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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Wood Energy Development: Planning, Policies and Strategies-Volume III: Papers presented "Seminar on Policy Instruments for Implementation of Wood Energy Development Programme"
Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia - Field Document No. 37c
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No results found.The end of the second phase of RWEDP was considered to be an opportune time to reflect on the progress made in our understanding of wood energy issues in RWEDP's member countries and on possible issues to be addressed in a follow-up project. Thus, from 22 February to 3 March 1993, two consecutive regional meetings were conducted in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The first one, aimed at planners from RWEDP member countries, was an "Expert Consultation on Data Analysis and Assessment for Wood Energy P lanning" while the second one, aimed at policy makers, was a "Seminar on Policy Instruments for the Implementation of Wood Energy Development Programmes". 36 participants came from the member countries to the two meetings, and a total of 29 papers by 23 resource persons were presented. -
ProjectSupport Implementation of National Agroforestry Policy by Enhancing Tree Cover & Production of Wood - TCP/IND/3710 2022
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No results found.Agroforestry has significant environmental and potential economic benefits for farmers as a sustainable land use management practice It has an established tradition in the Indian subcontinent, and there is a recognized ecosystem of scientific institutes and universities researching the integration of trees in agricultural landscapes in India In 2014 India adopted a dedicated National Agroforestry Policy ( one of the first countries to do so As the government has set to double farmers’ income by 2022 agroforestry represents a potential sustainable income source for rural communities In 2020 FAO launched the project TCP/IND/ 3710 to support NAP’s implementation by creating grassroots level extension mechanisms, including delivering trainings to rural youths and farmers in the states of Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, by developing tradeable parameters of select agroforestry produce to generate greater revenues for the beneficiaries In addition, although not foreseen in the project conceptualization, the application of geospatial technology using high resolution satellite images and machine learning to map and monitor various agroforestry land use systems has also been integrated in the project All these activities will support the Department of Agriculture Farmer Welfare’s (DA& capacity to assess the scaling up of agroforestry practices in the country. -
DocumentTowards a development strategy for the wood processing industry in the Congo Basin 2013
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This White paper brings together a series of reflections and suggestions for the formulation and implementation of development strategies for the forest industry in the Congo Basin. It is dynamic in nature and will therefore need regular revision so that relevant information can be kept up to date and any progress taken into account.
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