Agriculture & Rural Development

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Regional Farmers’ Organisations Have Potential for Greater Input in Rural Development

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 24 August 2011

Farmers’ organisations could play a larger role in rural development, according to one Asian farmers’ representative, who would like to see donors working more closely with farmers’ groups and even make direct funding allocations to support Capacity Development of such bodies.

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Risk Management for Survival

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 9 August 2011

The world’s poorest populations are typically those most exposed to hazard, according to risk management expert Nicholas Freeland who offers some lessons on how donors can support vulnerable populations and enhance their coping strategies.

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Linking Emergency and Development in Burkina Faso

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 29 July 2011

Thanks to a clever use of existing procedures, the European Union Delegation to Burkina Faso working in partnership with the government, successfully managed a seamless transition from an emergency intervention by the Commission’s humanitarian body, ECHO, to offering long-term support to more than...

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Food and Ecological Security: Identifying synergy and trade-offs

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 28 July 2011

food_and_ecological_security_identifying_synergy_and_trade-offs.pdf 462.97 KB

Release Date: 28 July 2011 The 4th issue of the UNEP Policy Series on Ecosystem Management focuses on the synergy and trade-offs in ensuring food and ecological security.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Microfinace Rural Development in Burkina

José BARO posted Information | 8 July 2011

ONGD REMAR is currently contributing to rural developement in Burkina and other West African countries. www.remar.org We have decided to focus our actions on three main components: (i) Pro-poor access to finance, (ii) Consumer empowerment and capacity building, (iii) Equitable and efficient local...

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Group: Agriculture & Rural Development
South-South Cooperation – Another Way of Sharing Knowledge

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 1 July 2011

Attendants of a high level conference "Organising Inclusive Ownership" which took place in Brussels in May heard of the success stories of a Dutch financed South-South Cooperation programme between Benin, Bhutan and Costa Rica.

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Cattle-Plague Eradication Major Boost for Rural Food Security

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 7 May 2011

The Food and Agriculture Organisation and World Animal Health Organisation are preparing to formally announce the eradication of rinderpest, the most deadly cattle plague. A worldwide eradication campaign has received vital funding from the European Commission.

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Supporting Management of Water Services in Jordan

Anca Robu uploaded a new Document | 30 March 2011

EU_Support_for_Water_Sector-_Jordan_BASEM_TELFAH.ppt 2.48 MB

Amman Workshop 2011 Performance Management Unit - Ministry of Water and Irrigation PMU Director: Basem Telfah

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Agriculture, Rural Development and the Fight Against Hunger

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 17 March 2011

What kind of rural development should donors promote to tackle food insecurity and hunger? That’s the main question that attendees of the 3rd European Forum on Rural Development will be seeking to answer in Palencia, Spain, later this month.

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Laura Gualdi commented on an event | 8 March 2011

Third European Forum on Rural Development

more on the web site : http://www.ruralforum.info/menu-1-en.php

Group: Food & Nutrition Security

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