The Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA): supporting nutrition and health, food security, environmental stresses an...
Global impacts of European agricultural and biofuel policies
Food supply and food distribution have been and are important issues in the global political arena. The recent emergence of biofuel policies has increased the influence of the policy arena on agricultural production. In this paper we show the regional impact of changes in the European Common Agricultural Policy and biofuel policy. Shifting trade pa...
Bestrijden Alternaria vermindert dode bloemknoppen bij peer
Binnenkort kunnen fruittelers via de digitale fruitmarktplaats www.service2fruit.com hun appels en peren verkopen en kunnen kopers biedingen uitbrengen op de aangeboden partijen. Een partij in een uithoek van Nederland kan dan opeens in het middelpunt staan en toegankelijk worden voor alle kopers. Op dit moment wordt achter de schermen proefgedraai...
Preparing groups of poor farmers for market engagement: Five key skill sets.
The Use and Cultural Significance of the Pita Plant (Aechmea magdalenae) among Ngöbe Women of Chalite, Panama
Published in Economic Botany
The Use and Cultural Significance of thePitaPlant (Aechmea magdalenae)among Ngöbe Women of Chalite, Panama. The pita plant-Aechmea magdalenae (André) André ex Baker-has been widely used throughout Ngöbe communities in Panama as a source of fiber for hammocks, baskets (kra), nets, thread, rope, and other fibers and cloth. As Ngöbe society becomes mo...
Fortalecimiento de los procesos socio-organizativos que sustentan la gestión de las empresas asociativas rurales -AdA Ni...
Este documento es el segundo de una serie de 5 guías metodológicas y tiene como propósito apoyar a las empresas asociativas rurales para desarrollar procesos de fortalecimiento de la gestión socio-organizativa mediante una propuesta metodológica que permita la reflexión colectiva sobre el desempeño de este proceso de gestión, y facilite el diseño y...
Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets, Gender and Intra-Household Dynamics: Does the Choice of Commodity Matter?
Published in The European Journal of Development Research
Linking smallholder farmers to markets and making markets work for the poor is increasingly becoming an important part of the global research and development agenda. Organizations have used various strategies to link farmers to markets. These approaches have mainly been evaluated for their potential to increase participation in markets and househol...
Nurturing a Culture of Self-restraint
Published in Development
illustration Franck Amalric graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ensaé (National School of Statistics and Economic Administration) in France, and holds a PhD in economics from Harvard University. Franck was Programme Director at the Society for International Development in Rome during six years. In this function, he developed and managed ...
Reframing the Sustainability Debate
Published in Development
illustration David Korten www.neweconomyforum.org is co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, co-chair of the New Economy Working Group, president of the Living Economies Forum, and a founding board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). His books include Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth,...
Orientación Estratégica con enfoque de Cadena de Valor para la gestión de empresas asociativas rurales -AdA Nicaragua
Este documento es el tercero de una serie de 5 guías metodológicas y tiene el propósito de apoyar a las organizaciones de productores y productoras en sus procesos de definición y concertación de su orientación estratégica con un enfoque de cadena de valor, a partir de procesos participativos que tomen en cuenta aspectos de mercado y de género, así...
