The Governance of Farming and Natural Resource Management
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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.
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Results-Based Approaches in Agriculture:
What Is the Potential?
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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.
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Can Commercial Farming Promote Rural Dynamism in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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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.
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Agricultural Value Chains
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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.
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The Assessment of the Energy Potential of Biomass of Animal and Plant Origin in the Context of Local Development:
The Case of Turkey
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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.
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Structural Transformation to Boost Youth Labour Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa:
The Role of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Territorial Development
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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.
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New research on Agriculture
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