The issue of regional differences in development has moved to the center of the development debate in Sri Lanka, partly after the release of regional poverty data. For the past many years, there have been significant and increasing differences between the Western province and the rest of the country in terms of per capita income levels, growth rates of per capita income, poverty rates, and the structure of provincial economies. The structure of the report is as follows: chapter two looks at the poverty/growth/agriculture nexus in the poorest regions of Sri Lanka.
This review's objectives were to examine the structure and performance of the agricultural research and extension systems (public and private) at the central and provincial levels, identify successes as well as constraints to improving the system s effectiveness for fostering innovation, and propose options for further policy and institutional development, drawing on lessons from international experience. The review focused principally on nonplantation crops, although its main recommendations apply across the agricultural sector.
Este libro busca difundir las lecciones aprendidas y experiencia ganada con este proceso y promover y facilitar la integración y participación de actores locales (organizaciones, asociaciones, cooperativas, familias productoras, etc.) presentes, no solo en los territorios, municipios y comunidades, sino también a nivel nacional.
Este trabajo tiene como objetivos analizar el potencial aporte de los SLE en la en la cogestión de la seguridad hídrica, energética y alimentaria y nutricional a partir de la experiencias de los municipios de San Juan Comalapa, San José Poaquil y Patzún.
Este informe inicia con un análisis de sector agropecuario hondureño y la revisión sobre el marco legal e institucional que rige al sector agrícola. Luego, se analiza por separado cada uno de los cuatro rubros de producción (café, cacao, ganadería y granos básicos) en cuanto a políticas, leyes e institucionalidad propia en los sectores priorizados por el MAP II (Programa Agroambiental Mesoamericano II).
Esta tesis es una contribución pionera en América Latina al análisis de los impactos del programa 4-S sobre el desarrollo positivo juvenil y su relación con el bienestar de la comunidad en Costa Rica. Se combinó el Marco del Desarrollo Positivo Juvenil con el Marco de los Capitales de la Comunidad con el objetivo ampliar el enfoque del análisis del nivel personal/ familiar hacia el nivel comunitario.
Este trabajo busca analizar el proceso de generación y aplicacióndel conocimiento de las tesisgeneradaspor estudiantes del CATIE entre 2002-2009 en los territorios indígenas Bribri de Talamanca, con la finalidad de ampliar y facilitar su apropiación y aplicación.
This is the third volume of the proceedings of the national conference on "Water for Food and Environment", which was held from June 9 -11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The volumes 1 and 2 have been produced as separate documents of this report series. In response to a call for abstracts, 81 abstracts were received from government institutes dealing with water resources and agriculture development, universities, other freelance researchers and researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
This paper presents an overview of current opportunities and challenges facing efforts to increase the impact of rural and agricultural extension. The starting point for this analysis is in recognition that the days when agricultural extension was synonymous with the work of public sector agencies are over.
The Challenge of Capacity Development: Working Towards Good Practice draws on four decades of documented experience provided by both bilateral and multilateral donors, as well as academic specialists, to help policy makers and practitioners think through effective approaches to capacity development and what challenges remain in the drive to boost country capacity. The analysis is underpinned by a conceptual framework which guides practitioners to view capacity development at three interrelated levels: individual, organisational and enabling environment levels.