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Book (series)Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A Living from Livestock. The Role of Livestock in Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
PPLPI Working Paper No. 10
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No results found.This is the tenth of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. Animals are a source of food, more specifically protein for human diets, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. For low income producers, livestock can serve as a store of wealth, provide dra ught power and organic fertiliser for crop production and a means of transport. Consumption of livestock and livestock products in developing countries, though starting from a low base, is growing rapidly. -
DocumentPro-Poor Policy Options: Agricultural Research and Service Delivery in Nepal 2011
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No results found.Agricultural research and extension/service delivery (AR&E) form a continuum, ranging from technology generation through technology transfer to adoption by farmers and increased productivity -
DocumentPro-Poor Policy Options: Strengthening District-Level Agricultural Service Delivery in Cambodia 2011
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No results found.This policy brief calls for Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to renew its commitment to agricultural extension and prioritize farmers’ needs by reviewing and revising MAFF’s policy environment. Moreover, institutional links between extension stakeholders (including farmers, all relevant departments of MAFF, private sector actors, and other concerned ministries) must be formalized, research-extension links improved, and the extension system reoriented to be more b usiness-focused.
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