Assessing the impact of agricultural research on rural livelihoods: achievements, gaps, and options
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Publisher : IITA
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
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ISBN : 9789781313219
Author :
Publisher : IITA
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9789781313219
Author : David A. Raitzer
Publisher : CABI
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1845935667
Priority assessment for commodity improvement programmes has received methodological attention, yet innovation is needed for other, newer areas of research which have impact pathways that are harder to predict. Focusing on priority setting practices utilized in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods. Chapters present approaches that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.
Author : Keshav Lall Maharjan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 31,27 MB
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 4431543430
This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture and empirically discusses its impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods in Nepal.
Author : Frank Ellis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release : 2000-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198296966
Rural families in developing countries make a living by engaging in diverse activities. These range from farming, to rural trade, to migration to distant cities and even abroad. This book explores the implications of rural livelihood diversity for key topics in development studies and for poverty reduction policies. The livelihoods approach is gaining momentum, and this is the first book to set it out in detail.
Author : Francisco Areal
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832541283
Author : B.M. Campbell
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Arid regions
ISBN : 9798764781
The study sites. Methods. The wealth index and its variation. Human, financial, physical and natural capital - the essets available to households. Households productive activities - the generation of cash and subsistence gross income. Exploring household strategies. Net income and poverty. Temporal changes in livelihood strategies. Modelling livelihood change. Making a difference.
Author : International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (Project)
Publisher : Iaastd
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
"In addition to assessing existing conditions and knowledge, the IAASTD uses a simple set of model projections to look at the future, based on knowledge from past events and existing trends such as population growth, rural/urban food and poverty dynamics, loss of agricultural land, water availability, and climate change effects. This set of volumes comprises the findings of the IAASTD. It consists of a Global Report, a brief Synthesis Report, and 5 subglobal reports. Taken as a whole, the IAASTD reports are an indispensable reference for anyone working in the field of agriculture and rural development, whether at the level of basic research, policy, or practice."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Ephraim Chirwa
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199683522
This book takes forward our understanding of agricultural input subsidies in low income countries.
Author : Xiangbin Kong
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832543987
Author : Ajoni, K.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
This paper aims to develop specific strategies for reforming the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) for achieving greater efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability through its constituent institutions. Based on a two-year consultative and interactive process of internal discussion, external learning, and analysis of various restructuring options, this paper proposes specific interventions for promoting results-based approaches to priority setting, resource mobilization and allocation, effective implementation of research programs, enhanced and timely delivery of results, mon-itoring and evaluation, impact assessment, and improved networking among domestic and international partners. The paper recommends a phased approach to ARCN reforms, beginning with organizational transformation and capacity strengthening at all levels. In addition, issues, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable funding, integration of re-search, extension, education, and the regulatory mandates of ARCN are discussed. Finally, an implementation plan for restructuring ARCN is presented.