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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookCountries in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Agricultural policy issues in the context of the World Trade Organization 2014
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With the disintegration of the Soviet Union 15 new countries entered the world stage. The CIS countries are very different in size, economic structure and agricultural profile. The same is true even for the smaller group of seven CIS countries that are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By late 2013 seven of the twelve non-Baltic ex-Soviet countries had acceded to the WTO: Armenia, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Tajikistan. Four others were in the process of WTO accession: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan had started to prepare for an eventual accession process. This report examines the experience and main issues of twelve of these countries in the context of the rules and commitments in agriculture under the World Trade Organization (WTO). Three main areas under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture are examined: Market access, domestic support and export subsidies, with special focus on issues in fulfil ling domestic support obligations in the member countries. The report also touches on export restrictions in agriculture. It summarizes the scrutiny in the Committee on Agriculture of the CIS countries’ notifications and other issues raised in the Committee and introduces the WTO disputes involving CIS countries and agriculture. Finally, it offers some policy recommendations and outlines lessons learned for the accessions still underway. -
Book (series)Technical studyHoney bee diseases and pests: a practical guide 2006
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It is obvious that apicultural industries play an important role in generating employment opportunities and increasing family income in the rural areas of the world. Control of diseases and pests of honey bees is one of most challenging tasks in improving quality of honey and honey bee by-products, especially for the beekeepers in developing countries. This publication describes common diseases and pests of honey bees and their importance and provides a practical guide to the bas ic technology available to beekeepers for their control and prevention. The publication is further evidence of the continuing endeavours of FAO to promote beekeeping in developing countries, as a low-cost means of improving local diets, elevating purchasing power and diversifying rural activities. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical bookStocktaking of M&E and management information systems
Selected agricultural and rural development projects in South Asia
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No results found.This report presents the main findings of a joint FAO Investment Centre and World Bank stocktaking of monitoring, evaluation and learning (ME&L) and management information systems (MIS) in selected agricultural and rural development (ARD) projects in South Asia. The stocktaking is based on case studies of eight ARD projects in India (six World Bank-assisted, two IFADassisted) 3, an electronic survey of World Bank-assisted ARD projects in the region, and a desk review of project reports and relevant literature. The stocktaking was initiated at a three-day Inception Workshop in New Delhi (October 2009), held in conjunction with the stocktaking of livelihood and water management projects in India. Key questions brought out at the Inception Workshop were: what ME&L approaches, methodologies and processes best serve projects in achieving results; and how to combine MIS and ME&L systems to ensure their usefulness for project management.