are increasing in frequency and intensity. Recurrent natural disasters such as droughts, floods, and tropical storms have devastating impacts on the agriculture, livestock and fisheries, threatening the livelihoods of hundred thousands of rural [...]

This guide aims to stimulate people-centred approach among mission members who are not sociology or institutions specialists by providing some simple tools to help them better identify and appreciate different types of formal and informal local institutions that otherwise remain [...]

The assumption behind this publication is that associations of agricultural traders have the potential to both facilitate the work of their members and to achieve greater efficiency in the marketing chain.