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December 2016

The Governance of Farming and Natural Resource Management

2016/12 – Development Policy and Practice,
the Open University (DPP);
in: Outlook on Agriculture, 45(4), pp. 217–219;
Authors: J. Jiggins, Ch. Blackmore, R. Ison and N. Röling

This study looks at the role of green jobs and skills for the transition of developing countries towards sustainable economy. It  provides recommendations for better integration of green jobs and skills into policies and programmes.

Results-Based Approaches in Agriculture:
What Is the Potential?

2016/12 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE);
Discussion Paper 25/2016;
Authors: Heiner Janus and Sarah Holzapfel

The analysis shows how results-based approaches can foster innovation in agriculture and can play an important role to increase food security in developing countries. It also highlights challenges for implementing results-based approaches in the agricultural sector.

Can Commercial Farming Promote Rural Dynamism in Sub-Saharan Africa?

2016/11 – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER);
WIDER Working Paper 120/2016;
Authors: Steven Glover; Sam Jones

The impact of large commercial farms on neighbouring smallholders in low-income sub-Saharan Africa remains controversial. This study analyses the evidence and finds no robust evidence of either positive or negative spillovers from commercial farms.

Agricultural Value Chains

2016/11 – Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut, der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gGmbH (DEval);
Evaluation Report;
Authors: Marcus Kaplan et al.

The promotion of agricultural value chains is a key approach in German and international development cooperation for integrating smallholders into national and international production and trade processes. This evaluation comprised analyses of documentation and literature, a portfolio review of German development cooperation projects and programmes, expert interviews, and four comprehensive case studies.

The Assessment of the Energy Potential of Biomass of Animal and Plant Origin in the Context of Local Development:
The Case of Turkey

2016/12 – Institute for World Economy,
Romanian Academy (IEM);
Global Economic Observer No. 2, Vol. 4 / 2016;
Authors: Turgut Bayramoğlu, Sevda Yaprakli

This study calculates the economic potential for biomass energy production in Turkey. It examines the effects on Turkey’s development.

Structural Transformation to Boost Youth Labour Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa:
The Role of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Territorial Development

2016/11 – International Labour Organization (ILO);
Employment Working Paper No. 204;
Author: Bruno Losch

This paper explores the opportunities that economic diversification offers to foster structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa while absorbing the growing youth labour force and providing them with the requisite skills.

New research on Agriculture

This month, we present a selection of 699 publications on Agriculture.

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The Evolution of Collective Land Tenure Regimes in Pastoralist Societies:
Lessons From Andean Countries

2016/10 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton;
IDS Working Paper 480;
Authors: Damonte, G., Glave, M., Rodríguez, S. and Ramos, A.

Not Your Average Job: Measuring Farm Labor in Tanzania (PDF)
2016/11 – Institute of Development Policy and Management,
University of Antwerp (IOB);
Analysis and Policy Brief 21;
Authors: J. de Weerdt, V. Arthi, K. Beegle and A. Palacios-Lopez

Cocoa in Post-Conflict Liberia:
The Role of Institutions for the Development of Inclusive Agricultural Markets

2016/11 – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI);
book;
Author: Gun Eriksson Skoog

Structural Transformation to Boost Youth Labour Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Territorial Development
2016/11 – International Labour Organization (ILO);
Employment Working Paper No. 204;
Author: Bruno Losch

Dial ‘N’ for Nutrition?
A Landscape Analysis of What We Know About M-Nutrition, M-Agriculture and M-Development

2016/11 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton;
IDS Working Paper 481;
Authors: Barnett, I., Scott, N., Batchelor, S. and Haddad, L.

The Meso-Level Interplay of Climate and Disaster Risk Management in Viet Nam
2016/11 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS);
DIIS Report;
Authors: Ian Christoplos et al.

Ex-Ante Technology Assessment for Inclusive Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture (TIGA): A Manual
2016/10 – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF);
Manual;
Author(s): Malek Mohammad Abdul, Franz Gatzweiler

Towards a Shared Vision:
Action Plans for Adapted Advisory Services in West Africa’s Rice Irrigation Schemes

2016/11 – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);
IUCN; Global Water Initiative – West Africa;
Briefing;
Author: Barbara Adolph

Recent Trends in the Global Governance of Food and Nutrition Security: Policy Implications for the EU
2016/10 – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI);
Policy Brief No 07/2016;
Authors: Pierre-Marie Aubert; Matthieu Brun; Sébastien Treyer

Opinion: Better Skills and More Formal Employment for Syrian Refugees
2016/12 – International Labour Organization (ILO);
Feature

Home-Grown ICT Solutions in Agriculture Come From Young Entrepreneurs
2016/10 – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF);
ICT Update Issue 83, pp.2-4;
Authors: Heike Baumüller, Ken Lohento

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