The innovations of this paper lie in the establishment of a multi-product supply chain model composing of a farmer cooperative and a supermarket in which the farmer cooperative supply multiple types of agricultural products to the supermarkets rather than single type of agricultural product. The study started by studying the optimal decision-making behavior of the members of the supply chain in non-coordinated modequantitatively. Then, was applied the revenue-sharing contract to coordinate the mode.
Con la finalidad de evaluar prácticas de gestión de innovación tecnológica en Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PyMES) agroindustriales del Estado de Chihuahua, se diseñó y aplicó un instrumento, tomando como referencia el concepto establecido por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE).
Connecting science with policy has always been challenging for both scientists and policy makers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, multi-stakeholder national science-policy dialogue platforms on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) were setup to use scientificevidence to create awareness of climate change impacts on agriculture andadvocate for the mainstreaming of climate change and CSA into agriculturaldevelopment plans.
Les partisans de la souveraineté alimentaire veulent développer les agricultures locales, tandis que les avocats de la libéralisation vantent les bienfaits d’un approvisionnement à moindre coût sur les marchés. Les premiers pensent que les Etats doivent définir leur politique agricole pour répondre aux besoins de leurs populations, les seconds préfèrent le concept de « sécurité alimentaire », affirmant qu’il reconnaît aussi à chaque citoyen le droit de se nourrir à sa faim. Le combat pour la souveraineté a du mal à s’imposer dans l’arène politique.
Los sistemas regionales de innovación potencian el crecimiento competitivo de los territorios. El análisis factorial de los sistemas regionales de innovación agroalimentarios de Colombia evidenció una relación directa entre la articulación empresarial y el capital relacional para la obtención de ventas correspondientes a innovaciones.
Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo consolidar y capacitar a un grupo de Facilitadores Nacionales de Innovación, conformado por representantes de diferentes instituciones del Gobierno de El Salvador, la Academia, sociedad civil y organizaciones de productores, para entender y acompañar los procesos de innovación (identificación de necesidades, elaboración de planes de acción para responder mediante el desarrollo de capacidades funcionales) tendientes a reducir la pobreza, la inseguridad alimentaria e incrementar la competitividad de la producción y la conservación de los recursos naturales
To augment youth employment, the Government of India has launched a number of skills training programs. This paper deals with participation in and the impact of one of these programs [Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY)] located in rural Bihar, one of India’s poorest states. The analysis is based on data collected in mid-2016 and compares trained participants with non-participants who applied for the scheme but eventually did not attend
SOUTIEN À L’ADAPTATION AUX CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES AU MALI On s’attend à ce que les changements climatiques provoquent de plus en plus d’événements extrêmes (sécheresses et inondations) au Mali, rendant la production de cultures et l’élevage plus difficiles pour les agriculteurs et réduisant ainsi la sécurité alimentaire et les revenus des plus pauvres du pays.
This publication brings some sucessful experiencies in Digital Agriculture in African countries. In this issue of Spore, it is explored how digitalisation is providing women with better access to finance, information and markets, as well as opening up new opportunities for young entrepreneurs to develop apps and other digital services in agribusiness
These presentations have been used during the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at the side event "Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems for Family Farming. Multi-stakeholder processes to develop capacities to innovate for food and nutrition security", held on 17 October 2019.
The side event pointed out that:
- Innovation is the driving force that can transform food systems and lift family farmers out of poverty to help the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.