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Research for Rural Development 2008. International Scientific Conference Proceedings, Jelgava, Latvia
2008
Gaile, Z. et al. (ed.), Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
With this issue of 2008, we bring 49 proceedings of the 85, which started life as presentations at the Annual 14th International Scientific Conference on Research for Rural Development 2008 held at the Latvia University of Agriculture, in Jelgava, on 21st to 23rd May 2008. In the retrospect of four month later, we can count the Conference as a great success. The theme - Research for Rural Development - attracted participation of 357 researches with very different backgrounds. There were 2 presentations from Czech Republic, 1 from Denmark, 1 from Poland, 1 from Sweden, 2 from Estonia, 13 from Lithuania and 65 from Latvia. Four independent reviewers estimated each report. The proceedings of the Conference is intended for academics, students and professionals researching in the area of crop production, animal breeding, agricultural engineering, agrarian and regional economics, food sciences, veterinary medicine, forestry, wood processing and water management.
Show more [+] Less [-]Agricultural and rural development for reducing poverty and hunger in Asia: In pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth
2007
International Food Policy Research Institute
Challenges and opportunities for market-oriented apiculture development: the case of Ada'a-Liben district, Ethiopia Full text
2008
Girma, M. | Tegegne, Azage | Ballo, S. | Alemayehu, N.
Rural Innovation Institute: SW-3 PRGA Program: Program on participatory research and gender analysis for technology development and institutional innovation
2005
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Sustaining capacity for supplying evidence for agricultural & rural development policies
2008
Adebayo, Kolawole | Rhoe, Valerie
The Federal Government of Nigeria has demonstrated a strong commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the NEEDS Targets. Recognizing the importance of agriculture, as well as the challenges faced by the sector, in providing evidence for policymaking, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR) established the Agricultural Policy Support Facility (APSF), with the International Food Policy Research Institution (IFPRI) as its implementing partner and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) providing financial support. APSF aims to strengthen the capacity of FMAWR to design and implement agricultural policies by addressing the fundamental knowledge, capacity, and communication problems faced by the Government of Nigeria. In order to support evidence-based policymaking, it is essential to identify the current capacity within Nigeria for providing evidence for policymaking and for creating this capacity for future generations. In collaboration with the University of Ibadan, University of Agriculture-Abeokuta, FMAWR, and IFPRI, a consultation workshop on “Sustaining Capacity for Supplying Evidence for Agricultural Rural Development Policies and Strategies was held at the University of Ibadan on April 28, 2008. The objectives of this consultative workshop were to identify: specific capacity challenges confronting university professors who are teaching the next generation of policymakers, policy analysts, researchers and university professors; curriculum gaps within the university programs for building capacity for designing and implementing pro-poor, gender sensitive, and environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural development policies and strategies; employment opportunities for the university graduates in agricultural economics and extension and the required skills; existing capacity for undertaking agriculture and rural development policy research; and current methods used by researchers to convey their results to decisionmakers and other stakeholders.
Show more [+] Less [-]Domestication and cultivation of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in the uplands of Asia
2001
Karki, M. (International Development Research Center Canada House 208 Jor Bagh, New Delhi 11003 (India)) Parajuli, D.
Slash-and-burn in the humid tropics: alternative systems
2001
Harwood, R.R. (Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1325 (USA). Crop and Soil Sciences Dept.)
Results of the study showed the following: 1) There exists an extremely broad range of agricultural and agroforestry land-use alternatives to the current slash-and-burn systems but much work needs to be done. 2) There is a major need for scientific quantification of the many attributes of the most promising systems. 3) There is a need for national policy to discourage use of environmentally destructive systems and to encourage longer-term investment by finding solution to land tenure uncertainty. Innovative marketing approaches that open large market segments for agroforestry fruit products (such as the soft drink market) have been extremely successful but not well documented in many parts of Asia. 4) There is a need to "harness" and distribute the best farmers knowledge about integrated systems, but have little successful experience with this. 5) Finally, scientist must realize that the scientific knowledge base covering the range of options is frightfully narrow, and the scope for learning is enormous. The success stories of imaginative application of the many options give hope, but at the same time stretch our abilities, to understand and to properly apply the numerous technologies waiting for more widespread use
Show more [+] Less [-]Shifting cultivation practices of the Hanunuo Mangyans [ethnic groups]: Mindoro Island, Philippines
2001
Castro, N.T. (Philippines Univ. Diliman, Diliman, Quezon City (Philippines). Dept. of Anthropology)
Cultural cost of forest conservation on Palawan Island, Philippines: "sacrificing people for the trees"
2001
Novellino, D.
Resource tenure systems and stabilization of shifting cultivation
2001
Vergara, N.T. | Timugan National Highway, Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines))
