il est possible et nécessaire aujourd’hui d’opérer un bilan du développement durable (DD) en s’appuyant sur les formes concrètes qu’il a prises depuis plus de vingt ans. Malgré les discussions, interrogations ou critiques que le terme a suscitées, il est sans conteste, depuis la conférence de Rio en 1992, l’horizon normatif des projets, programmes et politiques d’aide publique au développement qui opèrent concrètement sur les territoires, et il accompagne maintenant les stratégies d’entreprise.
The Africa Leadership Training and Capacity Building Program (Africa Lead), aims to support the capacity building program of the US Government’s Feed the Future Initiative, which aligns US Government assistance with Africa-owned agriculture development plans that are, in turn, aligned with the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP).
The Africa Leadership Training and Capacity Building Program (Africa Lead), aims to support the capacity building program of the US Government’s Feed the Future Initiative, which aligns US Government assistance with Africa-owned agriculture development plans that are, in turn, aligned with the African Union’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program.
El presente documento sistematiza una experiencia exitosa reconstruyendo la acción colectiva que se propició para la generación, desarrollo y difusión de dicho concepto de innovación y aplicando la perspectiva de sistemas de innovación para identifi car las etapas de la misma.
This paper examines the possibilities of developing agri-environmental policy measures in Israel, focusing on market-oriented instruments. A conceptual framework for developing agri-environmental policy measures is presented, first in very broad lines (mandatory regulations, economic instruments and advisory measures) and subsequently focusing on economic instruments, and specifically, on market-oriented ones. Two criteria of choice between the measures are suggested: their contribution to improving the effectiveness of the policy; and the feasibility of their implementation
This paper presents the processes, general guidelines lessons and experiences pertaining to “good practices” for organizing and forming Agricultural Innovation Platforms in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site, covering three countries (Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo) with widely differing social political environments to address agricultural development challenges.
This summary is a condensed version of the June 2011 Agriculture and Climate Change: A Scoping Report developed by a team of expert authors, in consultation with UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiators and other key stakeholders, and facilitated by Meridian Institute. The aim of that report was to provide independent, objective analysis on many complex issues related to agriculture and climate change. This summary provides key points for policymakers, focusing on the unique aspects of agriculture when considered in the context of climate change.
This paper is a case study of capacity strengthening activities carried out at the Agricultural Research Corporation in Sudan between July 2008 and March 2011. These activities were undertaken through the project ‘Strengthening Capacity for Agricultural Research and Development (SCARDA)’ which was implemented in the East and Central Africa region by the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa.
El objetivo del proyecto es contribuir al fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad relacionada con el desarrollo de las capacidades agroempresariales y organizativas de los productores y agroempresarios para vincularse de manera rentable, sostenible y competitiva al mercado en Ecuador, Guatemala y Paraguay
El objetivo principal de esta tesis fue identificar de manera formal y participativa alternativas de acceso a mercados que mejoren los ingresos de los pequeños productores mediante la venta de sus bananos. Dicha investigación se diseñó bajo un marco conceptual que se orienta hacia la comprensión de conceptos relacionados a las cadenas productivas, el mercado de productos, los estándares de calidad, el análisis de pérdidas y la asociatividad para la comercialización.